PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin hit a two-run single to key a five-run second inning and Henry Davis tacked on a two-run homer to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Thursday. Milwaukee, a major league-best 95-58, leads the Los Angeles Dodgers by ...
NILES — City officials said a water rate increase would impact communities across the Mahoning Valley and a one-hour conversation wasn’t enough time to reach a conclusion. City council members ahead of Wednesday’s regular meeting heard from Mahoning Valley Sanitary District representatives, who are proposing a purchasing bulk rate of $0.37 per 1,000 gallons used. The rate would be the wholesale cost to the city, not the final rate directly billed on an individual resident’s utility bill. Brenda Duffett, MVSD’s finance manager and board secretary, said none of them want ...
While calling Flock Safety automatic license plate reader cameras effective when used properly, Attorney General Andy Wilson said the state Legislature should criminalize their misuse. In a Wednesday statement, Wilson, a Republican, said: “Misuse of Flock is rare and breaches should result in serious consequences. To that end, the Ohio General Assembly should criminalize the misuse of Flock just as it currently criminalizes the misuse of other law enforcement technology.” Wilson said: “Unauthorized use of the Ohio Law Enforcement Gateway, for example, is a fifth-degree felony ...
A new academic year is in full swing, and districts across the Mahoning Valley are learning what leaps — or steps back — they took over the past year, as Ohio hands out its report cards. Released Tuesday morning, these assessments offer insight into how schools in the Valley are faring ...
WARREN – Trumbull County Commissioners are expected to vote today on an annexation petition of 61.65 acres of land in Howland and Weathersfield townships to Niles that is owned by JRD Holdings Inc. that is expected to be used for a housing development. Jason Altobelli, a managing partner of JRD Holdings, noted getting the petition passed is one step needed to be able to do any future development on the land. “We are here to give the commissioners the annexation petition that has been agreed upon by the various townships and cities,” Altobelli said after the completion of the ...
McDONALD — Officials with Oppidan said a proposed data center possibly to be located at the former McDonald Steel property will mean 250 full-time jobs and $7.3 million in property taxes for the village, but residents are concerned with emissions, noise and environmental issues if such a facility is built. While a handful of people held “No Data Center” signs outside the McDonald High School gymnasium, more than 190 gathered inside to hear from Oppidan officials. Drew Johnson, senior vice president of development for Oppidan, of Minnesota, which also builds senior housing, said ...
