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Browns owner loses round in legal fight

MOBILE, Ala. – Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is a step closer to having to answer questions about fraud at the truck stop chain where he is president and CEO.

Haslam has denied any knowledge of the fraud that has cost Pilot Flying J $177 million in settlements with customers and the government. He has not been charged criminally and for three years has fought legal efforts by trucking companies to depose him about the scheme.

Mobile-based Wright Transportation is one of several firms suing Pilot in state court.

On Friday, Mobile Circuit Court Judge Sarah Stewart declined Haslam’s request to reconsider an order requiring him to give a deposition in the case. On May 13, the court will hear arguments on another motion that attempts to stop the deposition.

Wife, children accused in malnutrition death

CLEVELAND – The wife and three adult children of an Ohio man who died of organ failure caused by malnutrition and bed sores have been charged with murder.

Wife Debora Brichacek, Wendy Brichacek, Debbi Brichacek and Brian Brichacek were indicted by a grand jury in Cleveland this week. They’re also charged with involuntary manslaughter, kidnapping and failing to provide for a functionally impaired person.

Sixty-three-year-old Richard Brichacek weighed 93 pounds when he died at his Euclid home in December. A medical examiner ruled his death a homicide.

Prosecutors say he suffered from a neurological disorder and didn’t receive adequate nutrition or medical care for more than a year before his death.

Sanders campaign drops Ohio lawsuit

COLUMBUS – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ campaign says it is dismissing its federal complaint against Ohio’s elections chief over a policy related to the state’s youngest primary voters.

The attorneys for the campaign and several young voters who had joined the complaint notified the federal court in Columbus of their voluntary dismissal Friday.

The move follows a ruling from a Franklin County Common Pleas Court judge, who ordered that eligible 17-year-old voters be permitted to vote in the state’s March 15 presidential primary.

Whether 17-year-olds could vote in the presidential primary race had been under dispute. Secretary of State Jon Husted said Ohio rules don’t permit it.

Ohio does let 17-year-olds who will be 18 before the fall election vote in the preceding primary, with some limits.

2 charged in shootout that left 1-year-old dead

DAYTON – Two men have been indicted for their suspected roles in a shootout that killed a 1-year-old boy.

Montgomery County’s prosecutor says both Dayton men fired gunshots on Jan. 14 in the shooting that killed the boy, Elijah Johnson, and injured two adults.

Twenty-five-year-old Shawn Smith Jr., of Dayton, was indicted this week on charges including murder and felonious assault. The charges against 25-year old Isaiah Smith, of Dayton, include involuntary manslaughter, aggravated robbery and child endangerment.

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They’re scheduled for arraignment Tuesday. Court files say there are no attorneys on record for the defendants.

Isaiah Smith was one of the injured adults. Dayton police say he was outside of a home with the child and a woman who also was hurt.

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Worker suspended; pinwheels mowed

WARREN – A city operations department employee was given a three-day suspension for mowing over 1,642 purple pinwheels placed on City Hall’s front lawn for the 11th annual “Pinwheels for Prevention” event April 5.

Pinwheels for Prevention is an annual event organized by Trumbull County Children Services to raise public awareness about child abuse and neglect. Girl Scouts were scheduled to remove the pinwheels as part of their community service project.

However, on April 6, Celestino Divieste failed to remove the pinwheels before mowing the grass at City Hall and destroyed the pinwheels.

Divieste was found guilty of neglect of duty and given a three-day suspension. However, by agreement, the suspension will be held in abeyance on the condition that Divieste makes restitution, according to Warren human resources director Brian Massucci.

Streets to close for Easter celebration

WARREN – St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, 429 High St. NE, will be celebrating Easter, the resurrection of Christ, today and Saturday.

There will be a fireworks display at midnight Sunday, lasting about 10 to 12 minutes. The public is invited to see the display, which will be visible in the downtown area by the church.

High Street between Elm Road and Vine Street and Vine Street between High and Porter streets will be closed 8 to 10 p.m. today. High Street between Vine Street and Elm Road will be closed 11:30 p.m. Saturday to 12:15 a.m. Sunday.

Joint fire board to interview for chief

NEWTON FALLS – The Newton Falls Joint Fire District Board will interview applicants for fire chief to replace Richard Bauman, who will be retiring from the post May 31 after 43 years of service.

Board Chairman Zachary Svette said Thursday the board received 18 applications for the full-time position and narrowed it to five, who will be interviewed shortly.

A committee was formed to review applicants and hopes to have a recommendation for the board at its May 24 meeting. The fire chief oversees organizing, planning and directing activities of the district.

White rhino, 47, dies at Toledo Zoo

TOLEDO – The Toledo Zoo says its southern white rhinoceros has died. The zoo says the rhino, Lulu, was thought to be seventh-oldest white rhino in a U.S. zoo. Officials say the 47-year-old animal died Wednesday.

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Protection order sought by Niles worker denied

WARREN – A permanent protection order requested by a Niles city employee against a McDonald man was denied Wednesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.

Mark Holmes, with the city parks department, was granted a temporary restraining order April 14 against George Kuriatnyk.

Magistrate Patrick McCarthy said he couldn’t find sufficient evidence during the two-hour hearing that could meet the standard Ohio law set for a protection order. That would include a pattern of conduct that causes or threatens physical harm or if the conduct led to mental distress.

