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CSX goes full steam ahead on Lordstown expansion project

The Ohio EPA issued a construction site stormwater permit April 2 to a CSX Corp. subsidiary as part of the company’s parking lot expansion at the Lordstown Automotive Facility. It is a project Lordstown’s planning commission unanimously rejected Sept. 8, 2025. On Monday, Mayor Jackie ...

The Latest: Iran says it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war

Iran's Supreme National Security Council said it has accepted a two-week ceasefire in the war. Its statement said it would negotiate with the United States in Islamabad beginning Friday. "It is emphasized that this does not signify the termination of the war," the statement said. "Our hands remain upon the trigger, and should the slightest error be committed by the enemy, it shall be met with full force." U.S. President Donald Trump said he's pulling back on his threats to widen attacks on Iran. The president said that includes an array of bridges, power plants and other civilian ...

US, Iran agree to 2-week ceasefire

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump pulled back on his threats to launch devastating strikes on Iran late Tuesday, swerving to deescalate the war less than two hours before the deadline he set for Tehran to capitulate to a deal. Trump said he was holding off on his threatened attacks on Iranian bridges and power plants, as the U.S. and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire that includes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said it has accepted the ceasefire and that it would negotiate with the United States in Islamabad ...

Slow, steady start to early primary voting

People who came out for the first day of early voting for the primary election said they did so largely because of the importance of voting and to get it done as soon as possible. There was very little waiting for those casting ballots in Mahoning and Trumbull counties Tuesday, the first day ...

Deadline looming for Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war. “The entire country can be taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night,” Trump said. He suggested that his Tuesday 8 p.m. ET deadline was final, saying he’d already given Iran enough extensions. The U.S. has told Iran to open the crucial Strait of Hormuz to all shipping traffic or see power ...

Two vie for probate court judgeship

WARREN — With Probate Court Judge James A. Fredericka unable to seek reelection because of Ohio’s judicial age-limit law, voters will choose his replacement in the May primary between a longtime Central District Court judge and a Trumbull County Common Pleas Court magistrate. Thomas A. ...