WARREN — Mary Ann Franklin, a 99-year-old community leader whose decades of volunteer work transformed city neighborhoods, received a proclamation and the key to the city Wednesday from Mayor Doug Franklin as the city prepares to mark Juneteenth. The mayor proclaimed June 19, which is ...

WARREN — Ashaud Johnson, 19, was sentenced Wednesday to 31 years to life in prison in the Feb. 11 shooting death of Da’Mar McKinney, 17, of Youngstown, by firing about a dozen times with an automatic handgun into the parking lot of the Packard House Apartments on Mahoning Avenue where he ...

LEAVITTSBURG — Children learning to use science and other skills to solve mysteries had the assistance of movable capybaras that they could use to solve problems at a week-long science-themed camp. Stephanie Walton is a kindergarten teacher for LaBrae Local Schools and director of Camp ...

WARREN — Not only will Michael Philip Walton not be an independent candidate for the 64th Ohio House District seat, but the Trumbull County Board of Elections forwarded his nominating petitions to the state’s Public Integrity Division to investigate for potential election fraud. The board ...

LORDSTOWN — Village Solicitor William Blank informed officials Monday that income tax collections are down $1.76 million this year compared to the same time last year. Blank said the amount covers the first five months of the year. He said contributing to the decrease are the layoffs at ...

Gov. Mike DeWine said he opposes the death penalty as it is not a deterrent against violent crimes, but he faces an uphill battle to convince the state Legislature to either abolish it or put it in front of voters to decide its fate. DeWine, a Republican, said Tuesday: “I no longer believe ...