Officials said three inmates tackled and handcuffed a corrections officer on the third floor of the jail. The inmates are holding the officer hostage, and throughout Wednesday afternoon a peace officer has been negotiating with them to get a safe & peaceful ending.More >>
Officials said three inmates tackled and handcuffed a corrections officer on the third floor of the jail. The inmates are holding the officer hostage, and throughout Wednesday afternoon a peace officer has been negotiating with them to get a safe & peaceful ending.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:55 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:55:14 GMT
One of the three inmates identified as being involved in a hostage situation at the Trumbull County jail faces criminal charges that could bring the death penalty if convicted.Authorities say that 29-year-old David Martin of Cleveland is awaiting trial for the murder of Jeremy Cole in Warren in October, 2012.Martin was a neighbor of Cole who was shot to death at a home on Oak Circle SW. A woman was also wounded during the crime.The Trumbull County Grand Jury handed up a ten count indictment a...More >>
One of the three inmates identified as being involved in a hostage situation at the Trumbull County jail faces criminal charges that could bring the death penalty if convicted.Authorities say that 29-year-old David Martin of Cleveland is awaiting trial for the murder of Jeremy Cole in Warren in October, 2012.Martin was a neighbor of Cole who was shot to death at a home on Oak Circle SW. A woman was also wounded during the crime.The Trumbull County Grand Jury handed up a ten count indictment a...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 6:17 PM EDT2014-04-23 22:17:30 GMT
University of Akrontrustees aremoving quickly in their search for the next university president, but say theyare under no pressure to act quickly because of competitionfor acandidate also being considered for the president's post at Youngstown State University.The sentiment is echoed by YSUtrustees, whoare expected toreveal soon if the remaining six applicants being considered for president includes former Ohio State and Youngstown State football coach Jim Tressel.The University ofAkronhas cu...More >>
University of Akrontrustees aremoving quickly in their search for the next university president, but say theyare under no pressure to act quickly because of competitionfor acandidate also being considered for the president's post at Youngstown State University.The sentiment is echoed by YSUtrustees, whoare expected toreveal soon if the remaining six applicants being considered for president includes former Ohio State and Youngstown State football coach Jim Tressel.The University ofAkronhas cu...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 5:50 PM EDT2014-04-23 21:50:30 GMT
A judge in Mercer County sentenced Justin Moore, 24, to spend nine to 23 months in prison, and ordered that Moore register as a violent sexual offender for life.More >>
A judge in Mercer County sentenced Justin Moore, 24, to spend nine to 23 months in prison, and ordered that Moore register as a violent sexual offender for life.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 5:20 PM EDT2014-04-23 21:20:30 GMT
A Lawrence County woman is still missing after the boat she and her husband were fishing in capsized last night. Nancy E. List, of New Castle, was fishing in a small aluminum boat in a private pond in Scott Twp, Lawrence County with her husband Michael W. List also of New Castle when the vessel capsized. Michael says he saw his wife hanging on to the boat attempting to swim to shore when she went under water. He says after searching he went to a nearby residence to call for help. Pennsylvania...More >>
A Lawrence County woman is still missing after the boat she and her husband were fishing in capsized last night. Nancy E. List, of New Castle, was fishing in a small aluminum boat in a private pond in Scott Twp, Lawrence County with her husband Michael W. List also of New Castle when the vessel capsized. Michael says he saw his wife hanging on to the boat attempting to swim to shore when she went under water. He says after searching he went to a nearby residence to call for help. Pennsylvania...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 5:11 PM EDT2014-04-23 21:11:42 GMT
A former Trumbull County special deputy pleaded not guilty to new allegations that he operated a private security business without a valid license.More >>
A former Trumbull County special deputy pleaded not guilty to new allegations that he operated a private security business without a valid license.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 4:40 PM EDT2014-04-23 20:40:04 GMT
Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta)will behosting the 2014 “Women in Energy Summit” on April 28, 2014, at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center from 9 am to 12 pm.Registration opens at 8:30 am, and the summit will begin at 9 am with opening remarks by LeeAnn Johnson, wife of Congressman Johnson. Jessica Borza of the Mahoning Valley Manufacturing Coalition will serve as the master of ceremonies.Two reports will be presented: “Energy Revolution Creates Career Opportunities for Women...More >>
Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Marietta)will behosting the 2014 “Women in Energy Summit” on April 28, 2014, at the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center from 9 am to 12 pm.Registration opens at 8:30 am, and the summit will begin at 9 am with opening remarks by LeeAnn Johnson, wife of Congressman Johnson. Jessica Borza of the Mahoning Valley Manufacturing Coalition will serve as the master of ceremonies.Two reports will be presented: “Energy Revolution Creates Career Opportunities for Women...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 3:40 PM EDT2014-04-23 19:40:22 GMT
Trumbull County begins a search for summer job applicants next month.The Trumbull County Department of Job and Family Services says the 2014 Summer Youth Program will serve economically disadvantaged youth between the ages of 15 through 24. The program will run from June 16, 2014 to August 8. Youth selected for participation in the program will be paid $8.00 per hour and will work 30 hours per week. Applicants must apply in person and be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, if under age...More >>
Trumbull County begins a search for summer job applicants next month.The Trumbull County Department of Job and Family Services says the 2014 Summer Youth Program will serve economically disadvantaged youth between the ages of 15 through 24. The program will run from June 16, 2014 to August 8. Youth selected for participation in the program will be paid $8.00 per hour and will work 30 hours per week. Applicants must apply in person and be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, if under age...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 3:36 PM EDT2014-04-23 19:36:58 GMT
A national publication that's made a name for itself ranking colleges and hospitals is out with it's list of America's best schools.Poland is one of three local high schools making U.S. News and World Report's top 100 list. The publication bases it's rankings on student performance on state testing and college readiness.Columbiana ranks 86 on the list, Hubbard came in at 90 and Poland is 98 on the list.All three schools were in the top 100 last year as well.You can see the entire report by fo...More >>
A national publication that's made a name for itself ranking colleges and hospitals is out with it's list of America's best schools.Poland is one of three local high schools making U.S. News and World Report's top 100 list. The publication bases it's rankings on student performance on state testing and college readiness.Columbiana ranks 86 on the list, Hubbard came in at 90 and Poland is 98 on the list.All three schools were in the top 100 last year as well.You can see the entire report by fo...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 3:05 PM EDT2014-04-23 19:05:41 GMT
Investigators are trying to determine the circumstances behind an accident that resulted in a pickup truck striking a building along Southern Boulevard.First responders arriving at an apartment just south of Indianola Road early Wednesday afternoon found a the bed of a white Chevy Silverado pickup truck had broken through the front wall of the building.It's not known if anyone was injured.Authorities are still on the scene.Stay with 21 News and wfmj.com for more on this developing story.More >>
Investigators are trying to determine the circumstances behind an accident that resulted in a pickup truck striking a building along Southern Boulevard.First responders arriving at an apartment just south of Indianola Road early Wednesday afternoon found a the bed of a white Chevy Silverado pickup truck had broken through the front wall of the building.It's not known if anyone was injured.Authorities are still on the scene.Stay with 21 News and wfmj.com for more on this developing story.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 2:36 PM EDT2014-04-23 18:36:20 GMT
A government agency has proposed$72,000 in penalties fora Salem manufacturer cited for 25 safety and health violations. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration filed the citations against Metal Wire Products Co. Inc.According to a news release, OSHA found that the company failed to have some safeguards in place to protect workers from machines that could cause lacerations, amputations or other injuries to employees.Many of the violations involved the plan...More >>
A government agency has proposed$72,000 in penalties fora Salem manufacturer cited for 25 safety and health violations. The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration filed the citations against Metal Wire Products Co. Inc.According to a news release, OSHA found that the company failed to have some safeguards in place to protect workers from machines that could cause lacerations, amputations or other injuries to employees.Many of the violations involved the plan...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 2:12 PM EDT2014-04-23 18:12:06 GMT
Maj. Harold Firster
