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Voting rally on Sunday

at Warren church

WARREN – A “Get Out To Vote” rally will be 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Grace AME Church, 1137 Main Ave. SW.

The event, sponsored by Warren Councilwoman Cheryl Saffold, D-6th Ward, will include rides to the Trumbull County Board of Elections to vote early, information on the political process and refreshments.

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20 Under Twenty program

WARREN – Twenty service-minded young people will be honored Dec. 1 as part of the Tribune Chronicle’s 2015 class of 20 Under Twenty.

The program, co-sponsored by Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley, honors 20 county residents under 20 who have displayed exemplary leadership.

The community is invited to attend the awards dinner. Tickets are $20 and are available in the lobby of the Tribune Chronicle, 240 Franklin SE, Warren, or by calling Shafer at 330-841-1696. The lobby is open 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday and 8 a.m. to noon today.

At the banquet, finalists will receive a trophy for their community spirit. The top five students will split $1,000 to donate to a charity of their choice.

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Man finds his brother dead

WARREN – The Trumbull County coroner is investigating the death of a 30-year-old city man found dead in his bed Wednesday.

William Shane Dolan’s brother found him unresponsive around noon in his bed at their home on the 200 block of Central Parkway Avenue SE, according to a police report.

Dolan’s brother told police he saw his brother about 12 hours before he found his body and he seemed fine, the report states.

Warren man pleads guilty to assault

WARREN – A Warren man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison in connection to a Warren shooting.

Reginald O’Neal, 25, 506 Oak Circle SW, pleaded guilty in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to felonious assault with a deadly weapon.

The shooting occurred May 30 at 770 Fourth St. SW where a 25-year-old Southern Boulevard NW man, James M. McLeod, was found with major injuries. Another shooting took place there 12 hours earlier.

Fatal car accident victim identified

CANFIELD – Tesla Habeger was identified Thursday by the Mahoning County Coroner’s Office as the victim of a fiery fatal car accident Tuesday on Raccoon Road.

The 23-year-old woman from Mineral Ridge was driving a Chevrolet Cobalt when it went left of center and struck a Honda Accord head on, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Habeger, who died from head, neck and chest injuries, was identified by a tattoo on her chest, according to the coroner.

A passenger was pulled from the Cobalt before it exploded and caught fire.

TCAP gets $2.4M for Head Start

WARREN – The Trumbull Community Action Program has been awarded a $2.4 million federal grant for its Head Start program, according to Congressman Tim Ryan, D-Howland.

The grant was awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and will support the program from Nov. 1 through Oct. 31, 2016, according to a news release from Ryan’s office.

Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the social and cognitive development of low-income children through the provision of comprehensive health, educational, nutritional, social and other services.

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Brookfield implements Safer Schools tip line

BROOKFIELD – The school district here will participate in Safer Schools Ohio, a new safety tip line that allows students and adults to anonymously share information with school officials and law enforcement about threats to student safety.

Calls and texts are answered by analysts in the Ohio Homeland Security’s Threat Assessment and Prevention Unit. TAP Unit analysts follow up quickly with the school and law enforcement agencies to make sure the incident is investigated, action is taken and the outcome is tracked, according to a release from the district.

School related threats or suspicious activity may be reported by calling or texting 844-723-3764, 24 hours a day.

Southington BOE may move bus garage

SOUTHINGTON – School officials are considering moving the location of the school district’s bus garage from the current location off Route 305 near the township center to the new school complex site off Route 534.

Board President Tim Arbogast said the board’s buildings and grounds committee met Tuesday with architects Tim Sexton and Ed Jakubik on a preliminary study of constructing a new bus garage by the new school complex.

He said the board and school administrators are considering moving the bus garage to the new site for convenience and are reviewing what would be involved, project costs and where at the site to build it.

Abrogast said funds for the proposed project would be monies left over from the building project.

Woman found dead at apartment in Warren

WARREN – A 36-year-old woman was found dead Tuesday in her apartment, according to a police report.

Police are investigating the death of Devan Summers, 2300 Plaza Ave. NE.

According to the police report, Summers may have died on Saturday.

Girl in counseling says mom’s ex touched her

WARREN – A woman reported to Warren police Tuesday her ex-boyfriend may have touched her daughter inappropriately in July.

The girl, who is now 5, is receiving counseling and told her mother the man touched her several times, according to the police report. The report lists the address where it occurred as a home on the 1000 block of Eastland Avenue SE.

Police are investigating.

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Man sentenced to life for rape of child

WARREN – A city man has been sentenced to life in prison for the rape of a young female relative after pleading guilty to several charges.

William Lyons, 62, formerly of Shalom Avenue NW, was handed down the life sentence Friday by Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Peter J. Kontos.

Lyons will be eligible for parole in 10 years, Trumbull County assistant prosecutor Diane Barber said. He is now a Tier 3 sex offender.

He has been held in the Trumbull County Jail in lieu of a $250,000 bond since his arrest in August following a secret indictment charging him with three counts of rape (life) and one count of gross sexual imposition, according to court and jail records.

The girl was approximately 7 years old when the abuse started and it ended three or four years later, Barber said.

Police identify man in fatal Saturday crash

WARREN – Police have identified William E. Rice, 74, as the man killed in the early Saturday morning car crash on East Market Street.

Rice, of Reeves Road, was traveling east when his 2001 GMC crossed the center line and struck a pole at the intersection of Perkinswood Boulevard SE, the report states.

There were no other passengers or vehicles involved in the accident, according to the report.

Niles pastor charged in shooting death of dog

VIENNA – A Niles pastor is facing charges after a dog was shot several times and was ultimately euthanized because of his injuries.

The dog’s owner said her 15-month-old black lab, Tucker, got loose on Saturday with her other dog when he was shot. One of the bullets hit Tucker’s vertebrae, shattering it, and went into the spinal cord, according to Tribune news partner WYTV 33 News.

The owner decided to have Tucker euthanized.

Pastor David Murphy of the Apostolic Bible Church in Niles, was charged Monday in Girard Municipal Court with a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals. Murphy told the television station he did not intend to shoot the dog, but only wanted to scare it away from his chickens.

McKinley Library to meet on project

NILES -The McKinley Memorial Library Trustees Operations Committee will hold an emergency meeting 12:45 p.m. today at the Clayman Community Room at the McKinley Birthplace Home and Research Center, 40 S. Main St., Niles.

The committee will discuss the McKinley Home and the bonding of contractors along with the project deadline.

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Police investigate Tod Ave. resident’s death

WARREN – Officers responded just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday to the apartments at 250 Tod Ave. NW, after a man saw a neighbor fall to his death.

Rolland R. Root, 43, fell from the ninth floor where he lived and was dead when officers arrived on scene, according to a police report.

The man’s sister told police she was planning on taking him to the hospital later in the day after he made some concerning statements, the report states. A neighbor said Root was quiet and kept to himself.

