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Man arrested after Youngstown housemate alleges assault, says suspect made false statement

YOUNGSTOWN — A man was taken to the Mahoning County jail Tuesday night after police arrested him at a home on South Jackson Street on the East Side for allegedly striking another man in the head with a handgun and then calling 911 to blame the attack on several “suspects with guns” who came into the house and committed a robbery. A Youngstown police report described their entrance into the house and interactions with the suspect and then speaking to the victim, who told officers that he pretended to be unconscious but was “faking it to get out of the home,” the report ...

Police probe shooting death of boy, 6

YOUNGSTOWN — A 6-year-old boy died after being found shot inside a home in the 500 block of Plum Street on the near West Side on Monday afternoon. The Youngstown Police Department issued a news release Tuesday morning stating that police were called to the home at 4:09 p.m. Monday for a ...

Holocaust center in Youngstown rededicated

YOUNGSTOWN — Following extensive renovations, a rededication ceremony took place Tuesday morning for the Schwartz Holocaust and Antisemitism Resource Center at the Jewish Community Center. The center is a premier educational resource dedicated to Holocaust education, the study of ...

School-zone speeding violations in Youngstown soar

YOUNGSTOWN — The number of citations issued from Youngstown’s unstaffed speed cameras in school zones significantly increased during the past school year, but the city is still struggling to find ways to spend the money it generates from collections. The speed cameras in 21 school zones ...

Mahoning auditor advances property-tax distributions

By DAN POMPILI Staff writer YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Auditor Ralph Meacham announced efforts on Monday to ease the impact of delayed property tax bills and warn residents about a tax relief scam targeting seniors. Meacham said his office is advancing second-half property tax revenue to local governments, because of delays caused by legislative changes that affect second-half property tax calculations. Mahoning County’s software vendor, which serves both the county auditor’s and treasurer’s offices, is updating the system to account for the new tax credits before tax bills ...

McDonald board sued over Sunshine Law allegations

MCDONALD — A Portage County man has filed a lawsuit against the McDonald Local School District Board of Education, claiming the board violated the state’s Sunshine Laws with how it conducts its meetings. The complaint by Brian Ames, filed Monday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, claims that the board conducted executive sessions for unapproved purposes in meetings between Jan. 27, 2025, and Feb. 18, 2026, and that the matter stated as the session’s purpose was not specifically approved by Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G). That particular portion of ORC 121.22, which sets what ...