News

Liberty police assist marshals with warrants

Local News September 11, 2026

LIBERTY — Liberty police were called to a residence to help the U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force apprehend a Youngstown man with active warrants Wednesday but nabbed another fugitive in the process. According to a police report, a K-9 officer was requested to help the task force at a Warner Road residence, being informed that Matthew Centafanti, 38, was in the building and had active nationwide warrants for a parole violation. He also has an active warrant through the Ohio State Highway Patrol for failure to comply. The officer noted that Centafanti is labeled as armed ...

Wrongful death settlement to cost Youngstown $2.5M

Latest News September 11, 2026

By DAVID SKOLNICK Staff writer YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown has a $2.5 million settlement in place to be paid over six years to the executor of an estate in a wrongful death lawsuit with the city having to cover the entire amount and not through insurance. City council has to sign off on the settlement with the legislation in front of its members Wednesday and then it has to be finalized by the board of control. If the case had gone to trial, a decision against the city could have put it in serious financial jeopardy with it unable to use statutory immunity as a defense. The city ...

Americans still rank 2001 attacks among most historic events

Latest News September 11, 2026

WASHINGTON — Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered as among the most important historic events in many Americans’ lives, according to a new poll. A new Ipsos poll finds that about half of U.S. adults name the 9/11 attacks in an open-ended question ...

Suspect in fight grabs Boardman cop’s Taser, police say

Latest News September 11, 2026

BOARDMAN — An Austintown man is accused of grabbing an officer’s Taser while fighting with police during a traffic stop Tuesday. A Boardman police report states officers found a stolen handgun beneath Wilburn Floyd Jones, 37, during the struggle. Police used a Taser on Jones twice before ...

Mahoning Ave. Fall Fest set Sept. 19

Local News September 11, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — The 10th annual Mahoning Avenue Fall Fest will take place 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 along the street between Steel Street and Milton Avenue. The festival celebrates what the West Side street has to offer and showcases it for potential growth. The festival features the corridor’s businesses along with a vendor market, corn roast, live music and children’s activities. The event will be centered around Trek Coffee House, Casa Ramirez and Hackett’s Pub.

Local news briefs from Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Girard

Latest News September 11, 2026

Bikeway in park to close Mill Creek MetroParks will temporarily block off a section of the MetroParks Bikeway beginning Monday to allow for improvements and resurfacing. The MetroParks Bikeway will be closed from Silica Road to County Line Road as well as access to the bikeway at Ohltown Road and Webb Road for the duration of the project. Park officials said the improvement project will help maintain and enhance the trail for future use and will include milling of the existing asphalt surface, installation of a new asphalt overlay, placement of topsoil along the shoulders, and ...