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Man pleads guilty to murder in April stabbing death

WARREN — Nazeer S. Buckley, 29, of Oak Street SW in Warren, pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in the April 19 stabbing death of Billy Anderson, 20, at an apartment on South Feederlee Drive SE. Buckley was indicted on charges of aggravated murder and felonious assault, but his plea agreement eliminated the felonious assault charge and reduced the potential penalty he faces for the murder compared to aggravated murder. Family members of Anderson said prosecutors will be recommending that Buckley get 15 years to life in prison. Buckley will be sentenced Oct. 21. During the hearing, ...

Panel rejects former Warren police Chief Merkel’s reinstatement

WARREN — On the same day that the Warren Civil Service Commission approved a request from the city administration to schedule a promotional exam for a new police chief, the commission heard a plea from the former chief to rescind his resignation. Former police Chief Eric Merkel said his ...

Christa Pike regains consciousness

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is awake and speaking at a hospital, her lawyers said Tuesday, six days after the state’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection left her unconscious and on a ventilator. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as executioners attempted to put her to death last Wednesday for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. The lethal injection drug didn’t kill her, but her lawyers said her arms were left burned and blistered. Her survival raises further questions about her medical and legal future. Her ...

Hubbard voters to decide on ban on data centers

HUBBARD — Data centers have been a hot topic across Trumbull County over the past year, and Hubbard voters will decide Nov. 3 if they want to ban them from the city. Hubbard residents collected more than 750 signatures — nearly twice the minimum 370 required — in July for an initiative allowing Hubbard residents to decide whether they want to keep or outright ban data centers in the city. The option comes after residents expressed concerns about a data center development around Deer Creek Golf Course as part of Project Milo, which Mayor Ben Kyle previously spoke of in February ...

Nation and world at a glance for Oct. 7

Cornell brings in ex-Justice official to review school’s sex assault claims ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University trustees have announced that former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will review how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints. Tuesday’s announcement came after days of outrage over allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house. The review will cover how the university investigates reports of sexual assault and sexual harassment, how the disciplinary process works and more. Cornell officials have been heavily criticized for their response ...

New Trumbull JFS agency chief selected

WARREN — Trumbull County Commiss-ioners are expected today to hire Matthew J. Glidewell as director of Trumbull County Job and Family Services and the Child Support Enforcement Agency at a salary of $99,450 per year. Glidewell has been the assistant superintendent of the Ashtabula County ...