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has cited a Trumbull County Sheriff's deputy in connection with a crash that occurred during a police pursuit. Trooperstell 21 News that64-year-old Sheriff's Major Harold Firster has been citedwith failure toyield while making a left turn.Firsterreceived minor injuries on April 4 when his pickup truck was struck by a tractor trailer on US Route 422. The patrol says that the semi ran into Firster's truck after it made a left turn into the crossover at Anderson Ant...More >>
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has cited a Trumbull County Sheriff's deputy in connection with a crash that occurred during a police pursuit. Trooperstell 21 News that64-year-old Sheriff's Major Harold Firster has been citedwith failure toyield while making a left turn.Firsterreceived minor injuries on April 4 when his pickup truck was struck by a tractor trailer on US Route 422. The patrol says that the semi ran into Firster's truck after it made a left turn into the crossover at Anderson Ant...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 1:06 PM EDT2014-04-23 17:06:52 GMT
Authorities have released the name of a HowlandTownshipwoman who diedin ahouse fire.The Trumbull County Coroner tells 21 News that 80-year-old Naomi Smith was pulled from herhomeWednesday morning. Smith was pronounced dead at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.The coroner has yet to rule on the cause of Smith's death, but fire investigators say there were no signs of burns on the victim's body.The two alarm blaze was reported just after 5:00 a.m. at the ranch-style duplexat 7580Pegotty Drive.First fi...More >>
Authorities have released the name of a HowlandTownshipwoman who diedin ahouse fire.The Trumbull County Coroner tells 21 News that 80-year-old Naomi Smith was pulled from herhomeWednesday morning. Smith was pronounced dead at Trumbull Memorial Hospital.The coroner has yet to rule on the cause of Smith's death, but fire investigators say there were no signs of burns on the victim's body.The two alarm blaze was reported just after 5:00 a.m. at the ranch-style duplexat 7580Pegotty Drive.First fi...More >>
(AP) - A volunteer football coach whose house was the scene of a party that preceded the rape of a girl by two high school football players has pleaded no contest to two charges. The Ohio attorney general's office says Matt Belardine entered no contest pleas Tuesday in Jefferson County court to one count of making a false statement and one count of enabling underage drinking. Charges of obstructing official business and contributing to the delinquency of a child were dismi...More >>
(AP) - A volunteer football coach whose house was the scene of a party that preceded the rape of a girl by two high school football players has pleaded no contest to two charges. The Ohio attorney general's office says Matt Belardine entered no contest pleas Tuesday in Jefferson County court to one count of making a false statement and one count of enabling underage drinking. Charges of obstructing official business and contributing to the delinquency of a child were dismi...More >>
In a special meeting Tuesday night, the Mathews Board of Education voted to authorize the treasurer of the board to give a school employee a letter of intent to terminate.More >>
In a special meeting Tuesday night, the Mathews Board of Education voted to authorize the treasurer of the board to give a school employee a letter of intent to terminate.More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 11:21 PM EDT2014-04-23 03:21:39 GMT
Gregory Oakes
A former Trumbull County special deputyhas been booked into the Mahoning County jail for allegedly running a private security business without a valid license.Eight misdemeanor counts were filed in Youngstown Municipal Court on on Tuesday against 51-year-old Gregory Oakes of Warren.Oakes pleaded not guilty to three similar charges filed in Warren Municipal Court on Tuesday.Earlier this month, Oakes pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of forgery and tampering with records following his indi...More >>
A former Trumbull County special deputyhas been booked into the Mahoning County jail for allegedly running a private security business without a valid license.Eight misdemeanor counts were filed in Youngstown Municipal Court on on Tuesday against 51-year-old Gregory Oakes of Warren.Oakes pleaded not guilty to three similar charges filed in Warren Municipal Court on Tuesday.Earlier this month, Oakes pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of forgery and tampering with records following his indi...More >>
A Warren pizza shop is once again the target of a crime.An employee of the Litte Caesar's at 2525 Youngstown road SE, tells police that she was on duty during arobbery Monday night.She says that a man dressed in dark clothing came in, pulled a silver handgun, and demanded money just before 11:00 p.m.The suspect fled on foot with about $200 cash.Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect.Employees were shaken up, but no one was harmed.The same business was the target of a...More >>
A Warren pizza shop is once again the target of a crime.An employee of the Litte Caesar's at 2525 Youngstown road SE, tells police that she was on duty during arobbery Monday night.She says that a man dressed in dark clothing came in, pulled a silver handgun, and demanded money just before 11:00 p.m.The suspect fled on foot with about $200 cash.Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the suspect.Employees were shaken up, but no one was harmed.The same business was the target of a...More >>
Teachers in the Lumen Christi school system are waiting to learn if they will return to their classrooms in the fall.This is the first year six valley schools are united under the Lumen Christi Catholic School System, which began as plan to streamline resources and grow the schools. It consists of St. Patrick, St. Nicholas, St. Joseph and Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Christine, St. Charles and St. Luke. Both Holy Family and St. Christine also offer early childhood programs t...More >>
Teachers in the Lumen Christi school system are waiting to learn if they will return to their classrooms in the fall.This is the first year six valley schools are united under the Lumen Christi Catholic School System, which began as plan to streamline resources and grow the schools. It consists of St. Patrick, St. Nicholas, St. Joseph and Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Christine, St. Charles and St. Luke. Both Holy Family and St. Christine also offer early childhood programs t...More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 10:14 PM EDT2014-04-23 02:14:55 GMT
A federal grand jury has handed up a four count indictment against a Columbiana County man accusing him of violating firearms regulations.Brent See is charged with making, dealing and possessing unregistered and unlicensed silencers.According to documents filed in U.S. district court in Youngstown, agents from the U.S. Postal Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives searched See's Signal Road home in January.According to an affidavit, the investigating ATF agent say...More >>
A federal grand jury has handed up a four count indictment against a Columbiana County man accusing him of violating firearms regulations.Brent See is charged with making, dealing and possessing unregistered and unlicensed silencers.According to documents filed in U.S. district court in Youngstown, agents from the U.S. Postal Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives searched See's Signal Road home in January.According to an affidavit, the investigating ATF agent say...More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 10:03 PM EDT2014-04-23 02:03:02 GMT
The Niles man charged with beating a 65-year-old woman during a home invasion is sentenced has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Andrew Logan handed down the sentence on Tuesday to 19-year-old Anthony Howe, who pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with robbery, kidnapping, assault and burglary.Police say that Howe forced his way into a North Butler Street home in Niles on December30 and pistol whipped his victim when she pulled out a gun. Ho...More >>
The Niles man charged with beating a 65-year-old woman during a home invasion is sentenced has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Andrew Logan handed down the sentence on Tuesday to 19-year-old Anthony Howe, who pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with robbery, kidnapping, assault and burglary.Police say that Howe forced his way into a North Butler Street home in Niles on December30 and pistol whipped his victim when she pulled out a gun. Ho...More >>
WARREN, Ohio - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle injury crash at the Horvath Trailer Park in Warren Township.According to authoritiesa Chevrolet Monte Carlo was heading east bound on North River Road when it drove off the right side of the roadway striking a guardrail. The car continued down the road before veering off the left side of the road and striking a mobile home in the Horvath Trailer Park, just after 12:30 this morning. The driver of the vehicle wasMore >>
WARREN, Ohio - The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle injury crash at the Horvath Trailer Park in Warren Township.According to authoritiesa Chevrolet Monte Carlo was heading east bound on North River Road when it drove off the right side of the roadway striking a guardrail. The car continued down the road before veering off the left side of the road and striking a mobile home in the Horvath Trailer Park, just after 12:30 this morning. The driver of the vehicle was More >>
A Lisbon man used a combination of his and his daughter's birthday to pick winning numbers in an Ohio lottery game. Using the combination of numbers Jeffery Boyle of Lisbon matched all five numbers of the April 20 Rolling Cash 5 drawing. Four others also picked winning combinations and split the over $800,000 jackpot. Boyle's share was just over $216,000 and he walked away with just over $153,000 after mandatory state and federal taxes. Boyle says he plans to used the money to make improvemen...More >>
