WARREN — Not only will Michael Philip Walton not be an independent candidate for the 64th Ohio House District seat, but the Trumbull County Board of Elections forwarded his nominating petitions to the state’s Public Integrity Division to investigate for potential election fraud. The board ...

An attorney representing Trumbull County and Recorder Dawn Zinni-Hanni asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Tod Latell, the former county recorder, alleging civil conspiracy, defamation and abuse of political authority or influence. Jillian Eckart of the Cleveland law firm of ...

The General Assembly passed a bill, sponsored by state Rep. David Thomas, to give the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio the ability to oversee submetering — a practice that results in multiunit tenants sometimes paying high rates. The bill awaits the signature of Gov. Mike DeWine to ...

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — A township man was arraigned in Girard Municipal Court on Tuesday following an incident where he was seen with a weapon in a field southeast of Harding Park. James Williams, 56, faces charges of aggravated menacing, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and inducing panic and using ...

WARREN — Ashaud Johnson, 19, will learn his sentence at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court in the Feb. 11 shooting death of Da’Mar McKinney, 17, of Youngstown, outside of Johnson’s apartment on Mahoning Avenue. A jury found Johnson guilty Thursday in Trumbull County ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Western Reserve Transit Authority is joining hundreds of public transportation systems nationwide Thursday to celebrate the 21st annual National Dump the Pump Day. Sponsored nationally by the American Public Transportation Association, the day emphasizes that choosing ...