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DeWine postpones execution of Warren killer until 2029

Gov. Mike DeWine has issued a three-year reprieve on the execution of Danny Lee Hill, who was convicted in the 1985 murder of 12-year-old Raymond Fife of Warren. A news release from DeWine’s office states Hill, who was scheduled to be executed on July 22, has a new execution date of July 18, ...

$30,050 award not proportional to harm endured, woman says

YOUNGSTOWN — Jessica Shobel, who was awarded a judgment of $30,050 Thursday following a Jan. 20 civil trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court involving her claims of sexual abuse, said in an email that the amount of the judgment “does not feel proportional to the harm I endured, though ...

Boil advisory issued for Youngstown, Boardman, Liberty

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Water Department issued a drinking water boil advisory Sunday evening because of a major water main break on Hubbard Road. This impacts parts of Youngstown, as well as Boardman and Liberty townships. While there is no current evidence of contamination, the ...

Suspect in robbery at dollar store on South Side arraigned

YOUNGSTOWN — April Holloway, 35, was arraigned Friday in Youngstown Municipal Court on a felony robbery charge in the robbery of the Family Dollar store at 2224 Market St. She is set for a preliminary hearing at 9:30 a.m. today. She was arrested Wednesday afternoon after police were called ...

Man reports he was shot in the leg on South Side

YOUNGSTOWN — A man went to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital on Thursday with a gunshot wound of the leg, telling a police officer it happened late Wednesday at East Dewey Avenue and South Avenue on the South Side, but he waited a day before going to the hospital for treatment “because he ...

2 Valley CEOs appointed to Fed council

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland named two Mahoning Valley CEOs among the 33 new members appointed to its advisory councils Friday. Dani Robbins, head of Lake to River Economic Development, and John Miles of Steelite International were chosen for the Cleveland Fed’s 16-member ...