Home hazardous-waste site to open Wednesday

WARREN – Geauga-Trumbull Solid Waste Management District’s seasonal household hazardous-waste recycling facility, 5138 Enterprise Blvd., is set to open Wednesday.

The facility will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every Wednesday through Oct. 26. It also is open 9 a.m. to noon the first Saturday of May, June, August and October.

The facility is open to residents of Geauga and Trumbull Counties to properly dispose of hazardous material that cannot go out with the regular trash. Materials accepted at the facility include paint, oil, antifreeze, batteries, propane tanks, and e-waste such as printers, towers and cellphones.

Microwaves are accepted free, and monitors and televisions are accepted for a small fee. Computer monitors are $5, television sets up to 27 inches are $5 and any size over 27 inches is $10.

An extensive list of acceptable materials can be found on the district’s website.

Man shoots, wounds son; thought he was intruder

COLUMBUS – Police say an Ohio man shot and wounded his own son after mistaking him for an intruder.

Officers responded to a Columbus home Tuesday morning for an unknown complaint.

When they arrived they say 51-year-old Biyaga Ceesay told them that a stranger had shot his son. Later, the man said he accidentally shot his son because he thought he was an intruder trying to rob the family.

The boy is hospitalized in stable condition and is expected to recover.

Ceesay has been charged with domestic violence, assault and child endangerment.

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Police investigate bank robbery

HUBBARD – Hubbard police are investigating a bank robbery Tuesday afternoon at the Cortland Banks branch, 890 W. Liberty St.

According to a supervisor at the Trumbull County 911 Center, police were dispatched at 2:16 p.m. It was reported that the robber was a man, approximately 5 -feet, 9-inches tall, who was wearing a fake beard and sunglasses and driving a dark-colored GMC Envoy.

No weapon was displayed, but the man slipped the bank teller a note.

Police could not be reached Tuesday for further information.

Power tools taken in home break-in

WARREN – Some power tools were taken in a break-in of a Westwood Street NW home, according to city police.

The resident reported the burglary at 6:30 p.m. Monday. She told police the house was empty from Feb. 1 through April 12. She said upon her return, she discovered the side door damaged and officers found the wood frame was split and the handle lock bent.

The woman told police two handheld power drills and several other hand tools were taken from the home, while a chainsaw, hedge trimmers, miter saw and other hand tools and plumbing supplies were missing from her garage.

Wallet stolen in vehicle break-in

WARREN – Police reported a Dunstan Drive NW woman said someone broke into her vehicle and stole her wallet sometime Sunday evening or Monday morning.

The police report said the driver’s side window of the 2014 Ford Taurus had been smashed out with a brick, which damaged the rear seat.

The woman told police her wallet included $90 in cash and her Social Security card. The report said several other items in the wallet were recovered in the area.

JFK receives $100,000 donation

WARREN -The Cafaro Foundation has presented a $100,000 donation to John F. Kennedy High School to be used for a $225,000 renovation project at the school.

JFK President Joseph Kenneally said two years ago, the high school began replacing its aging windows, which were not energy efficient. At that time, the Cafaro Foundation provided $25,000 to begin the installation of custom built, double hung vinyl windows with UV tinting to keep the building cooler in warm weather.

He said since the initial launch of the project, the school has raised $125,000 from other sources. Keanneally said the new donation from the foundation will allow the school to meet its goal and finish the job.

Niles councilman talks Holocaust

EAST LIVERPOOL – In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, a history professor and Niles city councilman will deliver a free presentation titled “The Mad Doctors of Auschwitz,” noon Thursday at Kent State University East Liverpool campus, in the quiet study lounge in Purinton Hall.

Stephen Papalas, D-at-Large, will draw on his experiences in Europe, where he visited several historical sites. He will speak about the horrors perpetrated on the people fated to the camps and the guards.

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Fire destroys garage, cars

BRACEVILLE – A fire late Sunday night destroyed a two-car garage on Bailey Anderson Road.

Crews were called at about 11 p.m. to the structure between state Route 82 and Nelson Moser Road that contained two vehicles, said fire Chief Todd Garland. A neighbor saw the garage engulfed in flames and contacted 911, and also alerted the homeowners by knocking on their door, Garland said.

The fire is under investigation by the Trumbull County Fire Investigation Unit. Crews from Braceville, Newton Falls, Southington and Warren Township were at the garage for about four hours. There were no injuries.

Freedom Quartet tickets available

Tickets are available for the award-winning Freedom Quartet, a gospel, spiritual and devotional foursome from Tennessee, which will perform May 13 at Warren First Assembly of God Church, 2640 Parkman Road NW.

This is the first visit to Warren for the group, known for its dynamic energy. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the program begins at 7 p.m.

Tickets are available through the Tribune Chronicle by calling 330-841-1696, by stopping into the newspaper office, 240 Franklin St. SE, Warren, or by mailing in the coupon that runs in the newspaper. There is a limit of four tickets per coupon. The event is free, but a ticket is needed. A free-will offering will be received.

The church is handicapped-accessible.

Weathersfield gets boil advisory

WEATHERSFIELD – A boil advisory has been issued for Niles water customers on West Park Avenue, Austintown Warren Road and all side streets in between, and Earl Street because a 12-inch water line broke on West Park Avenue.

The city’s water department was addressing the break. Water customers should bring their tap water to a rolling boil for three to five minutes before using it for drinking.

