Warren Civil Service Commissioner refuses to reinstate Merkel

October 6, 2026

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 resignation was forced and handled improperly, but the commission refused by a 3-0 vote to rescind the resignation. When Commission Member Dan Letson., an attorney, invited Merkel to discuss his reasons for asking for the resignation to be rescinded, Merkel first noted that he had not been notified ...

Cupcake event honors breast cancer survivors, fighters

October 6, 2026

NILES — Breast cancer survivors, those battling cancer and family and friends supporting their loved ones took to the track at 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood on Sunday for the fourth annual Pink Lights the Way Cupcake Walk. A sea of bright pink shirts could be seen walking around the ...

Valley veteran learned lessons for a lifetime in award-winning Army service

October 5, 2026

SALEM — Growing up in rural Columbiana County, Robert Anderson never imagined the path his life would take — from a small farmhouse in Ohio to the battlefields of Vietnam, where he earned two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star before returning home to build a family and career. Born in 1947 ...

President Trump will visit Covelli Centre for rally

October 5, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — President Donald Trump is returning to the city. Trump will visit Youngstown for a midterm rally on Monday, oct. 12 at the Covelli Centre. The announcement of the rally was released today by the Republican National Committee. This will be Trump's second rally in Ohio in just ...

Hubbard man sentenced in federal child porn case

October 5, 2026

A Hubbard man has been sentenced to federal prison for engaging in online activities that involved child sexual abuse materials (CSAM). James Joseph Cataline, 47, was sentenced Friday to 23.5 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Pamela A. Barker, after pleading guilty in May to receipt of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, possession of child pornography and transferring obscene material to a minor. Cataline also was ordered to serve 10 years of supervised release after imprisonment and pay $5,000 toward the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, ...

Nation and world at a glance for Oct. 5

October 5, 2026

US Air Force removes bombers from British air base after terror threat WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has brought home its bombers stationed at a U.S.-run military air base in England used to strike Iran following an investigation into a planned terror attack at the RAF Fairford base. That threat is according to a Pentagon official who was not authorized to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke Sunday on condition of anonymity. The official said the bombers were redeployed back to their home bases in the United States. The move comes as President Donald Trump ...