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Two arrested after Boardman mayhem

BOARDMAN — Two local men are facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly causing mayhem in early Saturday morning. Court records show Paul Andrew Prozy, 20 of Arlene Avenue, is due in Mahoning County Boardman Court today on charges of OVI, a first-degree misdemeanor; criminal damaging or ...

3 YPD officers injured in collision of cruisers

Three Youngstown police officers suffered minor injuries in a Saturday crash involving two Youngstown police cruisers at the intersection of Wick and Rayen avenues, just north of downtown. A Youngstown police crash report states that the cruiser of Detective Sgt. Bill Burton was traveling ...

City man arrested on multiple charges

YOUNGSTOWN — The U.S. Marshals Service Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force arrested Randy T. Reese, 37, Monday morning on charges stemming from a human trafficking investigation. Reese was being investigated by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force for offenses allegedly ...

AMERICA250: Frontier forts built foundation for revolution

Editor’s note: The first few weeks of our America250 series has focused heavily on the early career of George Washington, the nation’s first president and, prior to the American revolution, an officer in the British Army. We touched briefly two weeks ago on Washington’s campaign through ...

Civil rights activist feted on birthday

YOUNGSTOWN — If you combine strong chemistry with impeccable timing and the proper fit, you have the nature of the bond between George C. Fraser and Ron Daniels. To put it another way, a comparison can be drawn between their relationship and that of the late Georgia congressman and civil ...

Boccieri has big financial lead in House race

John Boccieri, a former state legislator and congressman, has a huge financial advantage over the two other Democrats in the May 5 primary for the open 58th Ohio House District seat. During the preprimary period, between Jan. 1 and April 15, Boccieri of Poland raised $68,095.67 with political ...