Cortland woman killed in collision with horse in Bazetta Township

September 4, 2026

BAZETTA — A Cortland woman, 42, died Friday morning in a collision with a horse on state Route 46 near Cadwallader Sonk Road in Bazetta Township while she was riding a motorcycle. The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Warren Post is investigating the 4:20 a.m. crash. The Bazetta Township Fire Department and EMS responded to the scene. A 2006 Suzuki GXR 1000 motorcycle operated by Heather M. Robinson, 42, of Cortland was traveling south on Route 46 when two horses entered the roadway. Robinson struck one of the horses, causing her motorcycle to travel off the right side of the road and ...

2 convicted in death of mail carrier

September 4, 2026

CLEVELAND — A federal jury convicted a father and son Thursday for their roles in the premeditated murder of an on-duty United States Postal Service letter carrier in March 2024. After a nearly two-week trial in front of U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent, Kaprise Sledge, 24, of Warren, and Thomas Sledge, 44 of Youngstown, were found guilty of murder of an officer and employee of the United States and using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. According to evidence presented to the jury, on March 2, 2024, the two men aided and ...

Late bloomer Leigh making most of football journey at YSU

September 4, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — In the Doug Phillips era, Youngstown State has long described itself as being a “developmental program.” Perhaps no player is a better product of that than fifth-year left tackle Desmeal Leigh. Coming out of high school at Kent Roosevelt, Leigh only had one year of ...

Judge in Lindsay Clancy case says he’ll declare a mistrial, then gives defense 1 hour to appeal

September 4, 2026

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy case said he was going to declare a mistrial on Friday before giving her defense attorney an hour to appeal, after jurors said for a third time they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether the Massachusetts mother was criminally ...

Leavittsburg man indicted in fatal Route 422 crash

September 4, 2026

WARREN — Dominique L. Dorsey, 37, of Anderson Anthony Road in Leavittsburg was indicted Thursday on several charges, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault and drunken driving in the June 17 crash that killed Sandra Swann, 66, of Cortland at U.S. Route 422 and state Route 5 in Warren Township. An Ohio State Highway Patrol crash report states that Dorsey was trying to flee from Warren Police at the time of the 9:23 a.m. crash and that Dorsey’s blood-alcohol level was 0.117, which is over the legal limit to drive in Ohio of 0.08. It also ...

Hannah Timmons remains an anomaly as Garfield’s kicker

September 4, 2026

The Garrettsville Garfield football team proudly sports its G-Men logo and nickname on its uniforms and other apparel, but for a third straight season a woman is leading the Garfield kicking game. Senior Hannah Timmons is poised to earn her third varsity letter as Garfield’s placekicker. Since her sophomore season, Timmons has handled extra-point kicks for the G-Men. Through two games this season, Timmons has converted 10 of 12 extra-point attempts. For her career, she has booted 85 PATs. This year, Timmons added to her resume with her first field goal attempt. In Garfield’s ...