Police: Phone links robberies

CLEVELAND – Cleveland police say a 13-year-old boy suspected of robbing two pizza delivery drivers at gunpoint and trying to rob a third was identified because he used his own cellphone to place the orders.

The boy is expected to appear in court this week.

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Two hurt in Braceville crash

BRACEVILLE – A two-vehicle accident sent two people to the hospital after a head-on crash Friday afternoon on state Routes 5 and 82 near the Center of the World.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said a 1996 Chevy pickup truck driven by Brian Wade, 59, of Warren, was westbound in the left lane about 2:45 p.m., while a 2015 Ford Escape driven by Angela Kellerman, 46, of Youngstown, was eastbound in the left lane. The pickup truck approached traffic that was halted on the highway, the patrol said, swerved left of center into the eastbound lane, striking the Ford head on.

Wade was extricated by mechanical means, the patrol said and taken to St. Joseph Warren Hospital. Kellerman was taken to Trumbull Memorial Hospital. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts which minimized injuries, the patrol said.

Would-be robber comes up empty

CHAMPION – A would-be robber came up empty shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday when he could not open the cash drawer at the Champion Convenience Store at 4853 Mahoning Ave. NW, according to a Trumbull County 911 dispatching supervisor.

The report said a man wearing a T-shirt and jeans ran away from the store before police arrived.

The 911 supervisor said no weapon was shown, and there were no injuries.

Worn, faded flags will be collected

YOUNGSTOWN – Shepherd of the Valley in May will accept worn, torn or faded American flags.

American flags often are not retired and burned with the ceremony they deserve, according to a Shepherd of the Valley news release, and this is going to change. Flags will be delivered to a local veteran’s group for proper disposal.

Beginning next week, flags can be dropped off at any Shepherd of the Valley community between 8:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. The locations are: 7148 West Blvd., Boardman; 4100 North River Road NE, Howland; 1500 McKinley Ave., Niles; 301 W. Western Reserve Road, Poland.

Drop-off hours for the corporate offices, 5525 Silica Road, Austintown, are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Trumbull roads to close for work

Portions of state Route 534 in Braceville and Bristol Champion Township Road will be closed for repairs beginning today.

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced that state Route 534 over Interstate 80 will be closed this week due to bridge repairs being performed by the Ohio Turnpike. A posted detour sends motorists to state Route 82 to state Route 5.

An unrelated project will close Bristol Champion Township Road between Oak Hill Drive and Hoffman North Road on the Southington-Farmington township line, beginning today through May 20 for a crosspipe replacement, according to the Trumbull County Engineer’s Office.

Drivers may detour via Corey Hunt Road, state Route 88 and Hoffman Norton Road.

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Johnston fire destroys home

JOHNSTON – A family lost its mobile home in a fire Saturday morning on Warner Road.

Firefighters from Johnston, Kinsman, Cortland and Vernon responded to a fire call at 2:46 a.m. about a porch on fire.

Two adults and three children managed to get out of the residence before the fire spread from the house to nearby trees and a vehicle.

The fire is thought to have started because of a heat lamp, according to a 911 dispatch call summary.

Ammunition in the house started going off while firefighters were fighting the fire, according to a report.

The Red Cross is assisting the family.

Statehouse to be open fewer hours

COLUMBUS – A board in charge of oversight of the Ohio Statehouse and its grounds has voted to cut weekly hours at the building.

The Columbus Dispatch reports the Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board agreed Thursday to cut weekly hours at the Statehouse.

The new hours will be 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, instead of 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekend hours – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. – will remain the same.

Officials say the change is aimed at reducing costs, particularly related to security.

Rock Hall open free during GOP event

CLEVELAND – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland will be offering free admission and limited hours during the week of the Republican National Convention this summer, under a sponsorship deal with AT&T.

Cleveland.com reports that the museum will be free and open to the public the week of July 17-21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The museum will close early that week to set up for convention-related events.

The free admission covers the Rock Hall’s planned “Louder Than Words” exhibit, which premieres May 20.

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Hubbard man charged with rape of boy, 10

YOUNGSTOWN – A Hubbard man is charged with 19 counts of rape involving a 10-year old boy.

According to a Mahoning County grand jury indictment, Kenneth E. Thomas, 36, 1821 Hubbard Road, is charged with sexually assaulting the boy over a four-year period from August 2011 to August 2015. A grand jury indicted Thomas Thursday.

He is being held at the Mahoning County Jail. He is due for arraignment Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

ODOT announces weekly road closures

WARREN – West Market Street over state Route 5 / state Route 82 in Warren Township is closed through mid-October for a bridge replacement, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The detour for eastbound traffic is Park Road to Diehl Road to Burnett Street to Leavitt Road, while the detour for westbound traffic is state Route 5 eastbound to U.S. Route 422 to state Route 5 westbound.

This work is part of a $4.3 million project to replace three bridges over state Route 5, and the entire project is scheduled to be completed in October.

On Monday, state Route 534 over Interstate 80 in Braceville will be closed through Friday for bridge repairs by the Ohio Turnpike. The detour will be state Route 82 to state Route 5.

Portion of road to close for pipe replacement

SOUTHINGTON – A portion of Bristol Champion Townline Road will close Monday for a crosspipe replacement, according to the Trumbull County Engineer’s Office.

The road will be closed between Oak Hill Drive and Hoffman Norton Road, which runs through Southington and Farmington townships. It is scheduled to be closed through May 20.