The witness said he walked outside and saw Root falling from across the courtyard and called 911, the report states.

Man stabbed on Warren’s SE side

WARREN – A Niles man was stabbed 5 p.m. Saturday on Roman Street SE, according to a police report.

Joseph Bittinger, 32, told police he was stabbed in the leg and in the arm by two unknown men. He received treatment at Trumbull Memorial Hospital and was released, the report states.

A motive for the attack is not listed in the report.

Girard man beaten, robbed under bridge

WARREN – A Girard man reported to police Friday he was attacked and robbed 5 p.m. Oct. 18 under the Main Avenue SW bridge.

William J. Caldwell Sr., 43, was flown Oct. 20 to a hospital in Pittsburgh with a brain injury after he sought medical attention, the police report states.

He told police he was relaxing under the bridge when he was hit on the head and robbed of $15, a phone and prescription pills, the report states.

Police are investigating.

Man pleads to sex with intoxicated teen

WARREN – A Niles man accused of raping an intoxicated teen earlier this year pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of felony sexual battery.

Anthony DePaul, 20, 189 Royal Mall Drive, is undergoing a presentence investigation before his sentence will be handed down by a Trumbull County Common Pleas Court judge.

According to Trumbull County assistant prosecutor Diane Barber, the girl was 17 when the incident occurred at a party on Forest Street in Warren. Court records indicate the incident was on Feb. 14. Barber said the girl was too intoxicated to consent to sexual intercourse.

DePaul was originally indicted on four counts of first-degree felony rape, with two of the charges stipulating the victim was severely impaired, according to court records.

DePaul spent eight days in the Trumbull County Jail in April and was released on $25,000 bond, according to jail records. His sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled.

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Traffic crash kills one in Warren

WARREN – Police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that happened just after 5 a.m. Saturday on East Market Street near Perkinswood Boulevard NE.

According to a log from the Trumbull County 911 Center, the accident involved a GMC pickup truck and a pole. Police are not releasing the name of the victim or other details about the crash.

Transformer explosion closes Cortland road

CORTLAND – A portion of South High Street was closed Saturday night and about 300 residents were without power after a transformer blew near Greenwood Auto.

The Cortland Fire Department said it received a call at 8:19 p.m. Saturday with several witnesses reporting flashes and an explosion near the dealership. Crews from Ohio Edison were on the scene by 9:30 p.m., and South High Street near Elm Road NE was closed while the repair work was being done.

While there was damage to the transformer and pole, the firefighters said there were no reports Saturday night of damage to nearby homes or businesses.

Ballot proposal would up Ohio minimum wage

COLUMBUS – A ballot effort to boost Ohio’s minimum wage has cleared an initial hurdle.

Attorney General Mike DeWine certified a petition for the proposed constitutional amendment Friday, saying it had the necessary signatures and a “fair and truthful” summary.

The proposal seeks to increase the minimum wage for non-tipped workers to $10 an hour on Jan. 1, 2017. That amount would then increase in 50-cent increments each year until it reaches $12 an hour in 2021. It would then be adjusted annually for inflation.

Tipped employees would get $6 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2017, with other increases thereafter.

Current minimum wage is $8.10 an hour for non-tipped workers, and $4.05 an hour for tipped employees.

The proposal heads next to the Ohio Ballot Board before backers can gather more signatures.

Police: Man slain in front of his wife, 6 kids

COLUMBUS – Police say a man was shot and killed during an attempted robbery as he was leaving a Columbus restaurant with his wife and their six children.

It happened Friday evening in a busy parking lot on the northwest side of Columbus. Police Sgt. Christ Holzhauser says 40-year-old Shueyb Abukar and his family were leaving a Golden Corral restaurant after eating there and hadn’t even gotten to their vehicle when the gunman approached them.

Holzhauser says Abukar was shot in front of his family in what appears to be a random robbery attempt. He says police don’t believe the shooter knew the victim.

Bicyclist killed, driver then dies in crash

COLUMBUS – Columbus police say a speeding motorist struck and killed a bicyclist and then crashed his car and died.

Authorities aren’t yet identifying the victims of the early Saturday morning accident.

Police say the 20-year-old bicyclist was riding his bike north when a speeding car hit him around 1:30 a.m.

Police say the 38-year-old driver lost control and hit a retaining wall, utility pole and tree.

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Charity cornhole tournament canceled

WARREN – The Make A Difference Day charity cornhole tournament that was set for today at Perkins Park has been canceled.

Teams that have registered for the event will be refunded their entry fee.

Make A Difference Day events and the picnic for volunteers at the Warren Community Amphitheatre will go on as scheduled. Make A Difference Day is a day where volunteers spend time making their community better.

20 veterans to be honored for service

COLUMBUS – Twenty new members will be inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame in honor of their service to the community after serving in the military.

The induction ceremony for the 2015 class will be Nov. 5 at the Lincoln Theater in Columbus. Ohio veterans and the public are invited to attend. The latest class will join the 478 others already in the Hall.

The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame was established in 1992 to recognize the post-military achievements of veterans in community service after their military service ended. Charter members of the 1993 class included the six Ohio military veterans elected U.S. president and all Medal of Honor recipients from Ohio.

Man convicted in slaying apologizes

AKRON – A man convicted of aggravated murder in the shooting of an off-duty Ohio policeman at a bar has apologized in court to the officer’s family and pleaded for his own life to be spared.

Jurors in Akron who convicted 36-year-old Kenan Ivery heard more testimony in the sentencing phase and must decide whether to recommend the death penalty or life in prison. A judge will decide Ivery’s punishment but can’t sentence him to death without a unanimous jury recommendation.

Prosecutors say Ivery shot officer Justin Winebrenner and wounded four more people last November after returning to an Akron bar where he’d been kicked out earlier.

Ivery previously testified that he was scared and didn’t mean to shoot Winebrenner during a struggle. In court Friday, Ivery said he’s “not a monster.”

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Three Dog Night death could affect local date

The death of Three Dog Night founding member Cory Wells on Wednesday puts a January concert by the group at Stambaugh Auditorium in Youngstown in limbo.

Kelly Fertig, director of marketing and advertising for Stambaugh, said they are waiting for the band’s management team to inform them about whether they are proceeding with the tour.

“We are asking all ticket holders to hang onto their tickets until further notice,” she said.

Three Dog Night, known for such songs as “Joy to the World,” “One” and “Shambala,” originally was supposed to play Stambaugh this month, but the show was moved to Jan. 24, 2016, because Wells was being treated for a nerve issue affecting his back, according to the band’s Facebook page.

Mespo voters to decide fate of Cardinal levy

MIDDLEFIELD – The Cardinal School District voters on Nov. 3 will decide the fate of a 2-mill, five year additional levy for permanent improvements.

The Cardinal School District, which has schools in the village of Middlefield, sprawls into Mesopotamia Township and includes less than 40 registered Trumbull County voters.

