Legislation introduced by state Rep. David Thomas would make it easier for larger townships to become cities with the Republican who represents portions of Trumbull County saying he’s talked with officials in Austintown, Boardman, Howland and Liberty about the bill. “A township government ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Auditor’s Office isn’t the only one taking steps to combat title fraud and similar scams. In a Wednesday article, The Vindicator explained Auditor Ralph Meacham’s new tools to help Mahoning County homeowners fight fraudulent deed transfers. One of the ...

AUSTINTOWN — A partnership with the Austintown Historical Society is helping local students see art history not as a distant timeline of famous works, but as a living reflection of community life. That idea came into focus when Austintown art teacher Mike Hornyak teamed up with Harold ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Scott Krichbaum on Wednesday ordered that an evaluation be carried out on Will A. Jones, 59, to determine if he is not guilty by reason of insanity of the 14 counts of aggravated arson and other charges he faces. At a hearing, Jones’ ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Chael T. Soto, 39, of Plazaview Court in Youngstown, was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty in December to felony aggravated vehicular assault and misdemeanor drunken driving for a 3 a.m. Jan. 25, 2025, Coitsville Township crash that injured his ...

WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners are hoping to bring the county engineer and auditor together in a meeting to settle differences in the transfer of the county’s tax map from the auditor’s office to the engineer’s office. The two sides have for nearly a year been going through ...