YOUNGSTOWN – A company that owns a vacant downtown building filed a lawsuit seeking at least $300,000 from the city and its deputy director of public works after it alleged a dumpster was improperly removed, resulting in improvement work stopping and the loss of potential tenants. The ...
WASHINGTON — Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio won the race Tuesday to serve as House Republican leader as the GOP prepares for its new role in the minority. Jordan, who serves as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, defeated Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana in a secret ballot election of ...
YOUNGSTOWN — A man is being treated for serious injuries after being struck by an unlicensed driver. A Youngstown police report states that police were called to the 3300 block of Mahoning Avenue at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, where they found the man lying on the ground near an electric ...
YOUNGSTOWN — City police investigated several reports of stolen vehicles over the weekend and recovered two vehicles believed stolen. Youngstown police reports show five vehicles were stolen or used without permission and two others recovered. A gold 2010 Jeep Patriot was reported stolen ...
COLUMBUS — Police are investigating whether two Ohio State University students who were treated for deep burns after being engulfed in flames at an outdoor fraternity party were victims of hazing. The university placed the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity on interim suspension after a video ...
AUSTINTOWN — Township roads may be more treacherous to navigate this winter. Township Administrator Mark D’Apolito said Austintown and surrounding communities will only receive about one-third of their road salt orders from the Ohio Department of Transportation, which amounts to 790 tons compared to the township’s regular order of about 2,500 tons. Morton Salt, which is one of two major providers of road salt along with Cargill, discovered a significant influx of water at its Fairport Harbor mine beneath Lake Erie on Oct. 22 and immediately evacuated workers. The company ...