Soybean truck overturns in Andover

ANDOVER – A truck hauling soybeans overturned and caught fire Wednesday in downtown Andover, Andover fire officials told the (Ashtabula) Star Beacon.

The small fire was doused by an employee of the nearby Dollar General store, wielding a hand-held fire extinguisher, the newspaper reported. The truck driver refused medical treatment.

Group suggests phasing in Ohio fracking tax

COLUMBUS – A group studying Ohio’s tax on oil and gas drillers suggested in a report Thursday that the state slowly phase in changes to the tax or attach a “trigger” to any adjustments.

A severance tax increase has been a priority of Republican Gov. John Kasich for years. He contends Ohio’s tax on oil and gas drillers is too low, and he’s wanted to use proceeds of a tax hike on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to help cut the state’s income-tax rate.

The 56-page severance tax report released Thursday did not dispute Kasich’s assessment, though it did not call for a specific increase.

“Ohio’s total tax burden on the oil and gas industry is lower than or as low as every other state with a severance tax,” the report said, noting that an update should be comparable to other states.

Kasich called the result of the report “disappointing,” saying his approach has been reasonable.

“Make no mistake, our fight to get Ohioans the income tax cut they deserve will continue,” he said in a written statement through a spokesman.

In June, legislative leaders had asked for the severance tax report after talks stalled.

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Girard man held on rape charge

WARREN – A Girard man is being held without bond in the Trumbull County Jail on a felony charge of rape after his arraignment Wednesday in Warren Municipal Court.

Warren city police filed the warrant for the arrest of Shane Waites, 23, of 848 Lawrence Drive, Monday in connection to the Aug. 15 rape of a 38-year-old city woman.

A felony not guilty plea was entered Wednesday for Waites after he turned himself in to police Tuesday, records state.

According to the Aug. 15 report, the woman was raped between 2:30 and 3:30 a.m. on Porter Street NE. Police collected a rape kit and her clothing while she was being treated at St. Joseph Warren Hospital for injuries.

Waites is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing.

Warren man gets jail for domestic violence

WARREN – A Warren man was sentenced Wednesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to six months in the county jail on a felony domestic violence charge.

Judge W. Wyatt McKay noted a previous domestic violence conviction in Warren Municipal Court when pronouncing sentencing for Dominique McCorkle, 27, of 3320 Dunstan Drive NW, Apt. 2.

McCorkle pleaded guilty to the felony charge in connection to an Aug. 1 incident involving a woman with whom he lived.

Man killed in tractor accident in Kinsman

KINSMAN – A Jamestown, Pa., man was killed in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on state Route 5, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The road was closed between state Route 7 and the Pennsylvania line for about two hours.

The patrol said David Yoder, 25, was headed westbound on Route 5 around 5:15 p.m. and was operating a 2009 Challenger farm tractor pulling farm equipment. The side of the farm equipment in tow struck a guardrail, causing the tractor to overturn on its side and eject Yoder from the tractor.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

At the time of the accident, Yoder was driving from Jamestown to his brother-in-law’s farm in Kinsman, the patrol said.

The crash remains under investigation.

Sheriff warns about Nigeria scam

WARREN – The Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public about a MoneyGram scam involving a dating service and Nigeria.

Major Tom Stewart said people from Nigeria are using the Amory Dating Service website to get people to send money to 234-811-273-7878 through Olondunni Aishart, also known as Tobin.

Stewart said a woman using the name Lillian Boggs on the dating website is connected to the scam.

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PD, coroner’s office investigating death

WARREN TOWNSHIP – Police here and the Trumbull County Coroners Office are investigating the death of a Warren woman who was found in a bathtub with a gun inside a home at 6500 Woodview Circle.

Heather Depp, 41, 1449 Eastland Ave. SE, was found by police shortly after 7:30 p.m. after a resident of the house called police for an escort home because he knew Depp had found his handgun, police Chief Don Bishop said. When police arrived at the home, the doors were blocked by furniture and had to be forced open, Bishop said.

A cause of death is pending.

Two injured in head-on collision

WARREN – Two men from Warren were injured in a head-on car crash Monday at the intersection of Comstock Street NW and West Avenue NW, according to a police report.

The report states Rachel S. Montler, 55, of Leavittsburg, was turning a Kia Spectra onto Comstock Street NW from West Avenue NW when the vehicle collided with a Hyundai Tiburon driven by Deon Jones, 20, of Warren. Jones and his passenger, Andre Terrell Kerr Jr., 18, of Warren, were taken to St. Joseph Warren hospital for their injuries.

Montler was cited with not following right of way, according to Warren Municipal Court records.

Youngstown man stabbed in dispute

WARREN – A Youngstown man visiting Warren was stabbed after a dispute over $400 Monday.

Justin Gibson, 22, of Youngstown, and his brother Jason Gibson, 22, of Warren, went to visit their friend C. Scott at 6:20 p.m. Monday at an 320 Atlantic St. NW apartment, according to a police report.

The report states the brothers said Scott accused them of stealing $400 as soon as they walked inside her apartment. As the brothers exited, Jason Gibson said he saw someone step out of the apartment, break a glass bottle on the railing and throw a large piece of glass, stabbing Justin in the lower left side of his back.

Justin Gibson was then taken by ambulance to Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Officers couldnt find Scott, who Jason Gibson said ran away, according to the report.

Man pleads not guilty to assault

WARREN Corey Bradley, 37, of Warren, pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct and assault against a police officer Tuesday in Warren Municipal Court.

According to a police report, a woman at 1194 Parkman Road NW called police at about 5 a.m. Tuesday after hearing a man yelling outside her home. Police found a man throwing large city trash cans and trash into the roadway and stopped him at Summit Street, the report states. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and handcuffed, which is when he threatened the arresting officer and spat on his sleeve, the report states.

Bradley is being held at the Trumbull County Jail without bond. He is due back in court on Tuesday.

Howland cancels zoning meeting

HOWLAND – Howland Township Zoning Commission has canceled their meeting originally scheduled for today at the township hall.

The commission will next meet 5 p.m. Nov. 18.

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Local robbery suspect arrested in Michigan

WARREN – A Youngstown man wanted in connection to robberies at two local businesses is being held in a Michigan jail on $1 million bond following his arraignment on several charges filed by authorities there on Monday.

Eric Lawson, 36, was charged with armed robbery, unarmed robbery and being a habitual offender, according to a news release from Jeff Pratt, police chief in Hastings, Mich. According to Pratt, Lawson was arrested in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Saturday following the robbery of a Walgreens in Hastings.

Lawson is wanted by police in Howland and Warren in connection to recent robberies at Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 2393 Niles Cortland Road, and Speedway, 4000 E. Market St.

Newton Falls school bus involved in crash

BRACEVILLE – A school bus driver for the Newton Falls Exempted Village School District was cited in connection to a crash involving the bus and another vehicle on Monday.

