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Man found not guilty of raping woman he met on dating app

YOUNGSTOWN — Quentell Elhakim, 30, of West Middlesex, Pa.,was found not guilty on all three rape counts Thursday afternoon in a case that was a bit unusual in that it involved an adult rather than a child. Perhaps also unusual was the scenario that the woman described during her testimony ...

Man, 20, pleads guilty to punch that dropped man to concrete

YOUNGSTOWN — Semaj Barlow-McElvaine, 20, of Falls Avenue, pleaded guilty to felonious assault Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court regarding a July 12 incident at the Western Reserve Transit Authority bus station in which he punched a man in the head, causing the victim to fall ...

Forfeiture in prostitution cases results in $114K to law enforcement

YOUNGSTOWN — A recent judgment entry in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court provides the amount of money two law enforcement agencies are getting as a result of money forfeited by three women who operated illicit massage parlors in Beaver and Springfield townships in 2024 — $114,515. It ...

Struthers mayor: Enbridge fixes gas billing mistake

STRUTHERS — When many city residents receive their gas bills next month, they likely will be pleased to also see a return to normalcy. “They have corrected the situation,” Mayor Catherine Cercone Miller said after Wednesday’s regular city council meeting. She was referring to ...

City to pay $33,000 to fired worker to settle lawsuit

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown will pay $33,000 to a former city deputy law director, fired after fewer than five months on the job, as part of an agreement that dismisses her federal sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit. City council will consider the settlement with Laura Morway at its ...

Acclaimed poet visits Volney Rogers

YOUNGSTOWN — At a young age, Amarion Chilton already has built a firm foundation on civil rights history — not to mention having internalized an invaluable life lesson. “They fought for us to have everything, and that we can do what we do now,” Amarion, a Volney Rogers Elementary ...