A Lisbon man used a combination of his and his daughter's birthday to pick winning numbers in an Ohio lottery game. Using the combination of numbers Jeffery Boyle of Lisbon matched all five numbers of the April 20 Rolling Cash 5 drawing. Four others also picked winning combinations and split the over $800,000 jackpot. Boyle's share was just over $216,000 and he walked away with just over $153,000 after mandatory state and federal taxes. Boyle says he plans to used the money to make improvemen...More >>
A Lisbon man went fishing and caught more than he expected according to police. Police says that Warren Garwood snagged a sack full of jewlery and old watches while he was fishing at Highlandtown Lake on Sunday. Police report they are checking reports for any stolen jewelry that matches the discrption of the pieces Garwood caught. The pieces are covered in mud but are blieved to be mainly costume jeweleryMore >>
A Lisbon man went fishing and caught more than he expected according to police. Police says that Warren Garwood snagged a sack full of jewlery and old watches while he was fishing at Highlandtown Lake on Sunday. Police report they are checking reports for any stolen jewelry that matches the discrption of the pieces Garwood caught. The pieces are covered in mud but are blieved to be mainly costume jeweleryMore >>
The jobs picture in the Mahoning Valley is following state and national trends by continuing to show improvement.Figures releasedTuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statisticsshow the Youngstown-Warren Metropolitan area had aa 6.9% unemployment rate in March.The last time the metro area had a lower rate was in May of 2008, when 6.3% of the valley's labor force was out of work.The March unemployment figure iseight tenths of a percent better than the February rate of 7.7%, and 1.6% better than the M...More >>
The jobs picture in the Mahoning Valley is following state and national trends by continuing to show improvement.Figures releasedTuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statisticsshow the Youngstown-Warren Metropolitan area had aa 6.9% unemployment rate in March.The last time the metro area had a lower rate was in May of 2008, when 6.3% of the valley's labor force was out of work.The March unemployment figure iseight tenths of a percent better than the February rate of 7.7%, and 1.6% better than the M...More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 4:44 PM EDT2014-04-22 20:44:39 GMT
One of the people credited with being the brainchild of Warren's Grohl Alley says most of the graffiti on the artwork has been covered up.Joe O'Grady tells 21 News that artists worked through the weekend re-painting the sculpture and murals that had been defaced with spray paint.The alley is dedicated to Warren native and musician Dave Grohl, who is a drummer for the group the Foo Fighters.O'Grady says more people are stepping up to make the tribute even better. The Ken Greco Companyis offeri...More >>
One of the people credited with being the brainchild of Warren's Grohl Alley says most of the graffiti on the artwork has been covered up.Joe O'Grady tells 21 News that artists worked through the weekend re-painting the sculpture and murals that had been defaced with spray paint.The alley is dedicated to Warren native and musician Dave Grohl, who is a drummer for the group the Foo Fighters.O'Grady says more people are stepping up to make the tribute even better. The Ken Greco Companyis offeri...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:52 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:52:10 GMT
This Saturday will mark the 30th anniversary of the devastating fire that led to the closing of the Idora Amusement Park. Glenn Stevens took a look back at Idora Park's history and the memories it made for generations. More >>
This Saturday will mark the 30th anniversary of the devastating fire that led to the closing of the Idora Amusement Park. Glenn Stevens took a look back at Idora Park's history and the memories it made for generations. More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 4:02 PM EDT2014-04-23 20:02:52 GMT
For the 58th consecutive year, the Westminster Presbyterian Church is holding a used book sale. The sale has a many books at discounted prices for those wanting to get a jump their summer reading. The sale is open today until 9 p.m. and tomorrow and Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is being held at the church located at 119 Stadium Drive in Boardman.More >>
For the 58th consecutive year, the Westminster Presbyterian Church is holding a used book sale. The sale has a many books at discounted prices for those wanting to get a jump their summer reading. The sale is open today until 9 p.m. and tomorrow and Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and is being held at the church located at 119 Stadium Drive in Boardman.More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 3:17 PM EDT2014-04-22 19:17:07 GMT
The Mahoning County Grand jury will decide ifa Youngstown teenager will be tried as an adult fora shooting death.The case of 16-yr-old Damarrea Harris was bound over to the Grand Jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter and aggravatedrobbery.The charges were originally filed in juvenile court after David Perkins of Niles was shot in the backin the driveway of a Hilton Avenue home in October.Harris remains in the Mahoning County jail without bond.More >>
The Mahoning County Grand jury will decide ifa Youngstown teenager will be tried as an adult fora shooting death.The case of 16-yr-old Damarrea Harris was bound over to the Grand Jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter and aggravatedrobbery.The charges were originally filed in juvenile court after David Perkins of Niles was shot in the backin the driveway of a Hilton Avenue home in October.Harris remains in the Mahoning County jail without bond.More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 1:00 PM EDT2014-04-22 17:00:33 GMT
(AP) - Supporters of the latest version of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at overturning Ohio's gay marriage ban can now gather signatures to get the measure on the ballot. The Ohio Ballot Board agreed Tuesday that the proposed "Freedom to Marry and Religious Freedom Amendment" contains a single constitutional amendment, clearing the way for the effort to move forward. The updated amendment includes language requiring that all legally valid marriages be treated equa...More >>
(AP) - Supporters of the latest version of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at overturning Ohio's gay marriage ban can now gather signatures to get the measure on the ballot. The Ohio Ballot Board agreed Tuesday that the proposed "Freedom to Marry and Religious Freedom Amendment" contains a single constitutional amendment, clearing the way for the effort to move forward. The updated amendment includes language requiring that all legally valid marriages be treated equa...More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 12:54 PM EDT2014-04-22 16:54:11 GMT
(AP) - Ohio State University has started a campaign to vaccinate more students and employees against mumps as an outbreak continues to spread. Interim President Joseph Alutto sent a university-wide email Monday urging those who are most susceptible to the virus to receive two doses of the vaccine unless they can document that they have already been immunized. Alutto said in the email that it wasn't required but compliance is "strongly recommended." The Columbus Dispatch report...More >>
(AP) - Ohio State University has started a campaign to vaccinate more students and employees against mumps as an outbreak continues to spread. Interim President Joseph Alutto sent a university-wide email Monday urging those who are most susceptible to the virus to receive two doses of the vaccine unless they can document that they have already been immunized. Alutto said in the email that it wasn't required but compliance is "strongly recommended." The Columbus Dispatch report...More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 12:36 PM EDT2014-04-22 16:36:43 GMT
(AP) - Gov. Tom Corbett is now asking a federal judge to decide a constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania's law banning same-sex marriage without a trial.More >>
(AP) - Gov. Tom Corbett is now asking a federal judge to decide a constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania's law banning same-sex marriage without a trial.More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 11:26 AM EDT2014-04-22 15:26:41 GMT
Two Democrats are running for the only available Trumbull County commissioner seat.They are Incumbent Frank Fuda and current Hubbard Councilwoman Lisha Pompili-Baumiller.Pompili-Baumiller feels the county needs to become more aggressive in attracting business. Fuda notes the success of the county in recent years, and says it needs to continue in its current direction.“Looking for grants to make us more enticeable area, to clean this area up so that businesses will actually want to locate to t...More >>
Two Democrats are running for the only available Trumbull County commissioner seat.They are Incumbent Frank Fuda and current Hubbard Councilwoman Lisha Pompili-Baumiller.Pompili-Baumiller feels the county needs to become more aggressive in attracting business. Fuda notes the success of the county in recent years, and says it needs to continue in its current direction.“Looking for grants to make us more enticeable area, to clean this area up so that businesses will actually want to locate to t...More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 10:35 AM EDT2014-04-22 14:35:03 GMT
(AP) - A volunteer football coach whose house was the scene of a party that preceded the rape of a girl by two high school football players is expected to plead no contest to charges that arose from an investigation into the rape.Attorney general spokesman Dan Tierney says defendant Matt Belardineis expected to plead no contest Tuesday in Jefferson County court to one count of making a false statement and one count of enabling underage drinking.Tierney says counts of obstructing official busi...More >>
(AP) - A volunteer football coach whose house was the scene of a party that preceded the rape of a girl by two high school football players is expected to plead no contest to charges that arose from an investigation into the rape.Attorney general spokesman Dan Tierney says defendant Matt Belardineis expected to plead no contest Tuesday in Jefferson County court to one count of making a false statement and one count of enabling underage drinking.Tierney says counts of obstructing official busi...More >>
