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Boardman police stop theft after residents report trespassing

BOARDMAN — A Canfield man is facing charges in Mahoning County this week after police arrested him for allegedly stealing scrap materials from private property. Clinton D. Booth, 55, of New Buffalo Road, appeared Tuesday in Mahoning County Boardman Court, where he pleaded not guilty to ...

Man, 19, gets 31 years to life in death of Youngstown teen

WARREN — Ashaud Johnson, 19, was sentenced Wednesday to 31 years to life in prison in the Feb. 11 shooting death of Da’Mar McKinney, 17, of Youngstown, by firing about a dozen times with an automatic handgun into the parking lot of the Packard House Apartments on Mahoning Avenue where he ...

Youngstown council OKs new union contracts

YOUNGSTOWN — City council approved new contracts with its water department and emergency police dispatchers union as well as gave permission to spend up to $650,000 for a storage building for the Covelli Centre. Council voted 7-0 Wednesday for all of the legislation. The agreements call ...

Democrats make switch in Ohio House race

With Lorna J. Westlake withdrawing as the Democratic candidate for the 65th Ohio House District, John Barbo, Geneva City Council president and longtime high school science teacher, is replacing her on the Nov. 3 ballot. Westlake, of Austinburg, was the lone Democrat to file for the seat. But ...

Juneteenth events set in Warren, Youngstown

Staff report There are several Juneteenth events planned in Youngstown and Warren this week and over the weekend. Juneteenth (a combination of “June” and “nineteenth”) commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their ...

YSU sets Enrollment Express events at Steubenville campus

Staff report Youngstown State University Steubenville is making it easier than ever for students to take the next step toward their educational goals through a series of Penguin Enrollment Express events this summer. Designed to provide personalized, one-stop enrollment support, the events ...