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Man convicted of domestic violence, attempted intimidation of police

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury found Gregory Mahone, 23, guilty of two felony charges and four misdemeanors Tuesday in a September 2024 case in Boardman in which he threatened police officers. The charges were intimidation and retaliation, both third-degree felonies, each punishable by up to three ...

Cardinal Joint Fire District names new captain

CANFIELD — The Cardinal Joint Fire District Board of Directors on Monday unanimously approved Lt. Herb Fogle as the next captain of the department, filling a seat left vacant by Conner O’Halloran when he accepted the position of Mahoning County Emergency Planning and E911 ...

Akron woman, 75, arrested in Boardman on 4th OVI in 10 years

BOARDMAN — Bernice Lemaster, 75, of Akron, was charged with felony operating a motor vehicle under the influence Monday night — her fourth OVI in the last 10 years. She was scheduled for an arraignment Tuesday morning in Mahoning County Area Court in Boardman. About 6:21 p.m. Monday, a ...

Fire destroys historic Kinsman home

KINSMAN — Stories filled the house at 7968 Orangeville-Kinsman Road, both in the bound volumes that packed the shelves upstairs, and the screenplays, novels, short stories, comic books and newspaper stories written there. The work remains, but fire destroyed the historic home Monday ...

ODOT: High-profile vehicles banned from turnpike today, Thursday

With high winds, rain and snow predicted for northern Ohio today and Thursday, the Ohio Department of Transportation has issued a travel ban for all high-profile vehicles beginning at 8 a.m. today and continuing until 11:59 p.m. Thursday night. ODOT defines high-profile vehicles as any ...

Natural gas deemed likely cause of Phoenix House explosion

AUSTINTOWN — Natural gas is the likely cause of an explosion that has left dozens of senior citizens without a home for the holiday. Township officials provided an update Monday on the explosion Saturday at the Phoenix House senior living high-rise at 850 N. Meridian Road. More than 100 ...