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Ohio officer killed responding to gunshots call

A police sergeant responding to a 911 call about a break-in and gunshots at an Ohio home was fatally shot, and the suspect and two other people also died, authorities said. Four other officers and a police dog were hurt in the shooting Sunday night in Rittman, about 40 miles south of Cleveland, authorities said. “Upon arrival at the scene, officers came under immediate gunfire,” a joint statement from Rittman Police Chief Robert Shows and the sheriffs in Wayne and Medina counties said. Sgt. Scott Ries, a 10-year veteran of the Rittman Police Department, was killed, the ...

Niles public square opens to fanfare

NILES — The city’s new public square opened Saturday afternoon following the 4th of July festivities. The ribbon cutting came about a month after the ribbon cutting for Riverside Park, which features a canoe and kayak launch, amphitheater, nature playground and stamped concrete pathways. ...

Peace pole unveiled, dedicated in Howland

HOWLAND — While America celebrated the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence from England and subsequent battle to be free, a reminder of the country’s prosperous times when it’s not at war occurred when the Howland Rotary Club unveiled the installation and dedication of a ...

Pedestrian killed crossing Youngstown Road in Warren

WARREN -- A pedestrian was struck by an automobile and killed at the intersection of Youngstown Road and Kenilworth Avenue on Saturday night. According to a Warren Police Department news release, the collision involved a Buick sedan traveling westbound on Youngstown Road and a pedestrian walking northbound crossing Youngstown Road near this intersection. Officers arrived on scene and met with EMT Ambulance personnel immediately thereafter. Upon examination, EMT personnel pronounced the pedestrian dead. The case remains under investigation. To offer an anonymous tip in the case, ...

Ohio police officer fatally shot responding to 911 gunshots call, suspect and 2 others also dead

RITTMAN (AP) — A police officer responding to a 911 call about gunshots at an Ohio home was fatally shot, and the suspect and two other people also died, a county sheriff said. Two other officers and a police dog were hurt, Wayne County Sheriff Tom Ballinger told reporters. Their conditions were not immediately known. The shootings happened Sunday night in Rittman, about 40 miles south of Cleveland. Ballinger said the 911 call came in at about 9:30 p.m. about "some type of disturbance and shots fired." "Officers responded to the area and immediately started taking fire," ...

Career choice leads to Marines

NILES — Richard Stewart’s original career choice veered into a military stint. “I always wanted to be a firefighter so I went to Texas A&M’s fire academy,” he said. Becoming a firefighter was not as easy as he imagined. “I became an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and tried ...