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Ohio lawmakers loosen rules on 'sawed-off shotguns'

COLUMBUS -- Statehouse Republicans passed legislation Tuesday expanding Ohioans’ legal rights to possess gun silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns – a category that includes “sawed-off shotguns” and guns manufactured with shorter barrels. It’s the first major act by state ...

Girard seeks state funds for street projects

GIRARD - City officials are seeking Ohio Public Works Commission funds for planned street projects in 2027. Councilman Thomas Grumley, D-Ward 4, chairman of the streets/sidewalks committee, said at this week's council meeting the city is seeking 39% percent funding from the state at $146,296 with the city to cover the remaining costs for the $376,069 project. He said streets planned for improvement work next year are Morris Avenue, Illinois Avenue and Idaho Avenue. Grumley said officials have been limited on funds this year for street work but securing the OPWC funding will make the ...

Veterans celebrated at courthouse rotunda

YOUNGSTOWN — History has well recorded what happened at the 11th hour on the the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, and most Americans understand why the date is still celebrated every year. What they cannot know is what that day means from the perspective of every military veteran or ...

Trumbull will receive less road salt because of mine closure

WARREN – Trumbull County and five other northeast Ohio counties will receive much less road salt than previously ordered because of the closure of the Morton Fairport Harbor mine in Painesville after the company discovered in October there was a large amount of water inflow into the mine. The company laid off 77 employees that worked in the mine because of unsafe working conditions. The Fairport Harbor site is one of Morton’s key rock salt sources, raising regional road salt supply questions for the winter. Trumbull County Engineer David DeChristofaro told county commissioners ...

Is Outlook down? Widespread outage hits Microsoft apps

CHICAGO (AP) — A widespread outage hit Microsoft platforms including Outlook on Thursday, with many users encountering trouble using their email accounts and other errors across the tech giant's suite of apps. Nearly 130,000 users on outage tracker Downdetector reported problems accessing Outlook just after 1 p.m. ET. New reports have since fallen from that peak, but many said they couldn't send and receive emails, or had trouble loading their inboxes altogether. Thousands also reported issues with Microsoft's workplace messaging app Teams, as well as its AI assistant Copilot and ...