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High court declines appeal of convicted drug dealer

The Supreme Court of Ohio on Tuesday declined jurisdiction in the appeal of defendant Donteill M. Grant, 46, who is serving an 11- to 16.5-year sentence at Richland Correctional Institution for a high-level felony drug possession conviction. Grant, of Sharpsville, Pa., was convicted and sentenced before Trumbull County Judge Cynthia Westcott on Nov. 6, 2024, which was upheld by the 11th District Court of Appeals on Nov. 10, 2025. The Ohio Supreme Court’s decision means Grant has no further appeals available and will continue serving his sentence. He was found guilty of ...

Niles man facing felonious assault, kidnapping charges

NILES — A Niles man who has been held without bond after being accused of holding a woman against her will is set to appear back in Niles Municipal Court Wednesday. Vincent Lin, 20, pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and domestic violence during a Tuesday morning arraignment. He also faces charges of strangulation and felonious assault. According to a police report, officers were called to a Sunny Estates Drive residence for a domestic incident, and met with a woman who was waiting outside for them. The woman said her boyfriend, Lin, had been holding her against her will ...

Survivors salute fallen

SOUTHINGTON — Andy Weaver of West Farmington is the last surviving Weaver boy to serve in the military during the Korean War. Of five sons who served, three of them, including Andy, were enlisted at the same time. On Monday, the 90 year-old United States Army veteran was the guest speaker ...

Steve Arnold’s lifetime of mentorship leads to memoir

Mahoning Valley sports fans know Steve Arnold from his days as an athlete at Warren G. Harding High School in the early 1980s and later as the school’s first African American head coach, both in basketball and football. Arnold’s leadership didn’t end on the court and field. A lifetime ...

Pope calls for robust regulation of AI

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war. “Magnifica Humanitas” (Magnificent Humanity), Leo’s first encyclical, has been eagerly awaited ever since history’s first U.S.-born pope announced days after his election that he considered AI to be the biggest challenge facing humanity today. In the text, Leo denounced the “culture of power” ...

Bishop Bonnar concurs with pope’s encyclical

Bishop David J. Bonnar, bishop of Youngstown, has released the following statement in response to the release of Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical on Artificial Intelligence: “With great joy and gratitude, I welcome Pope Leo’s newly released Encyclical on the ethical challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI). The document, titled ‘Magnifica Humanitas’ (Magnificent Humanity) centers on the protection of the human person in the age of artificial intelligence. “The reality of artificial intelligence is one that needs moral guidance to protect the dignity of the human person ...