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Liberty police issue lookout request for ATV driver

Local News August 11, 2026

LIBERTY — Township police are looking for a suspect in a Saturday morning chase that ended with the vehicle entering a wooded area out of reach. According to a police report, an officer was exiting state Route 11 onto Tibbetts Wick Road, when he noticed a dark-colored side-by-side ATV traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed, noting that there were multiple vehicles in the area and the driving was extremely reckless. The officer began to try and catch up with the ATV and initiate a traffic stop, noting that it began to pull onto Pleasant Valley Road and continue ...

Taylor Farms recalls jalapeno products sold in Niles, Boardman

Business News August 11, 2026

The Associated Press Taylor Fresh Foods, parent company of Taylor Farms, is voluntarily recalling some products that include jalapenos because of worries about a possible salmonella contamination. The affected stores included Target, with locations in Niles and Boardman. Walmart is part of the national recall, but its Ohio stores are not included. The announcement comes a few weeks after Taylor Farms voluntarily recalled its iceberg lettuce products sourced from central Mexico because of a potential link to a multistate cyclospora outbreak that has sickened people across the ...

Ukrainian drone attack deep inside Russia kills 13

International News August 11, 2026

The Associated Press Ukraine attacked the petroleum hub of Nizhnekamsk in central Russia’s Tatarstan region on Monday, killing 13 people and injuring 78 others, local authorities said, in one of the deadliest attacks in the country in the 4-year-old war. The Ukrainian military said it ...

Quake rocks Colombia, killing at least 111

International News August 11, 2026

CALI, Colombia (AP) — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 111 people, damaging hundreds of buildings and leaving many trapped under debris while their loved ones and rescue workers searched through rubble. Search teams and civilians ...

McGuffey Day returns for once-in-a-century celebration

Local News August 11, 2026

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — On Saturday, McGuffey Centre organizers will revive McGuffey Day, a signature community tradition, as part of the center’s centennial celebration. The event will take place 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at McGuffey Centre, 1649 Jacobs Road, Youngstown. McGuffey Day will be more than an anniversary celebration. It will be a community homecoming bringing together generations of former campers, athletes, employees, volunteers, neighborhood families and supporters while celebrating the children and families McGuffey serves today. “Reviving McGuffey Day is about ...

Contiguous US breaks its record for hottest month

National News August 11, 2026

KENSINGTON, Maryland (AP) — The contiguous United States sizzled to its hottest month ever last month, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. July averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit across the Lower 48 states, eclipsing the Dust Bowl’s July 1936 by an eighth of a degree. Records go back to 1895. “It’s not good when you’re breaking records from the Dust Bowl, which we are in this case,” said meteorologist Jeff Masters of Yale Climate Connections. “And that was a crazy sort of situation where you put tens of millions of people in motion. You had ...