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Tue, 6:03 p.m.: Trump campaign calls latest indictment part of political ‘witch hunt’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign issued a statement calling the third indictment of the former president “nothing more than the latest corrupt chapter” in what the campaign characterized as a politically motivated “witch hunt.” Trump has been charged by the Justice Department on four counts, including conspiracy to defraud the United States, for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. In a lengthy statement issued as the indictment was released Tuesday, Trump’s campaign complained about the timing, asking why it had taken ...

Maplewood’s Caleigh Richards captures state title in 3200

COLUMBUS — Maplewood junior Caleigh Richards has made three trips to the biggest stage in the state and three times she has founds herself representing the Rockets atop the podium. This time it was in the 3200 meters as she ran a blazing 10:53, finishing over a half minute better than ...

Lordstown Motors agrees to sell its auto plant

LORDSTOWN - Lordstown Motors Corp. and Hon Hai Technology Group, also known as Foxconn, have finalized deal that has the Taiwanese tech giant buying the electric-vehicle startup's factory for $230 million. According to a release this afternoon, Foxconn has agreed to make a down payment of the purchase price of $100 million by Nov. 18, and subsequent down payments of $50 million on each of Feb. 1 and no later than April 15, 2022. The balance of the purchase price will be paid at closing. The parties have agreed to pursue a contract manufacturing agreement for the Endurance pickup truck, ...

Thu. 9:36 a.m.: Lordstown Motors appoints new CEO

LORDSTOWN - Electric vehicle startup Lordstown Motors Corp. has appointed former CEO of Icahn Enterprises L.P, Daniel A. Ninivaggi, as its chief executive. Ninivaggi, 57, has served in a variety of senior leadership positions in the automotive and transportation industries. He began his automotive career at Lear Corporation, ultimately serving as executive vice president, where he was responsible for, among other functions, corporate development and strategy. He later held the positions of co-chairman and co-CEO of Federal Mogul Holdings Corporation, an $8 billion supplier of ...

Cafaro confirms Meijer at Eastwood Mall

Meijer, which in May opened a store in Boardman - the Michigan-based retailer's first in the Mahoning Valley - is moving ahead on a long-awaited store in Howland adjacent to the Eastwood Mall. At the Eastwood Mall Complex, Meijer will build a 159,264-square-foot store at the site of the former Super Kmart building at Howland Commons. The retailer will also build at 3,376-square-foot convenience store and fuel station in the parking lot near state Route 46. Demolition of the former shopping store will be done soon, according to a release from complex owner / operator, the Cafaro ...