Tuesday, April 22 2014 6:21 AM EDT2014-04-22 10:21:34 GMT
(AP) - General Motors Co. has filed suit in a U.S. bankruptcy court asking a judge to protect the company from legal claims for actions that took place before it emerged from bankruptcy in 2009.The suit was filed Monday evening in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. A hearing has not yet been set.The filing asserts that the "numerous lawsuits" recently filed throughout the United States dealing with GM's recall of cars with possible ignition switch problems are ...More >>
(AP) - General Motors Co. has filed suit in a U.S. bankruptcy court asking a judge to protect the company from legal claims for actions that took place before it emerged from bankruptcy in 2009.The suit was filed Monday evening in the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. A hearing has not yet been set.The filing asserts that the "numerous lawsuits" recently filed throughout the United States dealing with GM's recall of cars with possible ignition switch problems are ...More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 10:28 PM EDT2014-04-22 02:28:23 GMT
(AP) - Ohio Gov. John Kasichhas signed a bill making it easier for schools, camps and coaches to stock general-use supplies of epinephrine shots used to counter allergic reactions.The measure unanimously passed both chambers of the Legislature earlier this month. Kasich signed it on Monday.The legislation would not force schools and others to stock epinephrine injectors, but would allow the practice by removing barriers such as cost.Currently, parents who know their child has allergies can se...More >>
(AP) - Ohio Gov. John Kasichhas signed a bill making it easier for schools, camps and coaches to stock general-use supplies of epinephrine shots used to counter allergic reactions.The measure unanimously passed both chambers of the Legislature earlier this month. Kasich signed it on Monday.The legislation would not force schools and others to stock epinephrine injectors, but would allow the practice by removing barriers such as cost.Currently, parents who know their child has allergies can se...More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 9:51 PM EDT2014-04-22 01:51:42 GMT
Members of America's Military are being asked to take part in an important mission in Youngstown.The city has applied for a grant to utilize Department of Defense personnel to provide demolition, trash and brush removal services at no cost to the taxpayers of Youngstown.The activities would take place in the neighborhoods between Indianola Avenue, Midlothian Boulevard, South Avenue, and Glenwood Avenue in efforts to stabilize the area and curb further population decline. Should all activities...More >>
Members of America's Military are being asked to take part in an important mission in Youngstown.The city has applied for a grant to utilize Department of Defense personnel to provide demolition, trash and brush removal services at no cost to the taxpayers of Youngstown.The activities would take place in the neighborhoods between Indianola Avenue, Midlothian Boulevard, South Avenue, and Glenwood Avenue in efforts to stabilize the area and curb further population decline. Should all activities...More >>
A jury took less than three hours toconvict asuspect of murdering a Youngstown teenager.After starting to deliberate late Monday morning, the jury in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court handed up a guilty verdict before 3:00 p.m.against20-year-old Lamar Reese.Reesewas one of two men charged in connection with the September, 2011murder of 17-year-old Joshua Davis, who was shot to death outside his mother's home on Willis Avenue.Reese, who turned down a plea deal before the start of his trial, w...More >>
A jury took less than three hours toconvict asuspect of murdering a Youngstown teenager.After starting to deliberate late Monday morning, the jury in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court handed up a guilty verdict before 3:00 p.m.against20-year-old Lamar Reese.Reesewas one of two men charged in connection with the September, 2011murder of 17-year-old Joshua Davis, who was shot to death outside his mother's home on Willis Avenue.Reese, who turned down a plea deal before the start of his trial, w...More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 9:25 PM EDT2014-04-22 01:25:59 GMT
Employees at Second Sole in Boardman were glued to the live streaming web coverage of the 118th Boston Marathon Monday, keeping tabs on their friends who hit the race route without fear."It was emotional, because even along the course, you were seeing lots of people with signs saying 'Boston Strong'," Jaclyn Disibio says, a Poland native and first-time marathon runner.Disibio joined thousands in what was the second largest marathon in history-- one year after the attacks."If ...More >>
Employees at Second Sole in Boardman were glued to the live streaming web coverage of the 118th Boston Marathon Monday, keeping tabs on their friends who hit the race route without fear."It was emotional, because even along the course, you were seeing lots of people with signs saying 'Boston Strong'," Jaclyn Disibio says, a Poland native and first-time marathon runner.Disibio joined thousands in what was the second largest marathon in history-- one year after the attacks."If ...More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 9:01 PM EDT2014-04-22 01:01:59 GMT
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A June hearing is scheduled following an investigation into illegal campaign contributions made by former Youngstown Mayor Chuck Sammarone and former mayoral candidate Demaine Kitchen.The Ohio Elections Commission is reviewing a $4,000 cash contribution made to Kitchen by Sammarone. State law doesn't permit cash contributions of more than $100s.Kitchen paid $2,500 restitution to Sammarone.More >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A June hearing is scheduled following an investigation into illegal campaign contributions made by former Youngstown Mayor Chuck Sammarone and former mayoral candidate Demaine Kitchen.The Ohio Elections Commission is reviewing a $4,000 cash contribution made to Kitchen by Sammarone. State law doesn't permit cash contributions of more than $100s.Kitchen paid $2,500 restitution to Sammarone.More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 8:45 PM EDT2014-04-22 00:45:59 GMT
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Youngstown police are trying to find out who killed a dog with a crossbow last night.Rodd Coonce says he was outside working in his yard on Madison Avenue when he heard a noise and then a loud yelp from his golden retriever. Seconds later, his dog walked up to him with a wound on the side of his body and then died soon after.Police followed a blood trail to the next door apartment building and found a bloodied crossbow arrow.“If there was a problem with the dog getting out ...More >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - Youngstown police are trying to find out who killed a dog with a crossbow last night.Rodd Coonce says he was outside working in his yard on Madison Avenue when he heard a noise and then a loud yelp from his golden retriever. Seconds later, his dog walked up to him with a wound on the side of his body and then died soon after.Police followed a blood trail to the next door apartment building and found a bloodied crossbow arrow.“If there was a problem with the dog getting out ...More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 3:50 PM EDT2014-04-21 19:50:00 GMT
The Ohio Adult Parole Authority held a hearing on Monday for a former Niles man convicted of raping several women while he was pretendingto be apolice officer.In 1992,a judge in Mahoning County sentenced 46-year-old Aaron Tabor to 18 to 43 years in prison after being convicted on twenty charges including rape, assault, kidnapping and impersonating a police officer.Madison is currently incarcerated at the Madison Correctional Facility in London, Ohio.Parole authorities are not expected to rele...More >>
The Ohio Adult Parole Authority held a hearing on Monday for a former Niles man convicted of raping several women while he was pretendingto be apolice officer.In 1992,a judge in Mahoning County sentenced 46-year-old Aaron Tabor to 18 to 43 years in prison after being convicted on twenty charges including rape, assault, kidnapping and impersonating a police officer.Madison is currently incarcerated at the Madison Correctional Facility in London, Ohio.Parole authorities are not expected to rele...More >>
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A newspaper investigation has found the average pay gap between men and women in the offices of four of Ohio's five elected statewide officials has grown to almost $10 an hour, as it's shrunk to under a dollar across the rest of state government.The Dayton Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1jWcGS7 ) women working in Republican Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) office earn $9.81-an-hour less, on average, than men. That's the highest gender pay gap among statewide officeholders...More >>
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - A newspaper investigation has found the average pay gap between men and women in the offices of four of Ohio's five elected statewide officials has grown to almost $10 an hour, as it's shrunk to under a dollar across the rest of state government.The Dayton Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/1jWcGS7 ) women working in Republican Gov. John Kasich's (KAY'-siks) office earn $9.81-an-hour less, on average, than men. That's the highest gender pay gap among statewide officeholders...More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 10:12 AM EDT2014-04-21 14:12:20 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy is encouraging Ohioans to participate in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's "Drug Take-Back Day" next weekend. The event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday allows people to drop off expired or unused prescription medications. The DEA is coordinating with local law enforcement agencies, which will accept the discarded controlled substances at various places around the state. Drop-off sites can be found here: http://1.usa.gov/PmDUp...More >>
