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Father of family dislocated by arson fire sought higher penalty

YOUNGSTOWN — Keith Logan Sr. admits he does not know a lot about the judicial system and was not a direct victim of the three occupied residential arson fires Will Jones, 60, set in Youngstown last Nov. 22 and 23. But with his son, Keith Logan Jr. and his wife traveling to Africa last ...

Malloy elected new Trumbull GOP chairman

WARREN — While a brand new slate of officers, led by Denny Malloy as chairman, are running the Trumbull County Republican Party, plenty of discord and infighting remain. Malloy, who lost reelection in the Republican primary for his county commissioner seat, beat Jim Dunlap, the party’s outgoing first vice chairman, 42-36 during a Thursday vote of GOP central committee members. After the win, Malloy said, “We know there’s a lot of work to do in this part, but we all have the same goal. We all want to win the Super Bowl. We’re just teams in the same division and we’re all ...

Jewish Caucus members take part in town hall

YOUNGSTOWN — Fears about rising antisemitism, community safety and growing political division dominated a town hall Thursday as members of the Ohio Jewish Caucus met with local residents at the Jewish Community Center in Youngstown. The Youngstown Area Jewish Federation and the Ohio Jewish Caucus co-hosted an hour-long town hall panel discussion on various issues affecting the Jewish community Thursday at the Jewish Community Center. The panel included four of the six members of the Ohio Jewish Caucus: members Sen. Casey Weinstein of Hudson in Summit County, Minority Whip Rep. ...

Man sentenced for patient abuse

YOUNGSTOWN — Marc Berry, 57, of La Belle Avenue was sentenced to nine months in prison Thursday after pleading guilty earlier to patient abuse, a fourth-degree felony, for abusing a patient at a Youngstown nursing home where he worked. A Youngstown police report states that officers were ...

Coroner identifies man killed in Sunday Market Street crash

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office on Thursday identified the person who died after his car flipped over onto its side on Market Street near Pyatt Street and Falls Avenue about 10:15 p.m. Sunday as Luis Delgado, 46. A coroner’s press release states that the coroner’s office was notified of Delgado’s death at 10:32 p.m. Sunday following a single vehicle accident on Market Street in Youngtown. The matter remains under investigation by the Youngstown Police Department and Mahoning County Coroner’s office. Other media reports state that ...

Alberini retains Trumbull Dem chairman post

NILES — Things look to stay the same for the next four years for the county’s Democratic party, as party members voted to retain Mark Alberini as the party’s chair Thursday. The central committee voted to retain Kathy DiCristofaro as the party’s vice chairwoman and Cathy Phifer as secretary and treasurer. Alberini, who was seeking another term as chair after beating Dan Polivka for the position 64-53 on June 7, 2022, for Democratic chairman, beat him again — this time, the vote being 54-28. In his nomination speech, Mark Alberini noted the party’s growth over the last four ...