Iran war talks see progress

July 28, 2026

CAIRO (AP) — Mediators have achieved progress in getting the United States and Iran back to negotiations, regional officials said Monday, after both sides paused attacks following a period of rapidly escalating tensions. But scattered attacks by armed groups across the region underscored the lingering tensions. Saudi Arabia said it had shot down drones fired by Iran-backed militias in Iraq that had targeted its petroleum facilities. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen meanwhile claimed to have attacked Saudi oil facilities as part of a separate but related conflict. It was unclear if ...

Mecca community comes together for celebration

July 28, 2026

MECCA — Township residents and visitors were able to spend time together over the weekend at an annual summer community event that celebrates the township and what it has to offer. The sixth annual Mecca Community Day was coordinated by Christen Clemson, a township trustee, and resident ...

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

July 28, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. The Justice Department asked the justices to halt for now ...

Watkins seeks harsher penalties for repeat nonviolent offenders

July 28, 2026

Staff report WARREN — A Trumbull County man, who has been arrested 69 times and imprisoned four times, is headed back to prison for another stretch behind bars for only two years following his July 14 sentencing. The sentence was the maximum allowed by Ohio law because Ohio has eliminated habitual criminal statutes and many repeat-offender escalation of penalties provisions. Trumbull County Prosecutor Dennis Watkins has assigned Trumbull County First Assistant Prosecutor Christopher Becker and Chief of the Criminal Division Mike Burnett to propose legislation that would bring ...

Where dreams came true

July 27, 2026

WARREN — It was 90 years ago this summer that a young Neil Armstrong missed church one Sunday to take his first flight in a metal airplane off Parkman Road in Warren. More than 70 people gathered Sunday afternoon at the Neil Armstrong Lunar Module site, where a special tribute took place ...

YSU ROTC alumni gather for reunion

July 27, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — It was a picnic for heroes. The annual Youngstown State University ROTC (Reserve Officers Training Corps) alumni gathering took place Saturday afternoon at the Pollock House pavilion on campus. A 1974 YSU graduate with a major in political science and former ROTC member Dave ...