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Austintown man indicted again on weapons, menacing charges

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YOUNGSTOWN — The criminal case against Jacob E. Hall, 34, of Yorkshire Boulevard in Austintown, was on the grand jury list Thursday with Hall indicted again on the same three charges — improperly discharging a firearm at or into a habitation or school safety zone with a firearm specification and two misdemeanor counts of aggravated menacing. Hall was indicted the first time Dec. 11, 2025, in an incident at his home on Yorkshire Boulevard in which Hall was shot by an Austintown police officer. He survived the shooting, which was investigated as an officer-involved shooting by the ...

Compassion fuels large Valley car show

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BOARDMAN — Joe Simon has more than 2,000 reasons to be grateful to a large group of strangers — and most of the reasons resemble a dollar bill. “It’s amazing to have people you don’t really know help you out in a time of need. ... This restores your faith in humanity,” Simon, of ...

Police blotters for Austintown, Boardman, Canfield for Aug. 3

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Austintown Police activity reported July 24-29: July 29, 8:53 p.m. — David Moore was arrested on a criminal trespassing charge at 990 Compass West Drive 7:34 p.m. — Theft of a wallet and unauthorized use of credit cards reported at Walmart. 2:48 a.m. — Tyrese M. Altman was ...

Trump calls off attacks; oil prices fall

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday he decided to hold off on ordering American forces to carry out new strikes against Iran at the urging of Gulf allies Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. That news sent oil prices tumbling Sunday. The U.S. president said a plan was in place for U.S. forces to carry out “the biggest attack since World War II” on Sunday. But he decided to scrap the plan and give diplomacy more time to play out after hearing from key Gulf leaders — including Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — as well as at the request of ...

National Night Out events set

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National Night Out is marked on the first Tuesday in August. The event enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community and provides an opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances, according to the National Night Out website. Local communities hosting events, which include seeing police, fire and emergency medical service vehicles, music, games and food are: • Liberty — 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Churchill Park off Belmont Avenue in conjunction with the rescheduled America250 celebration ...

Girard crews respond to fire

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GIRARD — The Girard Fire Department was called out at 1:30 a.m.Saturday to a fire at Amex Dies, Inc., a precision tool and die manufacturing company on North State Street. A fire spokesman said the cause of the fire is under investigation and was contained to the north side of the building. There were no injuries. Assisting Girard at the scene were fire crews from Hubbard and Youngstown.