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy is encouraging Ohioans to participate in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's "Drug Take-Back Day" next weekend. The event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday allows people to drop off expired or unused prescription medications. The DEA is coordinating with local law enforcement agencies, which will accept the discarded controlled substances at various places around the state. Drop-off sites can be found here: http://1.usa.gov/PmDUp...More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 9:44 AM EDT2014-04-21 13:44:43 GMT
MASON, Ohio (AP) - A new roller coaster at southwestern Ohio's Kings Island theme park is expected to contribute to another year of record revenue and attendance for its parent company. Sandusky-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. owns the park in Mason, as well as Cedar Point in northern Ohio. Net revenues last year reached $1.14 billion. A record-breaking 23.5 million visitors in 2013 attended Cedar Fair's 15 amusement and water parks in Ohio, eight other states and Canada. The Dayton Daily...More >>
MASON, Ohio (AP) - A new roller coaster at southwestern Ohio's Kings Island theme park is expected to contribute to another year of record revenue and attendance for its parent company. Sandusky-based Cedar Fair Entertainment Co. owns the park in Mason, as well as Cedar Point in northern Ohio. Net revenues last year reached $1.14 billion. A record-breaking 23.5 million visitors in 2013 attended Cedar Fair's 15 amusement and water parks in Ohio, eight other states and Canada. The Dayton Daily...More >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 9:32 PM EDT2014-04-21 01:32:17 GMT
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) - Some communities are trying to fight back against the scourge of heroin, with rallies, town halls, and social media.In southwest Ohio's Butler County, heroin deaths are increasing at stunning rates and communities have turned to a task force, town halls, and poster-waving rallies. Some activists are using a northern Kentucky group that formed two years ago as a model.One activist leader in Butler County says heroin is "a 360-degree problem" that is impacting everyone.Ohi...More >>
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) - Some communities are trying to fight back against the scourge of heroin, with rallies, town halls, and social media.In southwest Ohio's Butler County, heroin deaths are increasing at stunning rates and communities have turned to a task force, town halls, and poster-waving rallies. Some activists are using a northern Kentucky group that formed two years ago as a model.One activist leader in Butler County says heroin is "a 360-degree problem" that is impacting everyone.Ohi...More >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 9:25 PM EDT2014-04-21 01:25:56 GMT
PITTSBURGH (AP) - After early complaints that out-of-state firms got the most jobs, some local construction workers and union members in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia say they're now benefiting in a big way from the Marcellus and Utica Shale fracking boom.That vocal support from blue-collar workers complicates efforts by environmentalists to limit drilling.The Laborers' International Union, or LIUNA, says that construction work its members do on large pipeline jobs in Pennsylvania and ...More >>
PITTSBURGH (AP) - After early complaints that out-of-state firms got the most jobs, some local construction workers and union members in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia say they're now benefiting in a big way from the Marcellus and Utica Shale fracking boom.That vocal support from blue-collar workers complicates efforts by environmentalists to limit drilling.The Laborers' International Union, or LIUNA, says that construction work its members do on large pipeline jobs in Pennsylvania and ...More >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 9:22 PM EDT2014-04-21 01:22:01 GMT
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Hog farms in Ohio are reporting cases of a relatively new disease that kills newborn pigs.The state's agriculture department says it has recorded a couple hundred confirmed cases of the virus across Ohio.The disease first found a year ago causes baby pigs to become dehydrated and die.Severe strains of the virus can wipe out a farm's entire supply of baby pigs.The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently said the die-off has had a hand in shrinking the nation's pig herd by 3...More >>
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Hog farms in Ohio are reporting cases of a relatively new disease that kills newborn pigs.The state's agriculture department says it has recorded a couple hundred confirmed cases of the virus across Ohio.The disease first found a year ago causes baby pigs to become dehydrated and die.Severe strains of the virus can wipe out a farm's entire supply of baby pigs.The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently said the die-off has had a hand in shrinking the nation's pig herd by 3...More >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 9:10 PM EDT2014-04-21 01:10:04 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state's attorney general is offering tips for Ohioans to protect their personal information following a major breakdown in Internet security revealed earlier this month.The so-called "Heartbleed" security problem has put millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information at risk.The extent of the damage caused by the breakdown is unknown. The security hole exists on a vast number of the Internet's Web servers and went undetected for more than t...More >>
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state's attorney general is offering tips for Ohioans to protect their personal information following a major breakdown in Internet security revealed earlier this month.The so-called "Heartbleed" security problem has put millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information at risk.The extent of the damage caused by the breakdown is unknown. The security hole exists on a vast number of the Internet's Web servers and went undetected for more than t...More >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 10:52 AM EDT2014-04-20 14:52:53 GMT
Sales of GM-brand vehicles in China should reach 5 million next year, and Cadillac sales will double to 100,000, the president of General Motors said Sunday.More >>
The president of General Motors said Sunday that the company and local partners are boosting production capacity for GM-brand vehicles in China to 5 million.More >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 10:26 AM EDT2014-04-20 14:26:01 GMT
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Ohio-based Goodyear Tire Rubber Co. has narrowed the list of possible names for the new airship that is the next generation of its famous blimp.The Akron Beacon Journalreports people submitted more than 15,000 suggestions through a naming contest. The ten finalists include Ambassador, Explorer, Inspiration and Pride of Goodyear.People can vote for their favorites on Goodyear's website for the next three weeks. Goodyear has said whoever submitted winning name will get acces...More >>
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Ohio-based Goodyear Tire Rubber Co. has narrowed the list of possible names for the new airship that is the next generation of its famous blimp.The Akron Beacon Journalreports people submitted more than 15,000 suggestions through a naming contest. The ten finalists include Ambassador, Explorer, Inspiration and Pride of Goodyear.People can vote for their favorites on Goodyear's website for the next three weeks. Goodyear has said whoever submitted winning name will get acces...More >>
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors waited years to recall nearly 335,000 Saturn Ions for power steering failures despite getting thousands of consumer complaints and more than 30,000 warranty repair claims, according to government documents released Saturday.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government's auto safety watchdog, also didn't seek a recall of the compact car from the 2004 through 2007 model years even though it opened an investigation more than two years ago and f...More >>
DETROIT (AP) - General Motors waited years to recall nearly 335,000 Saturn Ions for power steering failures despite getting thousands of consumer complaints and more than 30,000 warranty repair claims, according to government documents released Saturday.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the government's auto safety watchdog, also didn't seek a recall of the compact car from the 2004 through 2007 model years even though it opened an investigation more than two years ago and f...More >>
GROVE CITY, Pa. One person was flown by medical helicopter from Skydive Pennsylvania in Mercer County after a rough landing.Emergency crews responded to the skydiving center at Grove City Airport around 6:50 p.m. Saturday evening.21 News is told the victim's parachute did open, but the man was injured during the landing.His condition is not known at this time.More >>
GROVE CITY, Pa. One person was flown by medical helicopter from Skydive Pennsylvania in Mercer County after a rough landing.Emergency crews responded to the skydiving center at Grove City Airport around 6:50 p.m. Saturday evening.21 News is told the victim's parachute did open, but the man was injured during the landing.His condition is not known at this time.More >>
LISBON, Ohio - Orange barrels won't be the only thing motorists will have to watch for while traveling throughout Columbiana County. Vehicles are often using the same lanes as Amish buggies and localMore >>
LISBON, Ohio - Orange barrels won't be the only thing motorists will have to watch for while traveling throughout Columbiana County.More >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 8:59 AM EDT2014-04-20 12:59:44 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's spring season for hunting wild turkeys opens Monday with youths allowed to begin hunting the popular game bird this weekend.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says Ohio has had above-average hatch years that should result in many 2-year-old and 1-year-old male turkeys. The agency's Division of Wildlife anticipates about 70,000 licensed hunters aside from landowners hunting on their own property.The spring and youth turkey seasons are open statewide with the ...More >>
