About tattoo artist Nikki Morrone • AGE: 32 • RESIDENCE: Canfield, but grew up in Mineral Ridge • EDUCATION: Graduated from Mineral Ridge High School, 2011; Marietta College, 2015 • OCCUPATION: Tattoo artist at Trademarked Society Tattoo, Poland • FAMILY: Two sons, ...

AUSTINTOWN — An explosion Saturday afternoon at the Phoenix House apartments resulted in several injuries and major damage to the complex located at 850 N. Meridian Road, near Interstate 680. Emergency crews from Austintown, Boardman, Canfield, Girard, Weathersfield and Youngstown responded ...

BOARDMAN — The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced changes to its multi-million-dollar renovation plans for U.S. Route 224, which are set to begin next year. In early 2024, ODOT announced its intention to complete a massive $20.3 million overhaul of the township’s busiest ...

Democrat Tim Ryan, a former 20-year Mahoning Valley congressman, will not run for governor — essentially setting up next year’s race between two candidates who’ve never held public office. In a prepared statement Friday, Ryan said: “After careful consideration, much prayer and ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The unusual case of Davelle L. Heath, 30, who was sentenced to 12 to 16 1/2 years in prison in the spring of 2024 for attempted murder and felonious assault for shooting a woman in the head that he knew years earlier, comes up for a hearing Dec. 9 on whether Heath should get a ...

Austintown Police activity reported Nov. 14-18: Nov. 18, 6:39 p.m. — Bicycle stolen at McDonald’s, 1709 S. Raccoon Road. Nov. 17, 7:55 p.m. — Ti-Lia Moore, Gionna George, and Myrrell Credit were all arrested on theft charges at Walmart. 4:48 p.m. — Theft of an iPad, hygiene ...