WARREN — Ashaud Johnson, 19, testified on his own behalf in his aggravated murder trial on Wednesday that he fired a gun late Feb. 11 out the door of the Packard House apartments on Mahoning Avenue — where he had been living for a month — because he heard a gunshot as he approached the ...
WARREN — City council advanced a new three-year contract with police officers during Wednesday’s council meeting. The agreement with the police union covers regular “blue” officers and ranked “gold” officers. It would increase the number of uniformed officers from 44 to 53 if fully staffed, with projected costs of about $373,535 over three years at current levels, but rising toward $450,000 once ranks reach 53, according to the county auditor. Under the pay provisions, officers would receive a 35-cent equity adjustment followed by wage increases of 3% in the first ...
LEAVITTSBURG — The LaBrae Board of Education this week ratified a new three-year contract with the LaBrae Teachers Association that includes a 10% pay increase. Superintendent Anthony Calderone said the contract is effective Aug. 29, 2026, through August 2029 and includes a 3.5% increase in year one, 3.25% in year two and 3.25% in year three. Calderone said the new agreement will cost the district $536,443 over three years. He said the teachers also will contribute 11% per year toward their health insurance. The association, which represents 76 teachers, also ratified the new ...
Staff report WARREN — Testimony continued Tuesday in the aggravated murder trial of Ashaud Johnson, 19, of Warren, who is accused in the Feb. 11 shooting death of Da’Mar McKinney, 16, of Youngstown. Johnson was indicted Feb. 19 on charges of aggravated murder, gun specifications, ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated Wednesday following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Iran launched attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defenses in response. Iran also said it targeted an air base in Jordan hosting U.S. forces, which was not immediately acknowledged either by American or Jordanian officials. Since the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran on Feb. 28, the war has shaken the global ...
LIBERTY — The township’s fire chief noted the importance of being meticulous in grant applications, as he reported the department is going after funds to upgrade equipment. Fire Chief Doug Theobald, as part of his report at Monday’s trustees meeting, said June is grant-writing month for the fire department, and fire officials are in the process of working with a “very knowledgeable” grant writer who has sat on the peer review committee. “He knows the yeses and nos, the ‘T’s and the ‘I’ — and we’ve been working with him, I can’t even think of how many hours ...