Eight children were on the bus, but none were injured, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The accident happened around 4 p.m. Monday at the intersection of state Routes 534 and 5 when the bus driver, Sarah Currance, 33, while turning the bus onto Route 5, struck a Nissan Altima with the rear of the bus as the car was slowing for a traffic signal.

The rear of the bus traveled over the center line, according to the patrol.

Currance was cited for rules for turns at intersections.

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Shooting leaves teen hospitalized

WARREN – A Sunday morning shooting that occurred when a teen went to answer the door of a home on Idlywild Street NE, has left the boy hospitalized with gunshot wounds to the legs.

According to the Trumbull 911 dispatch center, police were called to the home about 11:08 a.m. for a male who was shot in the legs by an unknown person.

The 17-year-old victim, whose name was not immediately released, was recovering at the hospital. Police are investigating.

Council to meet on child project

WARREN – Warren city council will meet 5 p.m. Wednesday in council chambers to discuss ”Any Given Child Project” which is sponsored by John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and Warren city schools.

Scheduled speakers include Bill Mullane, Steve Chiaro and Becky Keck.

Resource center holds open house

WARREN – The Alliance Community Outreach Program Resource Enrichment Center, 2015 Niles Road SE, will hold an open house 5 p.m. today for the public to see the programs and services provided to local area children.

The center will offer after-school tutoring and other programs.

Family mission to distribute coats

WARREN – The Warren Family Mission, 155 Tod Ave., will hold a coat distribution 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Donations of gently worn and new coats will also be accepted at the mission for the event.

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Charity cornhole tournament canceled

WARREN – The Make A Difference Day charity cornhole tournament on Oct. 24 at Perkins Park has been canceled.

Teams that have registered for the event will be refunded their entry fee.

Make A Difference Day events and the picnic for volunteers at the Warren Community Amphitheatre will go on as scheduled. Make A Difference Day is a day where volunteers spend time making their community better.

Columbus-area man dies after bar fight

PIKETON – Authorities in southern Ohio say a 42-year-old Columbus-area man has died of injuries sustained in a bar fight.

Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader said the encounter took place around 2:20 a.m. Saturday at Beril’s Bar in Piketon, about 60 miles south of Columbus. The injured man was taken to Adena Pike Hospital, where he had died by the time police arrived.

The victim’s name was not immediately released pending notification of his family.

Reader said a suspect has been taken into custody and is cooperating with investigators.

Police arrest second suspect in shooting

COLUMBUS – Police say they have arrested a second suspect in the summer shooting death of a 19-year-old Columbus man on the city’s East Side.

Nineteen-year-old Paris R. Royal of Columbus, was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Friday.

Royal faces a murder charge in the July 11 shooting death of John A. Pope II inside an apartment on East Livingston Avenue. Royal was being held at the Franklin County jail.

Police also have charged 18-year-old Tykeim M. Mayes of Columbus, with complicity in Pope’s death. Those charges were brought two days after the shooting, while Mayes was already in custody on a separate charge.

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Cortland to flush fire hydrants next week

CORTLAND – Cortland will begin fire hydrant flushing and testing next week, with work to be done 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday.

Service Director Donald Wittman said work will take two to three weeks to complete. He said residents may experience discoloration of their water.

He said while discolored water is safe to drink, it is best to flush the pipes by turning on all coldwater faucets in the home or business. The discoloration should be removed in less than five minutes.

Wittman said the city suggests residents refrain from washing any white clothes during the flushing time frames.

Check www.cityofcortland.org for any updates on the flushing.

Clouser donates truck

WARREN – Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership now will be able to transport all of its tools and supplies to its various work sites, thanks to a donation by local businessman Paul Clouser.

Clouser, owner of National Fire and Water Repair in downtown Warren, donated one of his company’s older trucks to the organization. The truck will be converted into a roving “Vacant Property Stabilization Mobile,” but TNP officials have not yet settled on a name for it. Clouser said the truck will be repainted before it is taken out on the road.

TNP, directed by Matt Martin, will use the truck to store and transport tools and supplies to board up vacant houses, mow lawns, remove debris, paint parks, install projects, and other revitalization efforts as part of its ongoing “Building A Better Warren” initiative. The initiative is a partnership with the Trumbull County Land Bank managed through its own Court-Ordered Community Service Program and partnerships with neighborhood associations, local churches, youth groups and other groups interested in fighting blight in Warren.

Woman ordered to jail

WARREN – A Leavittsburg woman was ordered to serve three days in jail Thursday for punching a Warren Municipal Court door and screaming, according to court records.

Judge Thomas P. Gysegem held Jessica Clay, 37, in contempt of court and she was arrested immediately after the incident, records state. Originally, Clay was to serve 10 days, according to court records.

Clay was upset about her son serving time in jail, a police report states.

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After bomb threat, operations normal

LORDSTOWN – Operations at the local General Motors Assembly Plant were on schedule Thursday, following an overnight bomb threat.

The threat shut down the West Plant at the Lordstown complex around midnight Wednesday. Lordstown police helped GM security search for a bomb, but none was found. Lordstown firefighters also responded.

Company representatives said no one was hurt.

A plant employee told Tribune Chronicle news partner WKBN Channel 27 he thought the evacuation order was a drill, but later learned it was not. Reports state some 100 workers were evacuated. Truck drivers delivering parts to the plant remained on standby until they were permitted to enter the complex.

Employees waited outside about two hours before they were allowed back inside.

No other information was available.

Man accused of assaulting teacher

WARREN – After a teacher was assaulted at Warren G. Harding High School, a not guilty plea was entered in Warren Municipal Court Thursday for an 18-year-old city man, according to a police report.

Nicholas Wiseman, Montclaire Street SE, is being held on a $7,500 bond at the Trumbull County Jail. He is charged with felony assault and misdemeanor menacing and criminal damaging, according to court records.

The report states a 45-year-old female teacher was injured between 2:20 and 2:40 p.m. Wednesday. School property worth $250 also was damaged, according to the report.

Wiseman is scheduled to appear in municipal court Thursday for a pretrial hearing. According to court records, Wiseman has been assigned a public defender.

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Suspect identified in Howland robbery

HOWLAND – Police have identified the suspect in a Sunday evening robbery at Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 2170 Millenium Boulevard.

A warrant has been issued for Eric Lawson, 36, of Youngstown, on a charge of robbery. A wanted poster from the Howland Police Department said Lawson was last seen in the Youngstown area and he is driving a stolen, blue Chevy Malibu with license plate GQB2228.

Police said he has a prior arrest for aggravated robbery and escape. If anyone sees Lawson, they should call 911 because he is considered dangerous, according to the poster.

Township police responded to the eatery after reports a man demanded money from the register just after 7 p.m., according to surveillance images. Police said the same suspect was involved in the 11 p.m. robbery of Speedway, 4000 E. Market St., on Friday.

