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Officer of ICE shoots, wounds man in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and wounded a man Sunday afternoon in Austin, Texas, local authorities said, and anti-ICE protesters quickly gathered at the scene. The man was in serious but stable condition at a hospital after being shot once in the torso on the capital city’s north side, Austin officials said at a news conference. The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not participate in the news conference and didn’t respond to repeated requests for details. City police officers were not involved in the ...

School funding forum slated Sept. 29 at LaBrae

LEAVITTSBURG — The Greater Western Reserve School Funding Forum, hosted by the LaBrae Local School District, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 in the high school auditorium. Local taxpayers, property owners and community leaders are invited to a community discussion on public school funding in Ohio. An expert panel will explore how state and local policies connect to impact taxpayers’ wallets and schools. Featured topics and speakers will include: ● Fair School Funding-Then & Now: An update on Ohio’s school funding model, with former State Rep. John Patterson and ...

Tire shop volunteers get on a roll to clean up West Side

YOUNGSTOWN — About two dozen people gave up their Saturday morning to beautify the West Side of Youngstown as part of a Mahoning Avenue cleanup, sponsored by Legacy Tire and Auto Repair. Owner Rich Rogenski said Legacy has been operating for just 18 months but has existed since 1978 under ...

YSU grad served in variety of Army roles in Vietnam

Mike D’Orio received his draft notice while a freshman at Youngstown State University, but he opted to enlist in the U.S. Army. After graduating from Leavittsburg High School, D’Orio was among the first 800 people hired at GM Lordstown. After graduation from Warren Business College, he ...

Meet Earth’s newest wild cat species, the first named in over a century

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A previously unknown cat species has been identified in plain sight: at a wildlife sanctuary in Bolivia, where the small, spotted feline had been living for years. The discovery, reported Thursday in the journal Current Biology, marks the first time scientists have named and described a new living wild cat species in more than a century. Bolivian biologist Paola Nogales-Ascarrunz, a National Geographic explorer and one of the study’s lead authors, said a colleague who thought the cat looked unusual invited her to examine it at the sanctuary in the ...