YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Assistant Prosecutor Kristie Weibling provided a roadmap of the evidence prosecutors planned to present in the rape trial of Dustin Ruiter, 50, in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Weibling said Ruiter began to sexually abuse one girl in 2018 and then a second ...
WARREN — A superseding indictment in a 2024 federal criminal case adds three additional defendants to a criminal enterprise that allegedly stole more than $127,000 from a Warren woman over age 60 through a “phantom hacker” scheme in which the perpetrators typically pose as a customer ...
The Ohio Secretary of State confirmed Tuesday that Ohioans for Cannabis Choice submitted enough valid signatures to move forward with an effort to give voters a chance to say no to Senate Bill 56 in November. The announcement followed the Ohio attorney general’s approval of the petition ...
LORDSTOWN — A village resident is asking officials to consider passing legislation against nondisclosure agreements in order to provide more public transparency. Resident Jeff Alderman said at Monday’s council meeting that council should consider legislation that would not allow a ...
HUBBARD — With the streets still white from January’s snowstorm and temperatures still frigid, city council had infrastructure updates and advice for residents braving it. At Monday’s regular meeting, Councilman Mike Kerr, D-4th Ward, said there have been a few water breaks — not ...
LIBERTY — A concerned call from a neighbor resulted in a Youngstown man getting arrested on gun charges Saturday afternoon. Calvin Taylor, 49, pleaded not guilty Monday in Girard Municipal Court to a charge of using a weapon while intoxicated. No plea was entered for a felony charge of ...