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's spring season for hunting wild turkeys opens Monday with youths allowed to begin hunting the popular game bird this weekend.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says Ohio has had above-average hatch years that should result in many 2-year-old and 1-year-old male turkeys. The agency's Division of Wildlife anticipates about 70,000 licensed hunters aside from landowners hunting on their own property.The spring and youth turkey seasons are open statewide with the ...More >>
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) - A state agency says it had to postpone a planned search in western Lake Erie for two boaters who disappeared days ago with two others whose bodies have been recovered.More >>
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) - A state agency says it had to postpone a planned search in western Lake Erie for two boaters who disappeared days ago with two others whose bodies have been recovered.More >>
Sunday, April 20 2014 8:41 AM EDT2014-04-20 12:41:21 GMT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A proposal to slap Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry with a new tax is turning the heads of Republican lawmakers amid an increasingly grim budget picture.Some Republicans in the Capitol are predicting that a tax on natural gas extraction could end up in whatever final budget legislation emerges for the fiscal year beginning July 1. They say it would be preferable to cutting spending in an election year.Still, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett opposes a tax on the in...More >>
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A proposal to slap Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry with a new tax is turning the heads of Republican lawmakers amid an increasingly grim budget picture.Some Republicans in the Capitol are predicting that a tax on natural gas extraction could end up in whatever final budget legislation emerges for the fiscal year beginning July 1. They say it would be preferable to cutting spending in an election year.Still, Republican Gov. Tom Corbett opposes a tax on the in...More >>
SHARON, Pa. - WaterFire Sharon will return this summer to the Shenango River. The three big events will have several themes. The theme on July 19th will be "Elements", August 23rd's theme will be "Origins"More >>
SHARON, Pa. - WaterFire Sharon will return this summer to the Shenango River. The three big events will have several themes. The theme on July 19th will be "Elements", August 23rd's theme will be "Origins"More >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Mahoning County Emergency Management Agency now has 52 outdoor warning sirens.The latest siren installation is on the Mahoning County Justice Center. The siren will enhance coverage to downtown Youngstown and Youngstown State University.A state Homeland Security grant funded the purchase and installation.Warning systems are tested every Saturday at noon for one minute.More >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The Mahoning County Emergency Management Agency now has 52 outdoor warning sirens.The latest siren installation is on the Mahoning County Justice Center. The siren will enhance coverage to downtown Youngstown and Youngstown State University.A state Homeland Security grant funded the purchase and installation.Warning systems are tested every Saturday at noon for one minute.More >>
WARREN, Ohio - Hundreds are expected to show up in Warren on Saturday to take part in clean-up effort, after a vandal was caught on camera damaging a tribute to a Warren-born musician.From noon until 4More >>
WARREN, Ohio - Hundreds are expected to show up in Warren on Saturday to take part in a clean-up effort, after a vandal was caught on camera damaging a tribute to a Warren-born musician.More >>
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio - Three Austintown Burger King employees were allegedly held up in an armed robbery Thursday night. Police said two people dressed in black with black ski masks, forced their way in toMore >>
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio - Three Austintown Burger King employees were allegedly held up in an armed robbery Thursday night. Police said two people dressed in black with black ski masks, forced their way in toMore >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A man faces child pornography charges following an FBI investigation. Authorities said Nickie Thomas Gray, Jr., 43, of Youngstown, allegedly received and distributed videos of childrenMore >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A man faces child pornography charges following an FBI investigation. Authorities said Nickie Thomas Gray, Jr., 43, of Youngstown, allegedly received and distributed videos of childrenMore >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A 16-year-old was flown to Akron Children's Hospital with serious injuries, after being trapped under a car during an early morning crash. It was just after 1:00 AM when YoungstownMore >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A 16-year-old was flown to Akron Children's Hospital with serious injuries, after being trapped under a car during an early morning crash. It was just after 1:00 AM when YoungstownMore >>
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state says Ohio's unemployment rate dropped in March to the lowest level in six years.The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday the seasonally adjusted rate in March was 6.1 percent, which was down from 6.5 percent in February. It's the state's lowest jobless rate since April 2008.The state's rate has dipped below the national rate, which was 6.7 percent in both February and March.The state says Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 600...More >>
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state says Ohio's unemployment rate dropped in March to the lowest level in six years.The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday the seasonally adjusted rate in March was 6.1 percent, which was down from 6.5 percent in February. It's the state's lowest jobless rate since April 2008.The state's rate has dipped below the national rate, which was 6.7 percent in both February and March.The state says Ohio's nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 600...More >>
Saturday, April 19 2014 9:21 PM EDT2014-04-20 01:21:20 GMT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state says a record number of Ohioans died from heroin-related overdoses in 2012 as it released the newest available figures for a problem that's been called an epidemic and public health crisis.The Department of Health says 680 people died of heroin overdoses in 2012, up from 426 deaths in 2011, a 60 percent increase.The heroin increase also drove the overall number of fatal drug overdoses to a new record of 1,272 deaths in 2012, up from 1,154 the previous year.The ...More >>
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state says a record number of Ohioans died from heroin-related overdoses in 2012 as it released the newest available figures for a problem that's been called an epidemic and public health crisis.The Department of Health says 680 people died of heroin overdoses in 2012, up from 426 deaths in 2011, a 60 percent increase.The heroin increase also drove the overall number of fatal drug overdoses to a new record of 1,272 deaths in 2012, up from 1,154 the previous year.The ...More >>
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's jobless rate has continued its steady decline.The state Department of Labor and Industry says unemployment fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 6 percent in March. That's the lowest rate since October 2008.The national jobless rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent last month.The data released Friday indicates Pennsylvania's labor force - or the number of people working or searching for work - rose last month by 12,000.Overall, the number of unemployed res...More >>
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's jobless rate has continued its steady decline.The state Department of Labor and Industry says unemployment fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 6 percent in March. That's the lowest rate since October 2008.The national jobless rate was unchanged at 6.7 percent last month.The data released Friday indicates Pennsylvania's labor force - or the number of people working or searching for work - rose last month by 12,000.Overall, the number of unemployed res...More >>
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A second critically-injured student from a mass stabbing at a Pittsburgh-area high school has been upgraded to fair condition.Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville said Friday that only one student there remains in critical condition and two are now in fair condition.Earlier Friday, another student was upgraded from critical to fair condition at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh.The student, identified by family and friends as 17-year-old Jared Boger, appeared...More >>
MURRYSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A second critically-injured student from a mass stabbing at a Pittsburgh-area high school has been upgraded to fair condition.Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville said Friday that only one student there remains in critical condition and two are now in fair condition.Earlier Friday, another student was upgraded from critical to fair condition at UPMC Presbyterian hospital in Pittsburgh.The student, identified by family and friends as 17-year-old Jared Boger, appeared...More >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A Boardman man has been indicted by the Mahoning County Grand Jury. Quincy Henderson, 35, was charged Thursday with 11 counts, including rape, gross sexual imposition, and child endangering. HendersonMore >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A Boardman man has been indicted by the Mahoning County Grand Jury. Quincy Henderson, 35, was charged Thursday with 11 counts, including rape, gross sexual imposition, and child endangering. HendersonMore >>