The recommended detour is north on Corey Hunt Road, west on state Route 88 and south on Hoffman Norton Road.

Youngstown to host town hall meeting

YOUNGSTOWN – Youngstown City Council members will hold a town hall meeting 6 p.m. Wednesday at the McDonough Museum, 525 Wick Ave.

Speakers will include Mayor John A. McNally, administration department heads, City Council members, and representatives from the Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV), Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and the Youngstown State University-Regional Economic Development Initiative (REDI).

Community members will be able to meet their council representatives and ask questions about new things happening in the city.

For more information, contact Councilman Julius Oliver at 330-259-6158 or email him at joliver@youngstownohio.gov, or Councilwoman Basia Adamczak at 330-518-6942 or badamczak@youngstownohio.gov.

Woman struck, killed in store parking lot

NEWARK – Police say an elderly woman has been struck and killed by a car in the parking lot of a Wal-Mart store in central Ohio.

The woman has been identified as 76-year-old Carol Jones of Newark. She was pronounced dead at the scene late Friday morning.

Newark police say Jones was struck by a 34-year-old Newark man who was driving in reverse.

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at a high rate of speed through a Wal-Mart parking lot in Newark, about 40 miles east of Columbus. Police say the man hit two cars after striking Jones.

Witnesses told police the man was driving erratically. He was taken to a hospital.

Police haven’t said whether the 34-year-old would be charged criminally.

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Store is robbed of $150 by gunman

WARREN – Police are searching for a man who flashed a gun at a store clerk Wednesday while buying a can of chips and robbed the store of $150, according to a police report.

Police were called just after 5:30 p.m. to Dollar General, 2800 Parkman Road, after the robbery, which was recorded on surveillance videos, the report states.

The man, described as white and in his late 20s, was in the store for about 45 minutes before he walked up with a can of Pringles and flashed the gun tucked into his waistband, the report states. He then demanded everything from the cash register, the report states.

A witness told police that the man ran into the woods behind Aldi.

Akron boy reports rape in Warren

WARREN – After a 13-year-old Akron boy revealed Wednesday to police that he was sexually assaulted in the city several years ago, an investigation began, according to a police report.

The boy recently told a counselor about the 2012 or 2013 incident, and the boy’s father reported it to police. The teen said he knows the person who assaulted him.

Fake cash used for school meal

WARREN – After a photocopied $20 was presented Wednesday to cafeteria staff at Willard PK-8, the school resource officer confiscated it, a police report states.

A student attempted to use the bill to pay for breakfast just after 9 a.m., but it did not pass the “pen test,” the report states. The bill appeared photocopied and very misaligned, the report states.

The officer took down the student’s information and is investigating.

A+ Teacher Award nominations due

WARREN – Today is the last day that the Tribune Chronicle is accepting nominations for the 2016 A+ Teacher Award program.

The teacher must be a current K-12 educator in Trumbull County at a public, private or parochial school. Retired, substitute and preschool teachers are not eligible. Nominations should include the name of the teacher and school, as well as how the teacher has influenced, supported or inspired students. Nominations can be submitted by students, parents or colleagues. Parents can assist children with nominations.

Twenty teachers will be chosen and will be featured in a Tribune Chronicle story May 22.

Forms were sent to area schools, but submissions also can be emailed to Tribune Chronicle Events Coordinator Sue Shafer at sshafer@tribtoday.com or dropped off or mailed to the Tribune Chronicle, 240 Franklin St. SE, Warren, OH 44483.

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Man dies in apartment fire

BOARDMAN – One person was killed and another was injured in a late Thursday night fire at the Newport Glen apartment complex.

Crews called just before midnight to the four-story building at 4071 Glenwood Ave. found a man in the bathroom and a woman in a bedroom, both unresponsive, in a second floor apartment, said fire Chief Mark Pitzer. The man was taken to St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The woman was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and then flown to the burn unit at Akron Children’s Hospital, where she is in stable condition, Pitzer said.

Investigators narrowed where the fire started to the kitchen, but do not have a cause. The Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office is helping in the investigation. No one else was injured.

Tribune offers free recycling

WARREN – The Tribune Chronicle is again this year offering a free paper product recycling collection for Earth Day.

People may drop off magazines, newspapers, junk mail and hardbound and paperback books 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Tribune Chronicle parking lot at the corner of Vine Avenue SE and South Street S.E. A free residential document shredding service will be available 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. by Protect-n-Shred of Cortland.

A drive-through will be set up in the parking lot and Tribune employees will be there to help with unloading. The first 100 vehicles will receive a free giveaway.

Wick Building gets tax credits

YOUNGSTOWN – The Wick Building in dowtown Youngstown will receive $14.5 million in tax credits from the National Park Service, according to a news release from Congressman Timothy Ryan, D-Howland.

These tax credits are intended to encourage the rehabilitation and preservation of historic buildings and to promote economic renewal of older communities. To be eligible for these credits, the National Park Service must certify the building as historic and determine that the completed rehabilitation work preserves the historic character of the building.

Since 1977, the National Park Service has certified more than 39,000 rehabilitation projects, representing a rehabilitation investment of more than $69 billion.

Also receiving tax credits was Goodyear Hall in Akron, which received $31 million, Ryan’s office stated.

Bill requires body camera rules

COLUMBUS – An Ohio House committee is debating a bipartisan bill requiring law enforcement agencies to have rules governing the use of body cameras.

