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Business News October 15, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Social Security Administration projected Wednesday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment for older adults and people with disabilities will go up by 3.6% beginning in 2027, with some recipients complaining that is not enough to offset soaring prices. The adjustment translates to $75 extra per month for the nearly 72 million people who receive monthly Social Security benefits and about 7.3 million beneficiaries who get Supplemental Security Income. The announcement comes as inflation adds pressure on household budgets and businesses and as midterm elections ...

New York to ban Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages after teen’s death

National News October 15, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lawmakers plan to ban horse-drawn carriages from Central Park, ending their more than 150-year run as an iconic, old-timey tourist attraction, following decades of opposition from animal welfare activists and the death of a teenage tourist last spring. The City Council is expected to approve a bill next week that would end the rides by 2028. Three consecutive mayors had called for an end to the carriage rides because of safety concerns, only to have lawmakers yank back the reins. A spokesperson for Julie Menin, the council speaker, confirmed the ...

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 ...