For the Rev. Kenneth L. Simon, pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church in Youngstown, Jesse Jackson’s life and legacy were not merely in the abstract; they were real and personal. His father, the late Rev. Lonnie K.A. Simon, who also pastored at New Bethel, was Jackson’s local campaign ...

WARREN — A Toronto, Ohio, man is being held without bond after an officer-involved shooting in Howland. Collin Gilmore, 25, pleaded not guilty to a fourth-degree charge of inducing panic in front of Warren Municipal Court Judge Natasha Natale on Tuesday morning. Natale ordered a risk ...

Staff report COLUMBUS — Indictments filed this month by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost accuse nine Medicaid health care providers — including one from Warren — and one recipient of stealing a combined $478,000 from the government health care program for the needy. The Medicaid Fraud ...

HARTFORD — Former Hartford fiscal officer Kristine Wilson has returned to her former position as trustees approved her appointment following a recent resignation. Trustee Rebecca Whitman said trustees last month had accepted the resignation of Robin Snyder as fiscal officer effective Jan. ...

LORDSTOWN — Village officials are waiting on a decision by the Ohio Supreme Court on a complaint filed by a company wanting to locate a data center in the village and they want to be prepared for the ruling. Mayor Jackie Woodward and councilman Mark McGrail, chairman of council’s data ...

Staff report WARREN — The Arbor Day Foundation named Warren a 2025 Tree City USA in honor of its commitment to plant, grow and maintain trees to benefit its community. The Arbor Day Foundation is a global nonprofit with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. ...