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Dismissal sought in murder case

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — Attorneys for Kenneth L. Carter, 35, and Terry Hopkins, 39, have exchanged filings with prosecutors in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court leading up to Carter’s and Hopkins’ Jan. 12 murder trial. On Nov. 25, attorneys Frank Cassese and Dave Betras filed motions to dismiss ...

Surging silver and gold slide after CME raises margin requirements

Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — Silver and gold futures fell sharply Monday after the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, one of the world’s largest trading floors for commodities, asked traders to put up more cash to make bets on precious metals with prices surging this year. This year, gold futures are up 65% ...

Rock throwing, gunfire, threats mar weekend

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YOUNGSTOWN — A man suffered a gunshot wound to his left side inside of a shed behind a house on Cabot Street on the West Side about 12:20 p.m. Friday, but a woman who lived there said she did not know him. When an officer spoke to the victim, the victim changed his story several times and ...

Pawn shop company buys former Rite Aid location

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — A cash lending and pawn shop company purchased the former Rite Aid building at 540 E. Midlothian Blvd. for $1.35 million. FCFS Ohio Inc., the Ohio subsidiary of First Cash Financial Services, purchased six parcels totaling 1.6 acres on the city’s Southeast side Dec. 19 from ...

Winners named at McKinley Memorial tree display contest

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Staff report NILES — The public has made their decision for the winners of the annual Festival of Trees at the National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Museum in Niles. Belinda Weiss, museum director, said voting ended last week. She said first-place went to the General Federation of ...

Task force offers reward for information on suspect

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Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information that leads to the capture of fugitive Syncere Bishop. He is wanted by the Drug Enforcement Agency and the United States Marshals Service for possession with the intent to ...