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

July 6, 2026

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

July 6, 2026

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 ...

Trump trumpets one of ‘most joyous and glorious milestones of all time’ at America250 bash

July 5, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mixed patriotic appeals with partisan politics late Saturday night as he commemorated the 250th anniversary of American independence, a moment he declared “one of the most joyous and glorious milestones of all time.” Speaking in Washington after ...

New charge considered against Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run crash

July 5, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was involved in a hit-and-run in California that left a parked car with “major” damage authorities said Saturday, and he could face misdemeanor charges. Paul Pelosi was driving his brown convertible Friday in Yountville, a town in the heart of wine country, when he struck a legally parked car on the side of the road, briefly stopped and then drove away, the Napa County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. No injuries were reported. A witness saw the collision and called 911. Shortly afterward sheriff's deputies ...

Fireworks, heat, hot dogs and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday

July 4, 2026

WASHINGTON — The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations got underway Saturday throughout the United States. The signing of the ...

YSU’s Hernandez brings shoes, teammates and lessons to Dominican Republic

July 3, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Despite growing up in Wisconsin, Paulina Hernandez has always felt close to her ancestral ties in the Dominican Republic. Her parents and most of her family are from the Caribbean island, and after a trip there during her senior year of high school, the Youngstown State senior ...