Cities such as Cleveland and others around Ohio have purchased body cameras for police departments or are considering them, but there is no statewide requirement.

Legislation from Reps. Kevin Boyce, a Columbus Democrat, and Cheryl Grossman, a Grove City Republican, wouldn’t mandate the use of body cameras, but it proposes that policies be in place for those agencies that do have them.

The bill in the House Local Government Committee Wednesday also says such policies should be made public

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Niles man gets 5 months in child porn case

WARREN – A Niles man was sentenced Tuesday to six months in prison in an eight-count child pornography case.

Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Andrew Logan also labeled Cory Williams, 26, 701 Summit Ave., No. 25, as a Tier 2 sexual predator. Williams must now register with the sheriff every 180 days for 25 years. After his release from prison, Williams must adhere to terms of his five-year probation, which includes staying away from computers.

Williams, who could have faced a maximum 42-year prison sentence, pleaded guilty Jan. 22 to eight charges of pandering sexually oriented materials involving a minor. He was arrested April 15, 2015, by Warren police.

Boardman police looking for bank robber

BOARDMAN – Police are looking for the person who they said robbed Huntington Bank, 5754 Youngstown Poland Road, Monday morning.

Police said that shortly before 10 a.m., a person walked into the branch and gave the teller a note asking for money. The person did not show a weapon, according to Tribune Chronicle news partner WKBN 27.

Anyone with information is asked to call 330-333-1TIP or Boardman Police at 330-726-4144.

Champion, WRTA receive emissions-cutting grants

Champion and the Western Reserve Transit Authority, a public transportation system based in Mahoning County, were among 26 recipients of state grants to reduce diesel emissions.

Champion received $58,540 to replace a 2000 diesel dump truck with a 2016 diesel truck. WRTA got $678,541 to replace two 2001 diesel buses with 2016 diesel buses, according to a release.

The Ohio Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Program through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency awarded more than $15 million in the 2015-16 cycle.

Braceville OKs road project with Newton

BRACEVILLE – Braceville Township trustees, at a special meeting Tuesday, approved a joint chip and seal road project with neighboring Newton Township on Hewitt Gifford Road, which runs through both townships.

Trustee Chairman Todd Brewster said the $14,000 project to be done this summer by the county engineer’s office will be split evenly, with each township paying $7,000.

Brewster said the road has been paved as part of an Issue 2 project but needs to be chipped and sealed.

Trustees also hired Collin Phillips as part-time summer help with roads, cemetery and mowing grass. Trustees also hired Joe Campano as part-time summer help, pending a review of how he will be paid because he also works for the fire department.

Man arrested in deaths of two people in duplex

LUCASVILLE – A sheriff says a man has been arrested in the slaying of a man and woman whose bodies were found in a duplex.

Scioto County Sheriff Marty Donini said Tuesday that Anthony Colvin was caught Monday trying to escape through a window of a Peebles home.

Authorities say 83-year-old Bobby Dehart and 62-year-old Nancy Culp were found shot to death in the duplex in Lucasville on April 13 after a neighbor called 911.

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Fowler man guilty in DUI

WARREN – A Fowler man convicted of driving under the influence charges four times in Trumbull County since 2011 pleaded guilty Monday to two more DUI charges.

James Horner, 45, 4932 Ridge Road, also forfeited his 2006 Chevrolet vehicle in the plea deal that was reached in the courtroom of Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Peter J. Kontos.

Kontos ordered a pre-sentence investigation for Horner, who could face up to 36 months in prison on the charges, which stem from a DUI offense last fall in Cortland.

Man in hospital; car hits house

NILES – A city man is recovering from injuries police said he sustained after a stolen truck crashed early Monday into a home at 1605 Taft Ave., according to a police report.

The truck was stolen Sunday night from where it was parked in the 100 block of Wood Street, and about an hour later, it slammed into the brick house on Taft Avenue near Bonnie Brae Avenue, the report states. The house was not heavily damaged.

Detective Jim Villecco said Phillip A. Thompson is facing a felony charge of receiving stolen property and is in the hospital. Thompson’s condition was not released.

Warren man gets prison for drugs

WARREN – A Warren man was sentenced Monday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to 10 months in prison for selling drugs.

Edwin Salguero, 34, 504 N. Park Ave., pleaded guilty in early February to a pair of trafficking in crack cocaine charges.

Salguero’s attorney, David Engler, said Salguero received mental health counseling and sought probation, but Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Kontos opted for the prison term for Salguero, who was arrested in 2013 by Warren police.

Fugitive gets prison sentence

WARREN – A Newton Falls man who pleaded guilty to a drug charge two years ago finally showed up for his sentencing hearing Monday and was given an eight-month prison sentence.

William Smith, 47, 414 Newton Drive, was denied probation by a puzzled Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Kontos.

“Where did you go?” Kontos said to Smith before pronouncing the prison sentence. Smith replied he was laying low.

Smith pleaded guilty April 21, 2014, before Kontos on a charge of possession of cocaine, but did not show up for his sentencing hearing in August. He managed to elude authorities for almost two years, court records show.

Dayton chief: Woman a threat

DAYTON- The Dayton police chief says a woman fatally shot by three officers over the weekend presented a threat to the public.

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Tribune offers free recycling

WARREN – The Tribune Chronicle is again this year offering a free paper product recycling collection for Earth Day.

