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YSU professor to present international gang research

Staff report Ryan Roberts, assistant professor of criminal justice at Youngstown State University, will share his research on gangs, prisons and applied intelligence with an international audience of government officials and public-security advisers during an October virtual course on organized crime and hybrid threats. Roberts was invited by Colombia’s Instituto de Ciencia Politica Hernan Echavarría Olozaga in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung to serve as a guest professor in the program’s second specialized course on organized crime and hybrid threats. He will lead ...

Woman killed when motorcycle hits 2 horses on state Route 46

BAZETTA — A Cortland woman was killed early Friday when her motorcycle struck two horses while she was driving on state Route 46. Heather M. Robinson, 42, was traveling south on Route 46 near Cadwallader Sonk Road around 4:20 a.m. on a 2006 Suzuki GXR 1000 when two horses entered the road. Robinson struck one of the horses, causing her motorcycle to travel off the right side of the road and into a ditch, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Warren post. Robinson sustained fatal injuries. Both horses were returned to their enclosure, one with minor injuries. Robinson was ...

Property transfers for Sept. 5

Property transfers recorded Aug. 17-28 in Mahoning County and Aug. 24-28 in portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Sandra L. Welfie to Jason E. and Ashley A. Lauderman, 1664 Eastwind Place, $295,000 Daiv and Lindsay Jo Suarez to Rachida Bellouch and Brahim Bizhourane, 4429 Burkey Road, ...

Austintown and Boardman police blotters for Sept. 5

Austintown Police activity reported Aug. 28-31: Aug. 31, 11:57 p.m. — Theft of a black 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee reported at 1080 Compass West. 7:34 p.m. — Darrius Allen was arrested at the Mahoning County jail on an Austintown warrant. 9:16 a.m. — Gary Brooks was arrested on ...

Mahoning County Land Bank director tapped for state position

Mahoning County Land Bank Executive Director Debora Flora has been named board president of the Ohio Land Bank Association, a statewide organization representing Ohio’s 71 county land banks. Established in Akron in 2018, the association serves as the unified voice for county land banks ...

YSU to host history speaker series

Staff report Youngstown State University’s History 4820 course, “History in the Headlines,” will host a public speaker series this fall examining major issues in the news and their effects on people in the Mahoning Valley. The programs will be at 6 p.m. at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, 151 W. Wood St. The series is designed to make history accessible and relevant while encouraging community conversation about contemporary issues. The 2026 schedule includes: •Sept 15: “How have political party divisions in the U.S. become so vast, and can they ...