CHAMPION, Ohio - Students at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center experienced the effects of distracted driving first hand at the Act Out Loud rally hosted by the school.More >>
CHAMPION, Ohio - Students at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center experienced the effects of distracted driving first hand at the Act Out Loud rally hosted by the school.More >>
LISBON, Ohio - A Wellsville man says he will appeal his conviction for molesting a 4-year old girl. After a two-day trial, a jury in Columbiana County convicted Brian Curran of gross sexual imposition.More >>
LISBON, Ohio - A Wellsville man says he will appeal his conviction for molesting a 4-year old girl. After a two-day trial, a jury in Columbiana County convicted Brian Curran of gross sexual imposition.More >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A 21-year-old Youngstown woman involved a hit and run crash will not go to prison. On Thursday, a judge placed Rochelle Taylor on probation for five years and ordered her to completeMore >>
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - A 21-year-old Youngstown woman involved a hit and run crash will not go to prison. On Thursday, a judge placed Rochelle Taylor on probation for five years and ordered her to completeMore >>
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Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:55 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:55:37 GMT
The two unarmed Iraqi brothers posed no threat as they herded cattle in a palm grove where a U.S. Army reconnaissance team was hidden one day seven years ago. But then-Staff Sgt. Michael Barbera took a knee,...More >>
Two unarmed Iraqi brothers posed no threat as they herded cattle in a palm grove where a U.S. Army reconnaissance team was hidden one day seven years ago, a former soldier said Wednesday at a preliminary hearing.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:44 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:44:34 GMT
A federal judge in Oregon is ready to hear arguments about the state's voter-approved prohibition of same-sex marriage, but no one will be in court to support it.More >>
Lawyers for four gay and lesbian couples and the state of Oregon urged a federal judge Wednesday to strike down Oregon's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:44 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:44:21 GMT
Attorneys for two women held in a Cleveland home and abused for a decade say Joan Rivers should apologize for comparing living in her daughter's guest room with the captivity they experienced.More >>
Attorneys for two women held in a Cleveland home and abused for a decade say Joan Rivers should apologize for comparing living in her daughter's guest room with the captivity they experienced.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:14 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:14:35 GMT
For all the tens of billions of dollars that the nation has spent on screening passengers and their bags, few airports made a comparable investment to secure the airplanes themselves.More >>
Long flights can leave anyone a little unsteady, but a teenager who defied the odds, surviving a flight from California to Hawaii tucked in a jetliner's wheel well, was disoriented, thirsty and could barely walk after...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:04 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:04:26 GMT
A small town in southwest Wyoming has been evacuated after an explosion and fire at a natural gas pipeline hub.More >>
A small town in southwest Wyoming was evacuated Wednesday after an explosion and fire at a natural gas processing facility and major national pipeline hub. There were no reports of injuries.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:04 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:04:25 GMT
Archaeologists and Native Americans are clashing over Indian remains and artifacts that were excavated during a construction project in the San Francisco Bay Area and then reburied at an undisclosed location, a...More >>
Archaeologists and Native Americans are clashing over Indian remains and artifacts that were excavated during a construction project in the San Francisco Bay Area and then reburied at an undisclosed location, a newspaper...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 7:54 PM EDT2014-04-23 23:54:41 GMT
Robert Heard, who reported on Texas state government, politics and sports for The Associated Press, has died. He was 84.More >>
Robert Heard, who reported on Texas state government, politics and sports for The Associated Press, including the 1966 University of Texas tower shootings and a groundbreaking series on race and integration of Longhorns...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 7:54 PM EDT2014-04-23 23:54:41 GMT
Federal ocean scientists have released images of the wreckage of a steamship that sank in San Francisco Bay in 1888, a disaster that killed 16 people.More >>
The first images of the newly discovered wreckage of a steamship that sank in San Francisco Bay in 1888, killing 16 people, were released Wednesday by federal ocean scientists.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 7:54 PM EDT2014-04-23 23:54:34 GMT
Spurred by a series of fiery train crashes, a push by government and industry to make safer tank cars used for shipping crude oil and ethanol has bogged down in squabbling and finger-pointing over whether...More >>
Spurred by a series of fiery train crashes, a push by government and industry to make safer tank cars used for shipping crude oil and ethanol has bogged down in squabbling and finger-pointing over whether they're...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 7:24 PM EDT2014-04-23 23:24:31 GMT
A Houston nursing home resident accused of using the armrest of his wheelchair to beat two of his roommates to death is facing a capital murder charge, police said Wednesday.More >>
A Houston nursing home resident accused of using the armrest of his wheelchair to beat two of his roommates to death is facing a capital murder charge, police said Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:55 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:55:28 GMT
President Barack Obama is opening a four-country visit to the Asia-Pacific region in Japan, but the West's dispute with Russia over Ukraine is looming.More >>
Facing fresh questions about his commitment to Asia, President Barack Obama will seek to convince Japan's leaders Thursday that he can deliver on his security and economic pledges, even as the crisis in Ukraine demands...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:34 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:34:38 GMT
The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new open Internet rules that would allow content companies to pay for faster delivery over the so-called "last mile" connection to people's homes.More >>
The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new open Internet rules that would allow content companies to pay for faster delivery over the so-called "last mile" connection to people's homes.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:14 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:14:32 GMT
Apple plans to buy back an additional $30 billion of its stock and raise its quarterly dividend by 8 percent amid a slowdown in revenue growth.More >>
Apple is doling out more of its cash to shareholders and preparing to split its stock for the first time in nine years in an attempt to win back investors fretting about the iPhone maker's slowing sales growth and pace...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 6:46 PM EDT2014-04-23 22:46:19 GMT
Facebook's first-quarter earnings and revenue grew sharply, surpassing Wall Street's expectations thanks to an 82 percent increase in advertising revenue.More >>
Facebook's earnings nearly tripled and revenue grew sharply in the first quarter, surpassing Wall Street's expectations thanks to an 82 percent increase in advertising revenue.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 6:45 PM EDT2014-04-23 22:45:58 GMT
The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between broadcasters and an Internet startup company that has the potential to bring big changes to the television industry.More >>
Grappling with fast-changing technology, Supreme Court justices debated Tuesday whether they can protect the copyrights of TV broadcasters to the shows they send out without strangling innovations in the use of the internet.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 5:14 PM EDT2014-04-23 21:14:38 GMT
By The Associated Press U.S. stock futures barely budged in pre-market trading Wednesday as positive earnings news from U.S. companies was offset by a disappointing economic report from China.More >>
Stocks edged mostly lower Wednesday, breaking a six-day winning streak, as investors were disappointed by the latest round of earnings from U.S. companies.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 4:26 PM EDT2014-04-23 20:26:13 GMT
The founder of Russia's leading social media network - a wunderkind often described as Russia's Mark Zuckerberg - has left his post as CEO and fled the country as cronies of President Vladimir Putin have...More >>
The founder of Russia's leading social media network - a wunderkind often described as Russia's Mark Zuckerberg - has left his post as CEO and fled the country as cronies of President Vladimir Putin have made...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:34 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:34:38 GMT
The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new open Internet rules that would allow content companies to pay for faster delivery over the so-called "last mile" connection to people's homes.More >>
The Federal Communications Commission is set to propose new open Internet rules that would allow content companies to pay for faster delivery over the so-called "last mile" connection to people's homes.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:24 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:24:37 GMT
Forget Jones Beach or the Jersey Shore. A design team says New York's East River could soon be the place for summer fun.More >>
