Friday crash on state Route 5 kills 25-year-old motorcyclist

September 12, 2026

BRACEVILLE TOWNSHIP — A 25-year-old Leavittsburg man died in a two-vehicle accident on state Route 5 Friday night near the intersection of state Route 82 in what some people call the Center Of The World. The Ohio State Highway Patrol stated in a press release that Devin Totherow was traveling eastbound on Route 5 on a 2011 Harley-Davidson Electra Glide at 9:26 p.m. A juvenile was driving a 2001 Ford Mustang westbound on Route 5 and tried to turn left into a private parking lot. As the Mustang traveled left of center into the eastbound lanes to complete the turn, it was struck by ...

How employment specialists help build new futures

September 12, 2026

When most people think about finding a job, they picture filling out applications, submitting resumes and preparing for interviews. But for many individuals, getting a job is only one piece of a much larger puzzle. Reliable transportation, mental health challenges, disabilities, criminal ...

Chief justice: Attorney failed to show that Warren judge is biased against client

September 12, 2026

WARREN — Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy has ruled that Warren Municipal Court Judge Natasha Natale should not be removed from hearing a second charge filed against a defendant just because an appeals court found that the judge erred in refusing to dismiss another charge in ...

Woman accused of ramming Liberty hotel

September 12, 2026

LIBERTY — A Youngstown woman faces charges after she was accused of ramming a hotel with her vehicle early Friday. Zayanna Dowd, 22, pleaded not guilty later in the day to a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler. She also appeared on a charge of vandalism. According to a police report, officers were called to the Days Inn on Liberty Street for an unrelated call, but a disturbance had happened there, and all involved people were gone by the time officers arrived. Officers spoke with the hotel’s manager, who said a ...

2 newly promoted Warren police supervisors take oaths

September 12, 2026

WARREN — Mayor Doug Franklin said the two promotions Friday to the upper ranks of the Warren Police Department are “personal” for him because he remembers hiring now-Capt. Bryan Holmes and now-Sgt. Pete Goranitis when they began their careers in Warren. Franklin said he could tell ...

History of soda fountains bubbles up in Niles

September 12, 2026

NILES — The owners of Kast Iron Soda Works traveled from Salem on Thursday to give a “History of Soda Fountains” presentation at the McKinley Birthplace Home. Kast Iron is an old-school style soda bar partnered with America250-Ohio as an official nonalcoholic beverage provider. Lesley ...