WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington’s ...
John Boccieri, a former state legislator and congressman, has a huge financial advantage over the two other Democrats in the May 5 primary for the open 58th Ohio House District seat. During the preprimary period, between Jan. 1 and April 15, Boccieri of Poland raised $68,095.67 with political action committees accounting for $65,615.67 of that money. That included $16,615.67 from the ACT (Affiliated Construction Trades) Ohio Foundation of Columbus and $10,000 from Operating Engineers Local 66, District 2 of Pittsburgh. In addition to the contributions, Boccieri received $25,000 in ...
WARREN — Two Warren City School District schools — Jefferson PK-8 and McGuffey PK-8 — are being recognized by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce as recipients of the Governor’s Momentum Award. The award marks the first time Jefferson has received the award and the third consecutive year McGuffey is being recognized. The award is based on last year’s state report card data. Out of approximately 3,600 schools in the state of Ohio, only 238 earned a Momentum Award this year. Last year, McGuffey earned recognition alongside 192 other schools, and the year before ...
GIRARD — Police Chief John Freeman is asking for city council’s support for an impound lot for the police department that would help generate revenue for the city and assist people who need to get their vehicles. Freeman told council at Monday’s meeting that many area communities, such as Howland, Niles and Warren, have impound lots run by their police departments. “This would be for impound purposes only. Vehicles involved in accidents would still go to a private company. The impound lot would be for vehicles needing to be impounded due to warrants, criminal offenses and ...
WARREN — Inspiring Minds’ 20th anniversary gala — with a theme of gratitude — celebrated past accomplishments and looked forward to future endeavors to help empower youth to reach their full potential. The initial remarks, made by an emotional Inspiring Minds founder and CEO Deryck ...
CAIRO (AP) — Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade on the country and ends the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, two regional officials said Monday. U.S. President Donald Trump seems unlikely to accept the offer, which was passed to the Americans by Pakistan and would leave unresolved the disagreements that led the U.S. and Israel to go to war on Feb. 28. With a fragile ceasefire in place, the U.S. and Iran are locked in a standoff over the strait, through which a fifth ...
