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Youngstown man sentenced in attempted bribery case

Staff report WARREN — A Youngstown man accused of attempting to bribe Liberty police officers to get his arrest knocked down to a summons was sentenced Tuesday to a year in prison. Brandon M. Faunda, 24, of Youngstown Hubbard Road, pleaded guilty to an attempted bribery felony and was ...

YSU cuts tuition for military taking some online courses

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State University Board of Trustees has adopted a resolution to approve a special reduced tuition rate for active military members enrolled in certain online bachelor’s degree programs. During their quarterly meeting Thursday morning in Tod Hall, trustees ...

Boardman woman pleads guilty in forgery case

WARREN — A Boardman woman will participate in an intervention-in-lieu-of-conviction program through Trumbull County Common Pleas Court after she pleaded guilty in a forgery case. Cory Tucker, 30, of West Boulevard, entered her plea Wednesday before Judge Sean O’Brien to two fifth-degree ...

On the record: Liberty

Liberty WHAT: Board of trustees meeting Monday PRESENT: Arnie Clebone, Devon Stanley and Greg Cizmar The board: •Approved the township’s temporary budget for 2026. •Approved reappointing Thomas Anness to the Zoning Board of Appeals, with his term ending Dec. 31, ...

State Supreme Court hears arguments in 2018 city murder case

Attorneys for the defense and prosecution made oral arguments Wednesday morning before the Ohio Supreme Court in the aggravated murder conviction of Lavontae Knight in the Dec. 30, 2018, killing of Trevice Harris and wounding of his girlfriend in Youngstown. The state’s top court agreed to ...

Enbridge gives $750K to SOBE

YOUNGSTOWN — As part of Enbridge Gas Ohio’s settlement of the Realty Tower explosion investigation by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the gas utility company is giving $750,000 to the court-appointed receiver for the troubled SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, which provides heat and ...