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• VILLAGE OF LOWELLVILLE will meet at 10 a.m. Sunday to vote on a resolution to allow the council president to sign a contract representing the village for a loan for the Lowellville Fire Department's new North Side Fire Station and to pass a resolution to purchase a used ambulance. • MAHONING COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH personnel committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the offices, 50 Westchester Drive, Austintown. The finance committee will meet at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the offices. • AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a public staff meeting at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the ...

Embattled ex-Warren police chief leaves with $56,000

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WARREN — Former Warren police Chief Eric Merkel’s personnel file may not benefit him and the city as they defend themselves against three pending federal lawsuits seeking damages for the sex offenses former Warren police officer Michael Edwards Jr. committed against several women. The suits mention the conduct that got Edwards convicted of two counts of rape and other offenses at his 2024 trial. One of the lawsuits stated that Edwards “preyed on women who were vulnerable due to their life situations” while Edwards was on duty starting in 2019. Edwards was convicted of two ...

Police blotters for Austintown and Boardman Aug. 15

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Austintown Police activity reported Aug. 6-12: Aug. 12, 11:36 p.m. — Theft of a license plate reported at 3217 Starwick Court. 6:57 p.m. — Emmanuel Summers was arrested on Mahoning Avenue on warrants out of Lordstown and Girard. 11:20 a.m. — Theft of a bicycle, camping stove and clothing reported at Life Storage, 3690 LeHarps Road. Aug. 11, 6:53 p.m. — Alfredo Gonzales was arrested at Meijer on charges of theft and possession of criminal tools, and on multiple Boardman warrants. 3:53 p.m. — Randall R. Vickers was arrested at 6825 Ruby Court on an undisclosed ...

Rare hurricane landfall threatens Hawaii’s Big Island

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HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Lala is expected to strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Hawaii’s Big Island this weekend, forecasters said Friday, bringing heavy rains that can cause destructive flooding and strong winds that can fuel wildfires. The National Hurricane Center said Lala should be at hurricane strength by the time it approaches the Big Island early Saturday. If it makes landfall there, it would be the first to do so since 1871. Back then, according to a professor’s research of newspaper accounts, a Category 3 hurricane hit the northeast corner of the island, ...

Mangione pleads guilty in case of CEO killing

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NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024. Mangione, 28, ...

Girard, Liberty bus drivers get together to train

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Staff report GIRARD — Transportation staff from the Girard City School and Liberty Local School districts came together Friday for a joint professional development program focused on student safety, emergency preparedness and collaboration. The training, which took place at Girard High ...