Forget schlepping to Jones Beach or down the Jersey Shore. A Brooklyn design team said Tuesday that New York's East River could be the next great place for a summer swim.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:14 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:14:35 GMT
For all the tens of billions of dollars that the nation has spent on screening passengers and their bags, few airports made a comparable investment to secure the airplanes themselves.More >>
Long flights can leave anyone a little unsteady, but a teenager who defied the odds, surviving a flight from California to Hawaii tucked in a jetliner's wheel well, was disoriented, thirsty and could barely walk after...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 8:14 PM EDT2014-04-24 00:14:32 GMT
Apple plans to buy back an additional $30 billion of its stock and raise its quarterly dividend by 8 percent amid a slowdown in revenue growth.More >>
Apple is doling out more of its cash to shareholders and preparing to split its stock for the first time in nine years in an attempt to win back investors fretting about the iPhone maker's slowing sales growth and pace...More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 6:46 PM EDT2014-04-23 22:46:22 GMT
Online game maker Zynga says company founder Mark Pincus is stepping down as chief product officer, less than a year after he was replaced as the company's CEO.More >>
Online game maker Zynga's founder Mark Pincus is stepping down as chief product officer, less than a year after he was replaced as the company's CEO, as the company's sales slide.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 6:46 PM EDT2014-04-23 22:46:19 GMT
Facebook's first-quarter earnings and revenue grew sharply, surpassing Wall Street's expectations thanks to an 82 percent increase in advertising revenue.More >>
Facebook's earnings nearly tripled and revenue grew sharply in the first quarter, surpassing Wall Street's expectations thanks to an 82 percent increase in advertising revenue.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 6:45 PM EDT2014-04-23 22:45:58 GMT
The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute between broadcasters and an Internet startup company that has the potential to bring big changes to the television industry.More >>
Grappling with fast-changing technology, Supreme Court justices debated Tuesday whether they can protect the copyrights of TV broadcasters to the shows they send out without strangling innovations in the use of the internet.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 4:46 PM EDT2014-04-23 20:46:07 GMT
To hear party operatives describe the fight for the Senate, it's the boogeyman billionaires against the shifty septuagenarian.More >>
The fight for the Senate majority boils down to boogeyman billionaires against the shifty septuagenarian - if party operatives' spin is to be believed.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 4:26 PM EDT2014-04-23 20:26:27 GMT
The head of the New York Police Department admits he was caught off guard by the harsh response to a harmless attempt at community outreach on Twitter.More >>
To put it in social media terms, the New York Police Department got trolled.More >>
Wednesday, April 23 2014 4:26 PM EDT2014-04-23 20:26:13 GMT
The founder of Russia's leading social media network - a wunderkind often described as Russia's Mark Zuckerberg - has left his post as CEO and fled the country as cronies of President Vladimir Putin have...More >>
The founder of Russia's leading social media network - a wunderkind often described as Russia's Mark Zuckerberg - has left his post as CEO and fled the country as cronies of President Vladimir Putin have made...More >>
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
Monday, April 21 2014 10:47 PM EDT2014-04-22 02:47:39 GMT
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Captain America really is unbeatable - at least at the box office"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" has been the top draw at theaters for three consecutive weeks, vanquishing would-be foes including the new thriller starring Johnny Depp.According to Monday's final box office figures, the Marvel sequel added $25.6 million in ticket sales over the weekend. "The Winter Soldier" has made more than $200 million domestically since logging the best April opening in history."Hea...More >>
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Captain America really is unbeatable - at least at the box office"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" has been the top draw at theaters for three consecutive weeks, vanquishing would-be foes including the new thriller starring Johnny Depp.According to Monday's final box office figures, the Marvel sequel added $25.6 million in ticket sales over the weekend. "The Winter Soldier" has made more than $200 million domestically since logging the best April opening in history."Hea...More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 10:37 PM EDT2014-04-22 02:37:26 GMT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix is preparing a sequel unlikely to be a hit with its subscribers. The Internet video service is about to raise its prices for the first time in three years to help pay for more Internet video programming such as its popular political drama "House of Cards."The increase, to take place sometime before July, will hike prices by $1 or $2 per month for new customers. The company's nearly 36 million current subscribers will continue to pay $8 per month for at least the n...More >>
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Netflix is preparing a sequel unlikely to be a hit with its subscribers. The Internet video service is about to raise its prices for the first time in three years to help pay for more Internet video programming such as its popular political drama "House of Cards."The increase, to take place sometime before July, will hike prices by $1 or $2 per month for new customers. The company's nearly 36 million current subscribers will continue to pay $8 per month for at least the n...More >>
Monday, April 21 2014 10:35 AM EDT2014-04-21 14:35:30 GMT
From the disappearances of aviator Amelia Earhart to labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa, there's just something about a good mystery that Americans find too tantalizing to resist. Perhaps that's why the saga of...More >>
From the disappearances of aviator Amelia Earhart to labor union leader Jimmy Hoffa, there's just something about a good mystery that Americans find too tantalizing to resist. Perhaps that's why the saga of missing...More >>
Saturday, April 19 2014 11:02 PM EDT2014-04-20 03:02:53 GMT
Facebook users in the U.S. will soon be able to see which of their friends are in close proximity using a new feature the company is launching on Thursday.More >>
Facebook users in the U.S. will soon be able to see which of their friends are nearby using a new feature the company is launching on Thursday.More >>
Saturday, April 19 2014 9:35 PM EDT2014-04-20 01:35:04 GMT
MASON, Ohio (AP) - Kings Island theme park in southwest Ohio is unveiling a new inverted roller coaster more than 4,000 feet long with speeds up to 68 miles per hour.The "Banshee" is making its debut Friday at the park north of Cincinnati.Kings Island says the steel roller coaster named for a wailing mythological messenger from the underworld includes a 167-foot lift hill and a 150-foot curved first drop. Riders also will experience a zero-gravity roll.Three trains containing eight cars each ...More >>
MASON, Ohio (AP) - Kings Island theme park in southwest Ohio is unveiling a new inverted roller coaster more than 4,000 feet long with speeds up to 68 miles per hour.The "Banshee" is making its debut Friday at the park north of Cincinnati.Kings Island says the steel roller coaster named for a wailing mythological messenger from the underworld includes a 167-foot lift hill and a 150-foot curved first drop. Riders also will experience a zero-gravity roll.Three trains containing eight cars each ...More >>
A report published showed that 3.1 million smartphones were stolen in the US last year, that’s a big jump from the 1.6 million figure in 2012. Losing devices continues to be a serious problem too.More >>
A report published showed that 3.1 million smartphones were stolen in the US last year, that’s a big jump from the 1.6 million figure in 2012. Losing devices continues to be a serious problem too.More >>
Memorable Meals will highlight the Valley's delicious ethnic food traditions and heritages; celebrate family meals from the garden and special foods of restaurants old and new; and connect the current local More >>
Memorable Meals will highlight the Valley's delicious ethnic food traditions and heritages; celebrate family meals from the garden and special foods of restaurants old and new; and connect the current local food trend with the Valley's deep agricultural roots.More >>
iver Rock at the Amp classic rock concerts take the stage rain or shine at the Warren Community Amphitheatre. The Amp is located in picturesque downtown Warren, Ohio. More >>
iver Rock at the Amp classic rock concerts take the stage rain or shine at the Warren Community Amphitheatre. The Amp is located in picturesque downtown Warren, Ohio, along Millionaires’ Row and adjacent to historic Courthouse Park overlooking the Mahoning River. The Amp is owned and maintained by the city of WarrenMore >>
Tuesday, April 15 2014 2:04 PM EDT2014-04-15 18:04:57 GMT
NILES, Ohio – The Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra are excited to host one of the Valley's premiere summer events, POPS at the Ballpark,More >>
NILES, Ohio – The Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra are excited to host one of the Valley's premiere summer events, POPS at the Ballpark, presented by Stanley E. Shearer with Northwestern Mutual and 21 WFMJ on Saturday, August 23, 2014 at Eastwood Field.More >>
In this installment of Take 5 with the Regional Chamber, we'll give you a glimpse at how the March of Dimes is working to help the Valley's premature infants live full, healthy lives.More >>
In this installment of Take 5 with the Regional Chamber, we'll give you a glimpse at how the March of Dimes is working to help the Valley's premature infants live full, healthy lives.More >>
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