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City council asked to help fund pair of development projects

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YOUNGSTOWN — Officials with the outgoing Mayor Jamael Tito Brown administration asked a city council committee to consider providing funding to assist with two development projects. One request is for about $500,000 for a $16.5 million project to 22 Market St., the former 13-story Mahoning ...

Judge denies new trial for man convicted in ’22 murder

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YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony D’Apolito on Monday ruled against a motion for a new trial sought by attorneys for Akeem Hargrove, 32, who was sentenced in September to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the Dec. 22, 2022, shooting death of ...

Hubbard council hears plea for data center ban

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HUBBARD — One resident noted concerns with a lack of transparency from city officials when making her plea to council to pass an ordinance banning data centers. Melissa Wade, a Franklin Avenue resident, said at a city council meeting Monday that “mega corporations” have been coming ...

Police called to East Side sports bar early Saturday and Sunday

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YOUNGSTOWN — Levels Sports Bar & Grill, 2139 Hubbard Road on the East Side, was the subject of two incidents over the weekend, one involving gunfire and the other involving a crowd that appeared to be too large for its building capacity, two police reports state. Officers were called ...

911 calls show lead-up to officer-involved shooting

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SOUTHINGTON — Calls to the Trumbull County 911 Center on Friday evening reveal reports of a man waving a gun and stopping traffic on state Route 534 moments before he was fatally shot by law enforcement. It is the second officer-involved shooting in Trumbull County in as many months. ...

Boardman zoning office proposes parking changes

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BOARDMAN — The township wants to change its parking standards to make commercial development easier and less expensive. Zoning Inspector T.J. Keiran said Boardman’s zoning commission will meet today at 5:30 p.m. to discuss proposed changes to the township’s zoning code. “We have too ...