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On the record: TCTC

Local News October 23, 2026

WHAT: Trumbull Career and Technical Center board meeting Oct. 8 The board: * Reported that eight board members have their three-year rotating terms of service ending in December and can be reappointed to a new term by schools boards. Districts with members whose terms are up at the end of the year are Bloomfield-Mespo, Champion, Howland, Joseph Badger, Liberty, Mathews, Niles and Weathersfield. * Accepted the retirement of Brian Foutty, innovative learning specialist, with 32 years of service, effective June 1, 2027. * Approved Lisa Kaschak as an adult electrical and industrial ...

Zuckerberg makes deal with Meta to help him pay potential California billionaire tax

Business News October 23, 2026

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg made a deal with Meta's board to help him pay a proposed California tax on billionaires without losing his ownership stake in the company he founded, according to regulatory filings published this week. The wealth tax is before California voters in the election that concludes Nov. 3. If passed, the measure would levy a one-time 5% tax on the wealth of Californians whose net worth exceeds $1 billion. Zuckerberg is the sixth-richest person in the world with a net worth estimated at more than $220 billion, according to Forbes. That would put his ...

5 years of sewer rate hikes proposed

Murder trial delayed due to attorney conflict

Local News October 23, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Scott Krichbaum resolved a new complication Wednesday in the murder case of Eddie Winphrie, 43, and Vincent Marbley, 61, by appointing another new defense attorney and pushing the trial date back. It was scheduled to begin Monday. Krichbaum appointed former Assistant Mahoning County Prosecutor Mike Yacovone to represent Winphrie after Winphrie’s most recent defense attorney, Rhys Cartwright-Jones, filed a motion recently asking to withdraw after discovering that Cartwright-Jones represented a co-defendant in the case not long ...

Man faces charges in Flock camera thefts

What to know about security bug impacting internet

Business News October 23, 2026

The language that's known as the backbone of the internet is now subject to what experts describe as one of the most notable vulnerabilities in recent memory. PHP is a widely used general-purpose scripting language that is geared toward web development, and thus, it powers the vast majority of websites across the world. When the organization behind the language and the FBI’s cyber division warned on Wednesday of significant vulnerabilities in the language, government agencies, corporations and other organizations were sent into a flurry. The episode also highlights how artificial ...