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Trumbull County looks at AI-assisted dispatch services

WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners are considering a proposal from the county’s 911 director to add AI-powered features to the emergency call system to ease the burden on dispatchers by handling hundreds of thousands of nonemergency calls each year. Tacy McDonough discussed the idea ...

YSU murals added to statewide collection

Staff report Three murals created through Youngstown State University’s Department of Art — the Andrews Avenue, Vellourec and Trek murals — have been officially added to “Murals Across Ohio”, a statewide collection highlighting public murals across all 88 Ohio counties. The ...

On the record: Liberty

Liberty WHAT: Board of education meeting Monday PRESENT: Shawn Chrystal, Janine Hamilton, Hans Kirr, David Malone and Kara Morgan The board: •Approved a memorandum of understanding between the board of education and Liberty Association of School Employees for a service credit on their ...

Cause sought for explosion in Austintown

AUSTINTOWN — A weekend explosion at a high-rise apartment complex off North Meridian Road has shaken the community, but safety crews and local agencies have come to the aid of the nearly 100 people who live there. Safety crews were called out around 12:30 p.m. Saturday following the ...

‘Littlest Ravioli’ gets off to rolling start at book launch in Liberty

LIBERTY — A concentrated local combination of art, business and heritage was the key to the successful book launch of Nicholas D’Alesio’s children’s book, “The Littlest Ravioli” at Jimmy’s Italian Specialties on Belmont Avenue on Saturday. The book’s opening line, “Once ...

Criminal case takes strange twists, turns, hearing shows

YOUNGSTOWN — The recent plea and sentencing hearing of Keijuan Perkins, 33, in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court showed how complicated a criminal case and prosecution can be. Judge Anthony D’Apolito sentenced Perkins to nearly five years in prison Nov. 12 after Perkins pleaded guilty to ...