Man pleads to some counts in slaying

HAMILTON – A Kentucky man charged in the slaying of an 87-year-old woman found in the trunk of her car in southwest Ohio has pleaded guilty to lesser charges – but a jury will still decide the murder charge and whether he should get the death penalty.

Butler County Prosecutor Mike Gmoser says Daniel French pleaded guilty Wednesday to aggravated burglary, aggravated robbery, tampering with evidence and abuse of a corpse in the slaying of Barbara Howe of Monroe.

Gmoser says the Berea, Kentucky, man is still set for trial next week on the aggravated murder charge. French had offered to plead to all charges with the promise of life without parole instead of the death penalty, but Gmoser rejected that offer.

A message seeking comment was left with French’s attorney.

Woman identified in death; was in fight

CHILLICOTHE – Authorities have identified a woman whose body was found dangling from a chain-link fence in a southern Ohio city.

Law enforcement officials in Chillicothe said Wednesday that 31-year-old Rebecca Cade was apparently in a fight, ran from her attacker, got into a lot surrounded by a fence, then got stuck on the fence trying to get out.

Cade’s body was found Tuesday. Police say her death isn’t related to a string of suspicious deaths and disappearances of local women.

Ross County Prosecutor Matt Schmidt says a bloody rock recovered by investigators was apparently used in the attack.

Earlier Wednesday a judge ordered 27-year-old Donnie Cochenour Jr. held on $2 million bond after he pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder in Cade’s death.

Kasich details his presidential priorities

COLUMBUS – Ohio Gov. John Kasich is preparing to deliver the first major policy address of his presidential campaign at a college in New Hampshire.

The two-term Republican governor and former congressman is set to lay out what he’s calling “John Kasich’s Plan to Get Money, Power and Influence out of Washington and Return It Back to Americans” at Nashua Community College on Thursday.

Kasich is struggling to gain national traction in a crowded GOP field dominated by billionaire businessman Donald Trump. Kasich will use the policy speech to highlight priorities for his first 100 days in office. The plan is expected to showcase his signature pragmatism with ideas for cutting government costs through streamlined operations and program overhauls.

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Man dies after SUV goes off state Route 88

JOHNSTON – A Kinsman man was killed in a one-vehicle crash late Monday morning, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Silas Titchnell Jr., 61, was found around 11:20 a.m. inside a 2007 Nissan XTerra, which was off the right side of the road on state Route 88. The SUV had run into a ditch and struck a small bridge, the patrol said.

The patrol said alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the crash, but it is still under investigation. Titchnell was not wearing a seatbelt, the patrol said.

Packard tea garden will get makeover

WARREN – The Japanese Tea Garden in Packard Park is going to be cleaned and restored as close to its original form as possible, The Packard Music Hall Foundation announced Monday.

The foundation has committed more than $5,000 and 100 volunteer hours toward restoration of the tea garden, according to a news release. Cleanup began Saturday and will continue 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday, with volunteers welcomed to come help.

The tea garden, which is located behind the W.D. Packard Music Hall, fell into disrepair over the past decade.

This is the the newly reformed foundation’s first project focused solely on the park.

Cornhole teams sought for Difference Day

WARREN – Teams can still register to compete in the seventh annual Make A Difference Day cornhole charity tournament Oct. 24.

Winners of the doubles tournament, coordinated by the Tribune Chronicle, will receive $1,000. The double-elimination event pays $500 to the second-place team, $300 for third and $200 for fourth. The tournament will be played in Perkins Park near the Warren Community Amphitheatre.

Registration is $50 per team. Players also have a chance to order specially designed team T-shirts for $25 with the team’s name on the back. All of the proceeds raised from the tournament will benefit the Tribune Chronicle’s Hope Chest Foundation, which helps the area’s needy families during the holidays.

The tournament begins at 10 a.m., with check in beginning at 9 a.m. For more information, call Sue Shafer, Tribune Chronicle community events coordinator at 330-841-1696.

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3 police agencies called to robbery in Howland

HOWLAND – A lone man robbed Five Guys Burgers and Fries, 2393 Niles Cortland Road SE, Sunday night, police said.

Police from Howland, Niles and Warren were dispatched to the restaurant shortly before 7:10 p.m. when an alarm went off, according to a 911 spokesman.

The robber was described as a white male wearing a hoodie, according to Tribune Chronicle news partner WYTV 33 News. Additional information, including whether the robber carried a weapon, was not released Sunday night.

Police investigate possible shooting

WARREN – Warren police were called out late Sunday to a possible shooting near Lit’l Mac’s Food Store, 1763 Parkman Road NW. Callers reported hearing gunshots in the area shortly after 10 p.m. and at least one person reported that a man was lying on the sidewalk near the business.

Reports indicate a person was being treated late Sunday at Trumbull Memorial Hospital for a gunshot wound.

Police did not provide information on Sunday night.

Newton Falls, Newton to meet on drainage

NEWTON TOWNSHIP – Officials from Newton Falls and Newton Township will meet in special session 6 p.m. today at the township hall, 4410 Newton Falls-Bailey Road to discuss storm water drainage and other areas of mutual concern.

The trustees’ regular work session for today has been canceled.

Superheroes wash windows at hospital

AKRON – Patients at Akron Children’s Hospital were buzzing after Batman, Spider-Man and a host of other superheroes took to the skies to wash the windows of the northeast Ohio hospital.

The window cleaners from American National Skyline Inc. donned capes and masks last Thursday to perform their annual October ritual as a way to put smiles on the faces of sick children who might not get to celebrate Halloween to its fullest extent.

Iron Man, Superman, The Flash, Captain America and the Hulk all interacted with the giddy children, high fiving and waving.

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City man hit on head during fight

WARREN – A 47-year-old man needed four stitches to seal a gash on his head after being hit with a flashlight during a fight late Thursday, according to a police report.

Tyrone J. Thomas, 2045 W. Market St., told police someone he knows hit him with the tool inside 2941 Draper St. SE during a fight that broke out after someone threw a pot of food all over the kitchen. Thomas told police he was hit with the flashlight when he tried to intervene in the fight, the report states.

Police spoke with Thomas at St. Joseph Warren Hospital, where he was taken for treatment, hours after they were called about 11 p.m. to the home for a large disturbance, the report states. The report states police tried to sort things out at the home, “but had great difficulty getting any facts.”

State programs awarded grants

COLUMBUS – Ohio’s attorney general says more than 300 providers in Ohio are sharing $51 million in grant money for delivering services to crime victims.

Attorney General Mike DeWine says the money is awarded as a result of increased grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice. The fund is financed by federal settlements, fines and fees.

The funds will help agencies that provide services to at-risk youth and human trafficking victims, court-appointed special advocates and child advocacy centers.

An estimated $15 million will support services for domestic violence victims, nearly $10 million will go to prosecutor-based programs and another $9 million will help serving victims of sexual assault. About $1.3 million will help to implement a 24-hour statewide sexual violence hotline.