People may drop off magazines, newspapers, junk mail and hardbound and paperback books 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 22 at the Tribune Chronicle parking lot at Vine Avenue and South Street SE. A free residential document shredding service will be available from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. by Protect-n-Shred of Cortland.

A drive-through will be set up in the parking lot and Tribune employees will be there to help with unloading. The first 100 vehicles will receive a free giveaway.

DAYTON – Police in southwest Ohio say three officers have killed a woman after she fired shots into the air and threatened to kill her domestic partner.

The woman has been identified as 35-year-old Kisha Arrone of Dayton.

Dayton police issued a statement that says officers responded early Sunday to a call about shots being fired. Witnesses told police Arrone shot into the air.

Police say officers found Arrone driving a pickup truck and used spike strips to flatten her tires when she refused to stop. Police say Arrone exited the truck and fired more shots into the air as she walked toward her partner.

Staff, wire reports

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West Market bridge to close

WARREN TOWNSHIP – West Market Street over state Route 5 / state Route 82 will be closed for a bridge replacement starting Monday.

The Ohio Department of Transportation said the road will be closed through mid-October. The detour for eastbound traffic is Park Road to Diehl Road to Burnett Street to Leavitt Road. The westbound detour is state Route 5 east to U.S. Route 422 to state Route 5 west.

This work is part of a $4.3 million project to replace three bridges over state Route 5, one on Eagle Creek Road, one on N. Leavitt Road and one on Market Street. The entire project is scheduled to be completed in October.

2 charged after bomb explodes

COLUMBUS – Two Ohio men who authorities say are members of anti-government group have been indicted after a chemical bomb detonated in one of the men’s hands.

Twenty-six-year-old Alphonso Mobley Jr. and 21-year-old Roberto Innis were charged Friday in Columbus with aggravated arson and criminal use, possession and illegal assembly of a chemical weapon.

Authorities say Mobley was hospitalized after his hands were blown off when the bomb exploded inside a vacant Columbus home April 5. Innis wasn’t hurt.

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Warren home hit with gunfire

WARREN – A home at 229 Iowa Ave. SW was hit with gunfire just after midnight Friday, according to a police report.

A 17-year-old in the home told police he and a friend were in the living room when they heard at least two gunshots outside, and bullets hitting the house. Police found holes from what appears to be a small birdshot in the front window, an outside column, screen door and siding, the report states. No one was injured.

Niles seeks applications for MVSD board

NILES – The city is accepting nominations for its appointed member to the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District’s board of directors until April 27.

The city is expected to make the appointment on May 4, which is the day before the expiration of James V. Sylvester’s term. Utility committee chairman and Councilman Ryan McNaughton said a Niles resident must be appointed to the board.

MVSD distributes 21 million gallons of water from the Meander Reservoir to an estimated 220,000 people in Niles, Youngstown, McDonald, Girard, Canfield, Mineral Ridge, Lordstown, Craig Beach and portions of 10 townships.

Niles and Youngstown each get to appoint two members to the board.

Truck rollover closes Route 82 for 4 hours

HOWLAND – A tractor-trailer rolled over Friday afternoon on the state Route 82 ramp to state Route 11 in Howland, closing a section for more than four hours as crews worked to clear the accident.

Reports indicate the accident happened just before 12:30 p.m., with the ramp reopening around 4:30 p.m. According to Tribune Chronicle news parter WKBN 27, the driver was hauling a 38,000-pound steel coil from Farrell to Twinsburg when he attempted to turn onto the ramp and tipped over. Troopers at the scene said speed was a factor. The driver was not injured.

A portion of the side of the asphalt was damaged in the crash, troopers said.

Champion trustees, board set meeting

CHAMPION – Champion Township trustees will attend the 7 p.m. Monday meeting of Champion Board of Education regarding the sale or exchange of public land.

The board has been in talks with trustees regarding 21 acres of township land off state Route 45 south of the high school and north of the cemetery for the planned $31 million PK-8 School complex. Trustees have discussed using other parts of the property for a playground area and sports fields.

The meeting will be in the high school media center.

Voters last November approved a 4.4-mill bond issue that will raise $13.8 million, which is the district’s share of the project. That approval triggers an Ohio School Facilities Commission’s Facilities Assistance Program offer to provide the additional $17.5 million.

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Niles man charged in child-rape case

NILES – A city man charged with the rape of a 5-year-old girl is being held at the Trumbull County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

Gilbert Skeins Jr., 21, 116 Maple St., was arraigned Thursday in Niles Municipal Court after he was arrested Wednesday, according to police and court records.

Because the charge is a first-degree felony, Skein did not enter a plea. He is due back in Niles Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing April 25.

Niles police, the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office and Trumbull County Children Services began investigating Feb. 14.

The child’s grandmother filed the report and told police that the girl was assaulted at a Warren Avenue home while she was at a store, the report states.

Man is robbed by gunmen in his home

WARREN – A city man told police that he was robbed Wednesday at gunpoint by three masked men at his home in the 600 block of Fourth Steet SW.

The victim, 65, said all the men had handguns, and police said the bandits made away with $2,800 in cash in the robbery that occurred Wednesday afternoon.

The man was unable to indentify the assailants, police said, because they were covered with masks and dark clothing.

Man pleads guilty in domestic case

WARREN – A Niles man pleaded guilty Thursday to felony charges connected to the beating of his girlfriend.

