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Two SOBE customers seek to intervene in PUCO matter

Local News October 15, 2026

The owners of two downtown Youngstown buildings that could have their steam heat shut off filed requests with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to intervene in the SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC rate hike matter. It will be up to the PUCO whether it grants intervener status, particularly because the deadline to make such a request was July 24 - 30 days after the commission approved significant emergency rate increases for SOBE’s 23 customers, which make up downtown Youngstown. Since the rate increases took effect, two of SOBE’s customers – 22 Market Street Ohio LLC, which ...

Chorbishop case postponed another month

Local News October 14, 2026

WARREN - The misdemeanor procuring and public-indecency case of Anthony Spinosa, former chorbishop of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, was reset Tuesday in Warren Municipal Court for another final pretrial hearing at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 5. The parties have met once per month on the case since Spinosa was charged in August, but it had to be reset again to give the prosecution time to make contact with the victims and witnesses in the case. During Tueday's hearing, Judge Patricia Knepp said body camera video and dash cam video from the case has been ...

Boardman closes in on fire chief and captain

Local News October 14, 2026

BOARDMAN — The township has taken a staffing hit in recent months, especially in leadership positions, and a meeting held Tuesday night suggests trustees are taking it seriously. Boardman Township trustees convened to address one of the two open vacancies at the command level during an ...

Tupac killer gets 40 years to life

National News October 14, 2026

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip. The killing, rooted in a long-running gang feud, had gone unsolved for decades — captivating ...

Vehicle eludes cops in Belmont Avenue chase

Local News October 14, 2026

LIBERTY - A vehicle whose registration showed a suspect with an active warrant managed to elude officers in a recent chase. According to a police report released Tuesday, an officer was on patrol in the southbound area of Belmont Avenue Oct. 7 when he noticed a black GMC pickup truck traveling in the same direction near the Walmart intersection. The report states the officer ran a random check through LEADS and learned the vehicle's registered owner had a warrant through the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, which dispatchers confirmed to be still active. The officer traveled back ...

AAUW, YWCA team up for drug, human trafficking symposium

Local News October 14, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN - The American Association of University Women of Youngstown and Warren-Trumbull County and the YWCA are co-sponsoring a symposium on fighting drug and human trafficking 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1105 Elm St. A resource fair will be 5 to 6 p.m., followed by a panel discussion 6 to 8 p.m. The panelists are: * Judge Renee DiSalvo, who created the Valley’s first Ohio Supreme Court Specialized Docket for Victims of Human Trafficking, which is called GRACE (Growth Restored through Acceptance, Change, and Empowerment). She is a top advocate against ...