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Howland Fire Dept. will host open house today

HOWLAND – The township fire department is hosting an open house 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in honor of Fire Prevention Month.

Hearing, vision and blood pressure screenings will be offered, along with equipment demonstrations and family activities at 169 Niles Cortland Road NE.

Refreshments will be served, and at 11 a.m., firefighters will demonstrate how to use a fire extinguisher. At 1 p.m., crew members will show the public how they can mechanically extract someone from a vehicle.

For children, the department will provide balloons, face tattoos, antique fire trucks and fire hose activities.

Fire safety also will be addressed. Officials say every room in a house needs a smoke alarm, especially where people sleep.

KSU Trumbull geology professor honored

WARREN – Kent State University at Trumbull geology professor David Hacker, Ph.D, is one of three recipients of the Kent State Alumni Association’s 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award.

Hacker will be presented with the award on Oct. 23 at the Kent Student Center.

The award is presented yearly to three full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and a devotion to touching the lives of students, according to the school. The three join a group of 144 Kent State faculty members who have already been given the award, created in 1967 by the Alumni Association.

MetroParks host ‘Ride with the Commissioners’

WARREN – Trumbull County commissioners and Trumbull County MetroParks will host “Ride with the Commissioners” today on the Western Reserve Greenway.

The event begins at 9 a.m. at the Sunside Trailhead, 547 Center St., Champion, with refreshments. The ride begins at 10 a.m. Riders will ride about seven miles south on the Paul E. Heltzel portion of the bicycle trail. Heltzel was a former county commissioner and supporter of the trail until his death in 2014.

State Sen. Marco Rubio to visit the Mahoning Valley

SALEM – Area residents will have the opportunity to meet State Sen. Marco Rubio Oct. 16.

Rubio will unveil his vision for U.S. Energy Policy in the New American Century 2 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at BOC Water Hydraulics, 12024 Salem Warren Road, Salem.

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Lordstown officials to meet on House Bill 5

LORDSTOWN – Lordstown Village officials will meet Tuesday at the village administration building for a work session to discuss an ordinance regarding House Bill 5.

Clerk William Blank said the work session will immediately follow the finance meeting, which will be held at noon.

House Bill 5 seeks to revamp the state’s municipal income tax system.

Cafaro to be panel speaker at event

HUBBARD – State Sen. Capri S. Cafaro, D-Hubbard, will be a panel speaker Monday at the No Labels Problem Solver Convention in Manchester, N.H.

No Labels is a national movement of Democrats, Republicans and independents dedicated to a new politics of problem solving. More than 1,000 voters from New Hampshire, most of whom are undeclared, will hear from a list of people that includes Ohio Gov. John Kasich, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump.

Cafaro will speak on the panel titled “A View From the Statehouse and Down the Street.” Among those joining her is Republican Ohio Sen. Frank LaRose from Copley.

Youngstown Police Dept. gets traffic grant

YOUNGSTOWN – The city police department was awarded a $36,000 grant Wednesday to fund traffic safety programs.

The federal grant was distributed by the Ohio Department of Public Safety through its traffic safety office.

Because 40 percent of fatal and serious injury crashes involve speed and impaired driving, the police department will use the funds to cover officer overtime pay to support two programs aimed at enforcing traffic laws and curbing impaired driving, according to a news release from police Chief Robin Lees.

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Multi-million dollar investment coming

WARREN – Mayor Doug Franklin will be announcing Tuesday a multi-million dollar investment that is expected to be built at 408 Dana St. NE.

At the 11 a.m. press conference, Franklin is expected to introduce the president and founder of a California-based company making the investment. A presentation will be made on the proposed project and its anticipated timeline. As part of the plan, 500l,000 square feet of the former Packard Electric Company will be purchased by the investor.

Warren police captain’s discipline appeal denied

WARREN – Warren Safety Service Director Enzo Cantalamessa has upheld a 30-day suspension without pay for a police captain the chief said used an ethnic slur to describe a co-worker.

Cantalamessa issued a letter Monday to the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, which represents Capt. Janice Gilmore, following the grievance hearing in September. He states in the letter that Gilmore’s actions “demonstrated a serious lack of judgment and professionalism.”

Gilmore’s suspension began Sept. 7 and is scheduled to continue until Oct. 16.

According to police Chief Eric Merkel, Gilmore addressed police Capt. Robert Massucci with an ethnic slur during a July meeting with officials from the Department of Justice while he was acting chief.

Gilmore’s attorney did not immediately return a request for comment.

YSU adjunct professor

at White House event

YOUNGSTOWN – Johanna Slivinske, an adjunct professor at Youngstown State University who is leading an effort to unionize adjunct professors at the school, was at the White House on Wednesday to attend the Worker Voice Summit.

The summit, convened by the White House and the U.S. Department of Labor, brought together workers, labor leaders, advocates and employees to talk about the importance of workers’ voices in boosting America’s middle class, according to a release from U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s Office.

Slivinske has been an adjunct professor at YSU for 11 years.

Signup continues for Make A Difference Day

WARREN – Make A Difference Day is marking its 13th year locally on Oct. 24, a day when volunteers will spend time improving their community.

Project registration forms for the Tribune Chronicle’s Make A Difference Day are running regularly until Friday’s registration deadline.

Make A Difference Day t-shirts for volunteers are available in the newspaper lobby. They are $10 each and are available in sizes small to x-large, with some limited larger sizes available.

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Woman strikes, kills cyclist in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN – A Youngstown man was killed Tuesday afternoon while riding his bicycle on Midlothian Boulevard, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Daniel S. Krotky, 48, was struck head on by a 2005 Pontiac Grand Prix while riding westbound in the eastbound lane just after 1 p.m. The car was driven by Clydine Watson, 86, of Struthers, who suffered minor injuries, according to the patrol.

Krotky was ejected from his bicycle and was pronounced dead at St. Elizabeth Health Center. Police said Waston initially fled the scene, but her car was found in the parking lot of a drug store on Youngstown-Poland Road a short time later.

Warren man arrested following drug raid

WARREN – A city man is free on bond after being arrested following a drug raid Monday morning.

Larry M. Smith, 32, 536 Parkman Road SW, posted $8,000 bond following his arraignment Tuesday in Warren Municipal Court, according to court records. He is facing two charges of drug possession and one charge of driving under suspension.

Police said members of the Street Crimes Unit executed a search warrant at Davis’ home around 10:15 a.m. Monday. The raid followed a two-month investigation, according to a news release. Detectives found crack cocaine, heroin and drug paraphernalia during the search.

Smith is due back in court Nov. 5 for a preliminary hearing.

Group to host tax credit issue meeting

NEWTON FALLS -The Concerned Citizens Club of Newton Falls will host an informational and organizational meeting on the tax credit issue on the Nov. 3 election ballot.

Werner Lange, event coordinator, said the public is invited to the meeting 6 p.m. today at the Newton Falls Public Library.

