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Man jumps from top of parking deck

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YOUNGSTOWN — A man jumped from the top of the former Eastern Gateway Community College parking deck at 7:24 p.m. Friday. A man and woman told police they saw the man get out of a car on Champion Street near East Federal Street and run into the parking deck. “A few moments later, they ...

Vote today in Paint-the-Plow contest

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The Ohio Department of Transportation District 4’S Paint-the-Plow contest has returned. This popular program invites local schools and community groups to showcase their creativity by painting one of ODOT’s snowplows. This year, schools from Ashtabula, Mahoning, Portage, Stark, Summit and ...

Task force seeks help to find fugitive

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information that would lead to the capture of fugitive Melvin Howell, who is wanted by the Youngstown Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service on charge of aggravated burglary. Howell, 48, is 6 feet 4 ...

McNally, Brent seek end to school takeovers

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State Reps. Lauren McNally and Juanita O. Brent reintroduced legislation to end academic distress commissions, such as the one that used to run the Youngstown school district. “There is no debate left to be had: the state takeover model didn’t work,” said McNally, D-Youngstown. “In ...

Trumbull County looks at AI-assisted dispatch services

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WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners are considering a proposal from the county’s 911 director to add AI-powered features to the emergency call system to ease the burden on dispatchers by handling hundreds of thousands of nonemergency calls each year. Tacy McDonough discussed the idea ...