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Women who operated 3 illicit massage parlors sentenced

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YOUNGSTOWN — Three women accused of operating illicit massage parlors in Beaver and Springfield townships in 2024 entered guilty pleas Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court and received probationary sentences. Aixin Cheng, 54, of Virginia, pleaded guilty to a high-level felony of ...

2 men found not guilty of murder released from jail

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Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Terry Hopkins, 23, and Kenneth Carter, 35, were both released from the Mahoning County jail Tuesday after a jury found both men not guilty earlier Tuesday of murder and a gun specification in the Jan. 24, 2025, shooting death of Resean Graham, 42, in a home on ...

Poland Township upgrading security systems this year

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POLAND TOWNSHIP — Michael Romeo from Tactical Solutions / PrimeNet addressed trustees at their January meeting regarding security. The company is upgrading the township systems to meet Ohio standards for government buildings. “Our goal is to catch the township up on technology,” Romeo ...

Trumbull commissioners, 911 employees agree to new pact

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Staff report WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners approved a three-year contract with its 911 union employees that will increase wages by 4% in 2026, 3% in 2027 and 3% in 2028. The contract also has a $1 equity adjustment to employee salaries this year. Commissioners approved the ...

Lordstown Board of Public Affairs discusses move to new building

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LORDSTOWN — Members of the village’s Board of Public Affairs are in the process of moving to a new location at the former Lordstown Library. Chris Peterson, chairman of the BPA board, said at Tuesday’s village council meeting the move will take the office from the administration ...

Two found not guilty in 2025 killing

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YOUNGSTOWN — The jury in the murder trial of Kenneth L. Carter, 35, and Terry Hopkins, 23, found both men not guilty of murder and a gun specification Tuesday morning, but found Carter guilty of improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Carter and Hopkins were facing a prison ...