YOUNGSTOWN — The new year will bring new leadership for the city’s safety services departments. Mayor-elect Derrick McDowell announced Friday he has appointed Youngstown’s new fire and police chiefs. In a news release, McDowell named Detective Sgt. Sharon Cole as the new chief of ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A man and woman were taken to the Mahoning County jail after being treated for stab wounds of the leg after they fought with each other in the home where they live on Willis Avenue on the South Side Thursday afternoon. Both are scheduled for arraignment Monday on a charge of ...

BOARDMAN — The philosophy of nonviolence has been espoused, implemented, practiced and reinforced by practitioners such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., James Lawson, John Lewis, Saint Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi. You also can add 12-year-old Makenna Slipski’s name to the list. “My book ...

Austintown Police activity reported Dec. 3-10: Dec. 10, 5:36 p.m. — Theft of a Canik 9mm firearm reported stolen at 1015 Compass West. 1:31 p.m. — Heath B. Cutlip was arrested on a domestic violence charge at 5874 Callaway Circle. 12:07 p.m. — A woman in her mid 30s pushed out ...

Boardman Police activity reported Dec. 4-9: Dec. 9, 8:25 p.m. — Isiaha Malic Scott, 22, 244 Bouquet Ave., Youngstown, was arrested during a traffic stop on Hillman Street on warrants for driving under suspension out of Mahoning County Courts 4 and 5, and was cited for driving under ...

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown police officer has been placed on administrative leave after the FBI served a search warrant at the officer’s home. Andy Resnick, a Youngstown city spokesman, confirmed Friday that the search warrant was served Thursday. Resnick said that the YPD ...