YOUNGSTOWN — When Quentell Elhakim, 30, of West Middlesex, Pa., took the stand as the last witness in his rape trial Wednesday, he did not shy away from telling the jury that he had sex with a Youngstown woman Jan. 8, 2023, a couple of days after they met on a dating app. The woman never ...

For the second straight election, Republican Mark Zetzer filed and then withdrew as a candidate for the 14th Congressional District seat, leaving U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce and Niki Frenchko, a former Trumbull County commissioner, in a one-on-one matchup for the GOP nomination. As he said in 2024, ...

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — An inmate at the private Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, 2240 Hubbard Road on the East Side, was stabbed in his cell Tuesday morning, receiving multiple stab wounds. The stabbing took place at 6:22 a.m. Tuesday. The inmate was discovered in his cell at 10:22 ...

WARREN — The Trumbull County Board of Elections agreed to permit Shelley Pratt Sandberg to run for probate court judge without having to use her surname, Sandberg, on the ballot. The board voted 3-0 Wednesday with member Marleah Campbell abstaining and not participating in the discussion ...

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Tuesday’s trustees meeting saw the official opening of the bids for the 2026 Ohio Public Works Commission paving program by Dave Bakalor from Thomas Fok and Associates. Out of eight firms that showed interest in the program, only five bids were received. All five ...

YOUNGSTOWN — An inmate at the private Northeast Ohio Correctional Center, 2240 Hubbard Road on the East Side, was stabbed in his cell Tuesday morning, receiving multiple stab wounds. The stabbing took place at 6:22 a.m. Tuesday. The inmate was discovered in his cell at 10:22 a.m. He was ...