Homeless man sentenced to 2 years for child luring at Warren gas station

October 2, 2026

Staff report WARREN — Homeless man Francisco J. Flores, 38, pleaded guilty to felony gross sexual imposition and abduction and misdemeanor criminal child enticement Thursday for two child luring cases involving teen girls at a Warren gas station May 24. Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Wescott sentenced Flores to two years in prison. Flores is also now required to register as a sex offender once per year for 15 years. Flores also faces possible deportation. The case involved two separate child-luring cases at the Pit Stop gas station on Youngstown Road ...

Man dies in early morning crash on I-80

October 2, 2026

AUSTINTOWN — The Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at approximately 03:07 a.m. Thursday, according to an OHP press release. At approximately 03:07 a.m., a 2026 Freightliner Cascadia semi, driven by Justin Hinds, 55, of Conyers, Georgia, was traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near mile post 222. At that time a 2010 Ford Crown Victoria, driven by Theodore Sisak, 35, of Erie, Pennsylvania, quickly approached the semi from the rear. Sisak’s vehicle struck the trailer causing fatal injuries to himself, according ...

Traveling War on Terror memorial comes to area

October 1, 2026

WARREN — Dave Luton and his display honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to the Global War on Terror traveled from Omaha, Nebraska, to the Kinsman House lawn on Tuesday. An opening ceremony took place at noon Wednesday to welcome the Remembering Our Fallen traveling ...

Public school officials decry education funding system

October 1, 2026

LEAVITTSBURG — Public school officials and advocates say Ohio’s education funding system is unfair, with the state’s percentage of money decreasing, causing a heavy burden on property tax owners and impacting the quality of education. A.J. Calderone, superintendent of the LaBrae Local School District, which hosted the Greater Western Reserve School Funding Forum at its high school, said: “You can’t talk about fair school funding, you can’t talk about income tax restructuring and property tax reform, you can’t talk about vouchers or litigation efforts in state of Ohio in ...

State Legislature passes 90-day gas tax holiday

October 1, 2026

The state Legislature overwhelmingly passed a 90-day Ohio gas tax holiday that was pushed by Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican gubernatorial candidate. It should be signed into law Thursday by Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican. The quickly written bill passed Wednesday in the Senate 26-5 and then in the House 78-16 with Ramaswamy saying when he becomes governor, passing needed legislation will happen this fast. Several Democrats voting in favor of the proposal despite saying the plan is an election ploy to help Ramaswamy, said the average motorist will save about $3 a week, those who ...

Air quality concerns in county administration building arise

October 1, 2026

WARREN — A county employee told Trumbull County Commissioners that the air quality in the county’s administration building may be making employees sick. Beth Toth of the Trumbull County Auditor’s Office told the commissioners during Tuesday’s workshop there are some concerns about the air quality in the auditor’s office. She provided commissioners Tony Bernard, Rick Hernandez and Denny Malloy with results of air quality tests that she, on her own, conducted that indicated there had been formaldehyde readings in the air. “Everybody is constantly sick in our offices with ...