Trumbull County Common Pleas Judge Ronald Rice ordered a pre-sentence investigation for William J. Riley, 55, 1451 Tripodi Circle, who pleaded guilty to charges of felonious assault and domestic violence. He faces a potential maximum sentence of nine and a half years in prison.

Riley was arrested in late January by Niles police, after a woman at the Tripodi Circle home was found with a swollen and bloody face.

Concession-stand bids are rejected

KINSMAN – Township trustees this week decided to reject five bids that they said were ”too high” for a proposed concession stand / restroom facility at the Kinsman Township Park.

Trustee Chairman Tim Woofter said trustees will rework the project and rebid it. He said the park has only outhouses for people to use.

The planned structure will be the first restroom facility at the park. The estimated cost is $189,000.

The work on the project would be electrical, mechanical and plumbing.

Tribune will offer paper recycling

WARREN – The Tribune Chronicle is again this year offering a free paper-product recycling collection for Earth Day.

People may drop off magazines, newspapers, junk mail and hardbound and paperback books 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 22 at the Tribune Chronicle parking lot at Vine Avenue SE and South Street SE.

A free document-shredding service will be available 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. by Protect-n-Shred of Cortland.

A drive-thru will be set up in the parking lot, and Tribune employees will be there to help with unloading.

The first 100 vehicles will receive a free giveaway.

At a glance

Group is probing deaths of rabbits

NEWTON TOWNSHIP – The Trumbull County Animal Cruelty Task Force is investigating the deaths of 14 tame rabbits found in a wooded area on Hewitt Gifford Road.

Greg Miller, co-creator of the task force, said officials also found eight living domesticated rabbits in the same location, and they have been returning to see whether there are more rabbits still alive. The task force was called to the wooded area Friday, after a neighbor reported someone dumped live rabbits on the side of the road, Miller said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Miller at 330-501-7536 or the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office at 330-675-2730.

Inmate found unresponsive dies

AKRON – A sheriff’s office says an inmate found unresponsive has died.

The statement from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday says a deputy found inmate Antonio Daniels unresponsive about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the county jail in Akron. Authorities say the deputy and jail medical staff tried to resuscitate Daniels until emergency crews arrived and took him to a hospital.

Authorities say Daniels was pronounced dead at 10:05 a.m. Tuesday.

$15 an hour asked in Cleveland

CLEVELAND – A group seeking a $15 minimum wage from Cleveland employers will begin petitioning for the wage for thousands of workers.

The Raise Up Cleveland group hopes to get the city council to approve an ordinance establishing the wage or it will take the issue directly to voters.

The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports there isn’t a citywide minimum wage now. The state minimum wage is $8.10. The proposal calls for setting Cleveland’s minimum wage at $15 in January.

Car slams into state patrol post

SANDUSKY – Authorities say a suspected drunken driver was injured after, police say, he slammed into an Ohio State Highway Patrol post.

The crash happened just after 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Sandusky post. Police say a Ford Fusion was traveling at high speed when it traveled off the roadway, overcorrected and went onto the lawn of the patrol post. Investigators say the car hit a large concrete sign and crashed into the front of the building.

The car’s 24-year-old driver was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected. The Castalia man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Authorities say he doesn’t have a valid license.

Lead too high in school fountains

GRANVILLE – A school district has shut off its drinking fountains after finding high lead levels in the water.

The Granville district northeast of Columbus says tests show water coming from some drinking fountains is above the federal limit. Leaders say the problem is with the drinking fountains and not the water coming into buildings.

The district says it shut off access to the drinking fountains Wednesday and is running more tests.

Bottled water is being given to students and teachers.

At a glance

Stolen car is recovered;

Howland man charged

WEATHERSFIELD – A Howland man arrested after police from two township departments tracked a stolen car was arraigned in two municipal courts and is being held in the Trumbull County Jail in lieu of a $25,000 bond, according to police and court records.

Ryan Higgins, 33, 8041 Raglan Drive NE, appeared Tuesday in Niles Municipal Court on a charge of felony theft. A judge set his bond at $2,500. Higgins also appeared Monday in Girard Municipal Court, where he is charged with felony receiving stolen property and misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and obstruction of official business. His bond was set at $25,000, and he pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charges.

Officers in Weathersfield were called after midnight Sunday to Oakwood Street after someone saw a man stealing a car from a driveway, according to the police department. The vehicle reported stolen was spotted on Tibbets Wick Road by Liberty police.

When officers tried to pull the man over, he got out of the vehicle and ran, according to the department. Higgins was arrested just after 5 a.m. Sunday on Keefer Road in Girard.

Police say shots were fired

in Warren’s Garden District

WARREN – Police were called Monday afternoon to the area of Scott Street and Vine Avenue in the Garden District neighborhood to investigate a possible gunfight.

A resident in the 300 block of Scott Street NE told police she noticed four men near her house about 2:40 p.m. and that “it seemed like they were fighting with each other.” The woman said the group started to pull out guns, and shots were fired.

Police reports state one stray round struck a front porch a few feet away from where the woman was standing. A bullet hole was found on the porch wall, and officers recovered a lead round and a brass jacket, the report states.

Witnesses said one of the men got inside an older red vehicle and drove south on Vine Avenue toward High Street.

Man is robbed of cash

outside Warren store

WARREN – Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery reported early Tuesday by a man outside the Circle K on North Park Avenue.

