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Man indicted on attempted murder in Austintown shooting

YOUNGSTOWN — Mikklo I. Delgado, 23, of Youngstown, was indicted Thursday on charges of attempted murder, felonious assault, aggravated robbery and improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or school safety zone, all with a firearm specification, and tampering with evidence in a ...

Woman pleads guilty in Beaver Township assault

YOUNGSTOWN — Justine E. Bissell, 54, of North Lima, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to two felony charges related to an Aug. 4 incident at a home in Beaver Township in which police said she stabbed her domestic partner with scissors. Bissell pleaded guilty to ...

Longtime broker pitches gas aggregate deal to Hubbard

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — While the county voted to go in a different direction with its gas aggregation program this year, its former provider hopes to persuade local governments to join them. As public comment at Tuesday’s reorganization meeting concluded, officials and residents heard a ...

On the record Lowellville

Lowellville WHAT: Wednesday Board of Education meeting PRESENT: Jennifer Johnson, Joseph Sturm, Gerald Dubos and Stephanie Yon and Brian Wharry The board: •Approved financial reports, list of bills and expenses paid, and payroll for the month of December. •Accepted a $500 ...

Frank Richard, local musician, killed in 1911 by cop in Texas

115 Years Ago, 1911 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Local musician murdered in Texas. Frank Richard shot and killed by policeman in Chinese restaurant. Was with officer’s wife when shots were fired. Victim, young and handsome enlisted in the army at ...

Prosecutors respond to request for blood testing in 1997 Youngstown murder

YOUNGSTOWN — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office has responded to the request by the Innocence Project in Cincinnati to have blood evidence from death row inmate Scott A. Group’s murder trial retested at Group’s expense using more modern techniques. The response by Assistant Attorney ...