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Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations described in BBC documentary

National News July 30, 2026

The Associated Press Four women have accused Jared Leto of sexual misconduct when they were teenagers, to which the actor and musician responded Wednesday that he has “never sexually assaulted anyone.” “I have never sexually assaulted anyone in my entire life. These claims are absolutely and categorically false,” Leto, 54, said in a statement to The Associated Press. The BBC documentary “Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret,” released Wednesday, details allegations including those from four women who accused the actor of sexual misconduct and assault between 2002 and ...

Dominican Republic’s zoo offers home for confiscated animals

International News July 30, 2026

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The only zoo in the Dominican Republic is providing a safe haven for confiscated illegal and smuggled animals as a government crackdown aimed at protecting exotic species gathers pace. Tucked inside a green oasis in the middle of the capital, Santo Domingo, are crocodiles, flamingos, and even tigers that officials have confiscated from people accused of illegally keeping them. The numbers are growing and threaten to overload the country’s lone zoo. “It’s a burden,” said Alfonso Ferreira, deputy director of the city’s National ...

Trumbull interest earnings up nearly $750K over 2025

Local News July 30, 2026

WARREN — Trumbull County has earned nearly $750,000 more in interest so far this year than during the same period in 2025, Treasurer Agostino Ragozzino told the Trumbull County Commissioners during their quarterly investment advisory committee meeting Tuesday. Jim McCourt, a certified financial accountant with Meeder Public Funds, told commissioners that the current rise in interest earnings are due, in part, to investment decisions being made for the county and the expectation that interest rates will continue to rise because of the war in Iran and rising inflation rates. Meeder ...

Boy, 5, dies in crash on Route 224 in Poland

Local News July 30, 2026

Staff report POLAND — A 5-year-old boy was killed in a Tuesday evening single-vehicle crash on Route 224 in Poland that the Ohio State Highway Patrol said it believes was drug related. Neither the driver, a 61-year-old woman from New Castle, Pa., or the two children in the car were “properly restrained” an Ohio State Highway Patrol news release states. Troopers are continuing to investigate the 5:14 p.m. crash that troopers said occurred near mile post 21, which is near Poland Way. Rosemary Huddleston, 61, was traveling west on Route 224 in a GMC Terrain when the car went ...

Columbus man accused of damaging Liberty cruiser

Local News July 30, 2026

LIBERTY — A Columbus man is facing charges after an active warrant arrest during a gas station theft call escalated en route to jail. Joseph Mullins, 23, pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated menacing, theft and resisting arrest in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler Tuesday morning. He also appeared on a charge of vandalism. According to a police report, Liberty police were called to the Belmont Avenue Speedway Monday afternoon for a theft, with dispatchers noting two men stole items from the business and one of the men, Mullins, had committed a theft from ...

Judge dismisses felonious assault charge against man, 27

Local News July 30, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney dismissed a felonious assault charge against Marques Jones, 27, on Wednesday after defense attorney Dave Betras again complained about late evidence, saying a severe sanction is needed because of a 10-year history of such ...