Newton Falls assesses a 1 percent income tax on the earnings of village residents. Previously, the village gave credit to residents who worked outside the village and paid income tax there. Village Council rescinded the tax credit and since 2012, residents who pay income tax elsewhere still owe a full 1 percent to Newton Falls as well.

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Girard fire crews battle shed, house fire Monday

GIRARD – A fire here Monday evening badly damaged a house and shed at 117 E. Second St., according to a department spokesman.

Firefighters were called to the home shortly before 8 p.m. for the fire that began in the shed and extended to the back of the home. It’s believed a gas generator is to blame for the fire.

The spokesman said there was extensive damage to both buildings. A damage estimate was not available. Residents of the house were able to get out safely.

Traffic delays expected for East Market project

HOWLAND – East Market Street between North Road and state Route 46 will be milled and repaved this week. The work will be done 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Friday. The road is open to traffic, but delays are expected.

The Trumbull County Engineer’s Office is doing the work.

County issues a boil advisory in Brookfield

BROOKFIELD – Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Office water customers on Lincoln Avenue and Sharon Hogue and Yankee Run roads are under a boil advisory until further notice.

Tap water should be brought to a rolling boil for three to five minutes before drinking or ingesting.

Police: Teen injured, man killed in 2 shootings

CINCINNATI – Authorities say a teen was injured and an 18-year-old man was killed after two shootings that happened within an hour of each other in Cincinnati.

Cincinnati police say the first shooting was reported around 7:40 p.m. Sunday. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the face and taken to a local hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.

Police say a man was fatally shot in the same area around 8:30 p.m. It wasn’t immediately clear if the two shootings were related.

Woman accused of using drugs before babysitting

CINCINNATI – Police say an Ohio grandmother who was found unconscious in a bathtub with her infant grandson has been accused of using heroin while babysitting him.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office says crews arrived at the Whitewater Township home – near Cincinnati – on Saturday after a Cleves man said his wife was passed out in the bathtub and his 4-month-old grandson was not breathing.

Police say emergency responders performed CPR on the infant. He was taken to a Cincinnati hospital where he is in critical condition.

Emergency responders administered Narcan to the 42-year-old woman, who was unresponsive when they arrived.

Police say she admitted to using heroin before babysitting the child. She was arrested Saturday night and charged with felony child endangerment.

Man charged with murder in death of boy

MENTOR – Police say a northeast Ohio man has been charged with murder in the death of a 1-year-old boy who received a fatal head injury while the man babysat him.

Twenty-three-year-old Anthony Garcea appeared in Mentor Municipal Court on Monday and was ordered held on a $1 million bond. There was no answer to calls Monday to the public defender representing Garcea.

Police say Garcea was taken into custody Thursday after the boy’s mother called 911 to report that her son was breathing but not responsive. Police say Khalil Abbasi died Thursday night during surgery.

Police Capt. Ken Gunsch says Garcea told investigators that he struck the boy. Garcea lived at the apartment with Khalil and his mother and was babysitting the boy while the mother was working.

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Board to meet over splash pad fundraiser

CORTLAND – Cortland Parks Board will meet for a work session 6 p.m. today at the city administration building to finalize details for the ”Taste of Cortland” splash pad fundraiser.

The event is set for 5 to 8 p.m. Oct. 15 at Country Porch Winery on state Route 305 in Bazetta.

County to discuss construction contracts

WARREN – Trumbull County Commissioners have scheduled a special meeting 10 a.m. today in the county commissioners’ hearing room to review and discuss termination of two existing public construction contracts.

Inmate found hanged in Mahoning County Jail

YOUNGSTOWN An inmate at the Mahoning County Jail was found hanged in his cell Sunday.

Guards found Colin Anzevino, 21, unresponsive inside his cell Sunday morning, according to Tribune Chronicle news partner WYTV Channel 33. He was pronounced dead at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital. A preliminary autopsy was being conducted.

Anzevino was arrested in April following a home invasion in Struthers, and charged with aggravated burglary and felonious assault.

Tickets available for Tuesday’s cooking event

WARREN – Tickets are on sale for the Taste of Home Cooking School on Tuesday at Packard Music Hall.

The event, hosted by the Tribune Chronicle, will feature Taste of Home’s culinary specialist Eric Villegas and his home cooking tips and tricks and demonstrations Attendees experience recipe demonstrations using ingredients that are easily found at the local grocery store.

Tickets cost $10. A total of 1,100 tickets are available. Tickets are available by returning the ticket coupon running in the Tribune or by going to www.tribtoday.com and clicking on the Taste of Home Cooking School button. To order by phone with a credit card, contact Sue Shafer at 330-841-1696.

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Man sentenced for shooting girl in face

HUBER HEIGHTS – A 23-year-old western Ohio man has been sentenced to nearly 26 years in prison in a 2013 home break-in that ended with a 12-year-old girl being shot in the face.

The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office says 23-year-old Bradley Allen Tyler Harmon was sentenced Friday after being found guilty by a jury in August of charges including felonious assault and aggravated burglary.

Prosecutors say Harmon broke into the home in the Dayton suburb of Huber Heights in September 2013, went into a bedroom where the girl was sleeping and shot her in the face with a stolen handgun.

The bullet fractured the jaw of the girl, who was treated at a hospital and survived but has permanent injuries. Police say the two knew each other.

Man arrested after 2 found dead in home

CINCINNATI – Police say a man has been arrested on murder charges in the killings of two people whose bodies were found inside a Cincinnati apartment home.

Authorities say a man and woman who were neighbors were found dead after a 911 call late Thursday. They were identified as 57-year-old Alma Jean Owens and 72-year-old Macarthur Jackson. Police did not say how the two were killed or offer a motive for the slayings.

They say 27-year-old William Smith was arrested Friday. It could not immediately be determined whether Smith has a lawyer who could comment on the charges.

The slayings stunned people in Evanston, the same neighborhood where four adults and a 3-year-old boy were wounded Monday in a drive-by shooting. Police haven’t identified any suspects in the shooting.

Program to help youths detox from opiates

AKRON – A health center in northeast Ohio has established a program to help youngsters detox from opiates such as heroin.

The Akron Beacon Journal reports the Community Health Center in Summit County has established a daytime detox program at its facility in Akron for youths ages 12 to 17.

The center’s director of adolescent services, Tiffanie Ferguson, says such programs are rare in the state.

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2-year-old girl missing in North Bloomfield

NORTH BLOOMFIELD – Police were on the lookout for a missing 2-year-old girl Friday night, according to the Trumbull County 911 Center.

A 911 supervisor said Rainn Peterson walked away from 7759 state Route 45 in North Bloomfield around 7:30 p.m. Friday. She was last seen wearing a purple long-sleeve shirt, gray pants and multi-colored shoes.

The supervisor said family members were home when the girl wandered off.

