Congressman Mike Rulli is standing by a decision to hire a man who was forced to repay tens of thousands of dollars as part of an alleged fake charity scheme set up purporting to assist the residents of East Palestine in his Congressional office.

21 News has been investigating concerns about the conditions and operations at the Columbiana County Jail.

Among the concerns are untrained staff, use of excessive force and lack of proper health care. Examples like these and others are reflected in a federal lawsuit filed in 2022 that alleges mistreatment and wrongful actions in the Columbiana County Jail

Their premise is to drive economic development and job creation. How they select what projects to invest in, is kept confidential.

Could the non-profit tasked with supporting economic growth in Ohio funnel a portion of profits from liquor sales back to the struggling businesses that fund their budget?

The Columbiana County cancer clinic levy, the only one of it's kind in the state, brings in $2.3 million in the 10 year levy period

Part one of our Watchdog report that looks closer at Mahoning County's TB levy.

Newly released 911 audio shows the chaos of that day, and how delays by the Youngstown Water Department and FirstEnergy hampered rescue attempts to get inside that building.

21 News obtained pictures that show people dressed as construction workers taking items out of the realty building at dusk, on the night of July 11.

For several days , 21 news has been looking into the possibility that items were taken after Wednesday, July 10. 

Much of the uncertainty lies with what crew was working on the building, and the qualifications of these workers.
One of the questions 21 news has been asking is why the city awarded this work directly to the building's owner without taking bids.