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City resident awakes to gunfire, explosion

YOUNGSTOWN — A South Garland Avenue resident reported that about 3:43 a.m. Thursday to being awakened by gunfire “followed by a loud explosion.” When a city police officer arrived at the East Side home, he spoke with city firefighters, who said they discovered fire on the porch and a blanket on fire in the street, a report states. Firefighters said they smelled gasoline or other accelerants when they arrived. They did not observe any incendiary devices after extinguishing the fire. The resident was reported sleeping when awakened by the explosion and gunfire. The resident ran ...

Prosecutors ask judge to reconsider dismissal of charge

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion asking county Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney to reconsider her dismissal last week of a felonious assault charge against defendant Marquez Jones, 27. Jones’ attorney, David Betras, requested the dismissal as a result of late arriving evidence — photographs and a crime lab report — fewer than 24 hours before Jones’ bench trial was set to begin July 29 in Sweeney’s courtroom. Betras said he wanted to use one of the photos during the trial that he learned about late but did not know whether ...

Prison system: Mahoning jail fully compliant

YOUNGSTOWN —The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction recently found the Mahoning County jail to be “fully compliant” with jail standards for 2026. The facility was inspected July 8, and no standards were found to be noncompliant, according to a sheriff’s news release. The jail was found to be compliant with all 216 standards, including 55 “essential standards” and 161 “important standards.” The inspection focused on reception and release, classification, housing, sanitation, as well as environmental conditions, communication, visitation, medical and mental ...

Office of Catholic Schools announces personnel changes

The Diocese of Youngstown’s Office of Catholic Schools has appointed Troy Radinsky the new principal at St. Paul Catholic School in Salem. A Steubenville native, Radinsky is a career educator with more than 20 years experience in school administration. His signature strengths include ...

Liberty police find body at park

Staff report LIBERTY — The Liberty Township Police Department and the Trumbull County Coroner’s office are investigating the death of a male whose body was found in Churchill Park on Thursday. Police Chief Ray Buhala said Thursday the cause of the death is not known but is being investigated. He said there is no evidence of suspicious activity. He said video from surveillance cameras at the park will be reviewed. Police say the death is an isolated incident and there is no threat to the public. A press release from the police department states that the coroner’s office ...

Defense attorney adds to reasons he wants murder charge dismissed

YOUNGSTOWN — Defense attorney David Betras has augmented his earlier arguments in asking Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John Durkin to dismiss the murder charges his client, David Tribble, 46, faces in the July 11, 2024, shooting death of Jermaine A. Tillis Sr., 51, on East Judson ...