KINSMAN — Officials and residents from several northeastern Trumbull County communities had the chance to let their voices be heard not by speaking but by putting dots on maps of what they feel is important for development of a countywide comprehensive land-use plan. The Trumbull County ...
CLEVELAND — A federal jury convicted a father and son Thursday for their roles in the premeditated murder of an on-duty United States Postal Service letter carrier in March 2024. After a nearly two-week trial in front of U.S. District Judge Donald C. Nugent, Kaprise Sledge, 24, of Warren, and Thomas Sledge, 44 of Youngstown, were found guilty of murder of an officer and employee of the United States and using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence. According to evidence presented to the jury, on March 2, 2024, the two men aided and ...
WARREN — Dominique L. Dorsey, 37, of Anderson Anthony Road in Leavittsburg was indicted Thursday on several charges, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault and drunken driving in the June 17 crash that killed Sandra Swann, 66, of Cortland at U.S. Route 422 and state Route 5 in Warren Township. An Ohio State Highway Patrol crash report states that Dorsey was trying to flee from Warren Police at the time of the 9:23 a.m. crash and that Dorsey’s blood-alcohol level was 0.117, which is over the legal limit to drive in Ohio of 0.08. It also ...
NEWTON FALLS — Village Council has approved placing a 12-month moratorium on permits for data centers while removing a former moratorium that was in place for recreational marijuana dispensaries. Council voted 4-0 Wednesday to give emergency reading to the moratorium for data centers, which will allow village officials to use the time for research. Third Ward Councilman Bob Burke did not attend the meeting. First Ward Councilman Brian Kropp said there are concerns that Ohio is one of the states with the most data centers or planned facilities. “Ohio has become one of the top ...
BRISTOL — Like many area townships, Bristol Township is the latest to plan to get information and regulations on data centers in their community’s zoning books. Township trustee Rhonda Snyder said she will meet with the zoning commission this month to begin putting guidelines and regulations in place. She said she has received a template from the Trumbull County Planning Commission to serve as a guide to prepare what Bristol needs to have to regulate such facilities. She said she has also been looking at what other communities have in place for data centers. Snyder said the ...
NILES — A former General Electric plant will soon be integrated into the city, as officials took another step toward making it legally active. City Council at Wednesday’s meeting approved the second reading of an ordinance accepting and confirming the dedication of Illumination Point Drive as a public street in the city and declaring it under the city’s care, supervision and control. The ordinance states the street is formerly a plat named Judith Kovach Plat No. 1, which was prepared by FSBP Corp, the property’s owner and proprietor. Mayor Steven Mientkiewicz said ...