A life flight helicopter with a thermal imaging camera, three police officers, two fire departments and a dog team were conducting a search for the girl late Friday. They had not found her as of 11 p.m.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the Trumbull County Dispatch Center at (330) 675-2730.

Brookfield family displaced after fire damages home

BROOKFIELD – The Red Cross is assisting a family after a fire damaged their 7736 Stewart Sharon Road home Friday evening.

A neighbor reported the blaze just after 7 p.m., according to firefighters. No one was home at the time.

Firefighters from Hartford, Hubbard, Vienna and Sharon assisted Brookfield crews.

The cause of the fire still is under investigation, and a damage estimate was not available late Friday night.

Make A Difference Day deadline approaching

WARREN – Make A Difference Day is marking its 13th year locally on Oct. 24, a day when volunteers will spend time improving their community.

Project registration forms for the Tribune Chronicle’s Make A Difference Day are running regularly until the Friday registration deadline.

Make A Difference Day t-shirts for volunteers will be available in the newspaper lobby starting Tuesday. They are $10 each and are available in sizes small to x-large, with some limited larger sizes available.

Those who have further questions, need more information or would like to volunteer can contact Tribune Chronicle Events Coordinator Sue Shafer at 330-841-1696 or at sshafer@tribtoday.com.

Gov. Kasich calls for Syria no-fly zones, warns Russia

CONCORD, N.H. – Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Friday the United States should establish no-fly zones and sanctuaries along Syria’s border with Jordan and Turkey, and warn aggressors, specifically Russian President Vladimir Putin, that they violate those buffers at their own risk.

Campaigning in New Hampshire, the Republican presidential hopeful said the U.S. must send a message that military retaliation is a guarantee, not an idle threat, if conditions are not met.

“You enter that no-fly zone, you enter at your own peril,” Kasich said. “No more red lines, no more looking the other way. If any hostile aircraft should enter that, there will be a great consequence to them.”

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Crash in Braceville sends two to hospital

BRACEVILLE – A two-vehicle crash at the intersection of state Routes 534 and 5 sent two people to the hospital around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

Chad Higgins, 41, Mogadore, was driving a Ford Ranger when he collided with a Ford Freestyle driven by Lindsay Mangeri, 30, Windham. According to the patrol, both were taken by ambulance to University Hospital Portage Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.

Mangeri was driving north on state Route 534 and Higgins was traveling west on state Route 5 when both drivers “entered the intersection simultaneously,” a press release issued by the patrol states. The crash still is under investigation.

Liberty police dog gets free ballistic vest

LIBERTY – Liberty’s furriest police officer received a free ballistic vest from a Massachusetts-based charity, police Chief Rich Tisone announced Thursday.

Capo, the department’s K-9 dog, was fitted for the $1,000 vest donated to the department by Vested Interest in K-9s Inc. According to the charity, the organization has donated 1,500 vests for K-9s to law enforcement agencies in 49 states over the past six years.

Tisone said Capo will wear the vest during “more dangerous calls for service.”

Township officials to meet on personnel

WARREN TOWNSHIP -Warren Township trustees will hold a special meeting 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the township hall to discuss departments, personnel matters, fiscal matters and to interview for road department personnel.

McDonald Fire Dept. to hold open house

MCDONALD -The McDonald Fire Department will hold an open house 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the fire station off Ohio Avenue.

Weather permitting, Metro LifeFlight helicopter is flying in at 11 am. The public can visit and meet members of the department, which was selected as 2015 Ohio Volunteer Fire Department of the Year.

In addition, the McDonald Lions Club will be holding their annual fall festival at the pavilion in Woodland Park.

Vienna to showcase police, fire buildings

VIENNA-Vienna Township police and fire departments will hold open houses from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday of the renovated fire station and new police station on Youngstown-Kingsville Road.

The public can tour the renovations to the fire station and see the new fire truck. The new police department also will be displayed.

The road department will be displaying their new Bobcat street sweeper / maintenance vehicle.

Event organizers said the fire department staff will be giving out smoke detectors and police department staff will be giving away gun locks and identity kits for children. There also will be refreshments.

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Coroner investigating death of Warren man, 43

WARREN – The county coroner is investigating the death of a 43-year-old city man who stopped breathing in front of a friend at a Forest Street NW home Monday.

Scott Gordon, Sweetbrier Avenue SW, died at 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. A woman Gordon was visiting called 911 after he appeared to fall asleep and then started gasping for air.

Convenience store burglarized in Girard

GIRARD – About $1,000 of merchandise was taken from Trumbull Party Mart, 421 Trumbull Ave., after thieves cut the locks on the front door overnight Tuesday, according to a police report.

Surveillance cameras were taken down and thrown on the floor, the ATM was damaged and a laptop was taken, as were cigarettes valued at about $1,000, according to the report.

The owner told police he does not have insurance.

Probation for woman nabbed in Liberty sting

WARREN – One of the 11 people charged after a Liberty police prostitution sting last October was sentenced Wednesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to five years probation.

Shanika Simmons, 32, pleaded guilty to a bill of information for misdemeanor prostitution and two counts of felony possession of criminal tools.

Liberty police Chief Rich Tisone said Simmons and other women advertised their services online. Investigators, acting as though they were customers, contacted the women and arranged to meet them at the hotel, where they were then arrested. The name of the establishment was not disclosed.

Man struck in hit-skip at Giant Eagle lot

WARREN – A Warren man was hit by a silver car that left the Giant Eagle parking lot on Elm Road after the incident 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to a police report.

Edward Billion, 56, Grissom Drive NE, was walking in a crosswalk when he was struck by the vehicle as it turned right, the report states. The report indicates Billion was possibly injured and was taken to the hospital.

Surveillance video recorded the incident and police are investigating.

Anti-bullying event today at Eastwood

NILES – The fourth annual anti-bullying pledge signing will be held 11 a.m. today at the Eastwood Mall, sponsored by the organization known as Captain McFinn and Friends, which has developed a program, Students Help Achieve Respect and Kindness (SHARK).

The event will have local educators and community leaders taking a stand against the destructive effects that bullying has upon children.

Those attending will be asked to sign an anti-bullying pledge.

The Trumbull County Commissioners will issue a resolution recognizing October as ”National Bullying Prevention Month.”

Tickets available for cooking school

WARREN – Tickets are on sale for the Taste of Home Cooking School on Oct. 6 at Packard Music Hall.

The event, hosted by the Tribune Chronicle, will feature Taste of Home’s culinary specialist Eric Villegas and his home cooking tips and tricks while he demonstrates step-by-step recipes for the season’s best dishes. Attendees experience recipe demonstrations using ingredients that are easily found at the local grocery store.

Tickets cost $10. A total of 1,100 tickets are available. Tickets are available by returning the ticket coupon running in the Tribune Chronicle or by going to www.tribtoday.com and clicking on the Taste of Home Cooking School button. To order by phone with a credit card, contact Sue Shafer at 330-841-1696. Tickets also can be purchased in the Tribune lobby.

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