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The latest from the 21 Newsroom

Many Americans still shying away from EVs despite Biden push, AP-NORC/EPIC poll finds

 

Many Americans still aren’t sold on going electric for their next car purchase.

OSHA investigating deadly Realty Tower explosion, injuries in Youngstown

 
Scott Allen, U.S. Department of Labor, told 21 News that the OSHA inspections will look at the death and injuries at the JP Morgan Chase Bank bank and Greenheart Companies, which was working inside the building at the time of the explosion. 
 

Youngstown 'fire demo house' burns earlier than planned

 
Flames lit up the sky over Youngstown’s East Side overnight as a house went up in smoke.
 

One injured in I-80 rollover crash in Mercer County

 
One person is hospitalized after an accident along Interstate 80 in Mercer County.
 

Grand Jury to consider case of Hubbard driver charged in deadly crash

 
A passenger in the car, 41-year-old Nicholas Thompson of Youngstown, died in the crash.
 

2 killed, 1 injured in head-on Columbiana County crash

 
The HHR went left of center, hitting the Suburban head-on.
 

Vienna Township looks to raise money with speed cameras

 
The township finally has about $300,000 to make payroll and utilities through July and can't even afford to pay for tires for the fire chief who works for free. 
 

Austintown trustees reverse decision and will permit one marijuana dispensary in township

 
This would put Austintown in a similar position to Youngstown, who is also discussing a moratorium that would allow for only one adult-use marijuana dispensary in the city.
 

Lordstown passes ordinance banning recreational marijuana sales in village

 
Ohio voters approved Issue 2 last year, legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio, but the amendment allows communities to create ordinances prohibiting adult-use recreational weed businesses.
 

Billboard hopes to bring new leads in disappearance of Youngstown woman

 
Joanne Elaine Coughlin, 21, went missing on December 27, 1974, after signing in at a health spa in Boardman.
 

YPD offers more information about man shot in neck near South Side gas station

 
Youngstown Police are investigating a Sunday morning shooting on the city's south side.
 

Former Warren officer adds attorneys to defense team, trial set for August

 
A final pretrial is scheduled for August 5.
 

Inmate stabbed in forehead at private prison in Youngstown

 
Police say the 28-year-old inmate was taken to the emergency room with stab wounds to his forehead, left arm and left knee.
 

MLB player Tucupita Marcano faces possible lifetime ban for alleged baseball bets, AP source says

 

MLB is looking into allegations Marcano bet on games involving the Pittsburgh Pirates while on the team’s injured list last season, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing.

Powder kegs: 50 years ago, 10-cent beers helped turn a Cleveland baseball game into a bloody riot

 

Fifty years ago, cheap beer helped turn a routine major league game into a bloody riot.

'The Heat Is On' - 80s and muggy

 
Eighties and humidity for the first half of the week. Keep sunscreen handy, an umbrella too as we approach midweek.

 

 

 
 

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