A report states the man was struck in his face shortly after 1:30 a.m. and knocked to the ground as he was robbed of $10 in cash. The robber identified as a black man in his 30s, wearing a white T-shirt ran across the parking lot, police said. The store clerk told police that he saw the struggle outside and called 911. The clerk said the store’s security camera should have captured the incident, according to the police report.

The victim refused treatment but had a bruise on his cheek and a bloody nose, the report states.

Fire hydrant flushing

has begun in Warren

WARREN -The Warren Water Department will be flushing fire hydrants in the northeast section of the city 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday.

Utility Services Director Franco Lucarelli said tap water might be discolored but the water will be safe to drink. Residents are advised to run faucets before using them or doing laundry.

The flushing of hydrants is mandated by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.

Girard sets public meetings

on comprehensive plan

GIRARD – Girard has contracted with the Trumbull County Planning Commission to produce an update to the city’s 2000 comprehensive plan.

Residents, business owners and community stakeholders are invited to attend one of two public meetings to give their input. The first meeting is 6 p.m. today at Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., and the second is at 7 p.m. April 21 at Girard Municipal Court second floor, 100 N. Market St. Both meetings will cover the same information.

Mayor James Melfi said the 2000 plan helped protect the city against a landfill and also helped the city plan for its next 15 years. Planning commission staff will give an update on the planning process, review the results of the community survey and gather community input on the future of Girard, including the Girard Lakes and the former Girard Leatherworks property adjacent to U.S Route 422.

The plan update should be done in April 2017.

At a glance

Man indicted on murder charge

YOUNGSTOWN – A grand jury in Mahoning County has indicted a 28-year-old man on a charge of aggravated murder in connection to the beating death last month of an elderly relative.

Julius Williams, 331 Harvard Street, faces a possible life sentence if he is convicted of killing William Cox Jr., 78, who, according to police, was a relative who lived with Williams.

Cox was found dead the night of March 28 inside the Harvard Street home, reports state. Mahoning County Coroner Dr. David Kennedy ruled Cox died of blunt-force injuries to the chest.

Man gets a year on gun charges

WARREN – A Girard man was sentenced Monday to a year in prison after being convicted on gun charges.

Timothy A. Bowers, 29, 1009 Patricia Drive, pleaded guilty to amended charges of having weapons while under disability and possessing a defaced weapon. A charge of carrying a concealed weapon was dropped in the plea deal.

His plea heads off a jury trial that was scheduled for Monday in the courtroom of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Kontos. Bowers was arrested Aug. 31, 2015, by Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

Police: Patient assaults nurse

WARREN – A patient at Trumbull Memorial Hospital, 1350 E. Market St., hit a nurse with his hand as he swung a wooden cane at her and threw a urine sample in her face, a police report states.

Carl F. Jackson II, 26, 2438 Palmyra Road SW, Warren, was arrested 12:20 p.m. Sunday, police said. He was released on 10 percent of a $45,000 after an initial appearance Monday in Warren Municipal Court.

Jackson entered the emergency room about noon but became uncooperative after being asked to put on a hospital gown, the police report states. When he walked toward a restricted area of the radiology department, the nurse attempted to stop him, police said. That’s when Jackson threw the sample and swung the cane, the report states.

Hospital security tackled Jackson and held him down until police arrived, police said.

At a glance

Man in custody in toddler shooting

YOUNGSTOWN – A 20-year-old Youngstown man has been charged in the Saturday shooting of a 3-year-old girl.

A police report said Dionte Robinson was in custody on a charge of endangering children.

A report from Tribune news partner WKBN-TV said a 3-year-old girl was shot through both legs at 8:34 p.m. Saturday at a home on East Boston Avenue. The report said the girl was airlifted from St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital to Akron Children’s Hospital. No identity or condition was available.

According to the WKBN report, a man allegedly removed a gun from his waistband while holding the girl and the gun accidentally discharged.

Warren power out for short time

WARREN – City fire officials were working to determine the cause of a brief power outage that affected several blocks of the downtown area shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday.

The outage struck several businesses in the South Street SE area, including the Tribune Chronicle and the Warren City Central Fire Station.

A fire department spokesman said everything returned to normal about two minutes after the outage, but the cause had not been determined.

Mineral Ridge flushing hydrants

MINERAL RIDGE -Trumbull County Sanitary Engineers will continue flushing the fire hydrants in the Mineral Ridge Water District today through Friday.

Water customers in the area may experience temporary discoloration, which is not harmful and should clear within one to two hours of flushing. Customers are advised to run cold water only until it clears and are cautioned not to wash clothes the day of or day after flushing crews are in the area.

Residents may see water running from a hydrant in the listed area during the time period as crews move from hydrant to hydrant.

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Skeletal remains found in Youngstown lot

YOUNGSTOWN – Police and the Mahoning County Coroner are working to identify human remains found Friday in a vacant lot on the city’s lower north side.

Police said someone found the remains, mostly bones and a skull in a tattered winter coat, near the corner of Wydesteel Street and Trussit Avenue, according to Tribune news partner WKBN 27. It is unknown how long the remains have been there.

Police are not saying whether they suspect any kind of foul play. It is still early in the investigation, and police said they don’t have much to go on.

Cardiac arrest leads to Howland car crash

HOWLAND – A Warren woman went into cardiac arrest while driving Saturday afternoon, causing her to drive off the road and strike a fire hydrant, according to the Warren Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.

The patrol said Catherine Smolkovich, 77, was driving a 2013 Chevy Malibu east on Mines Road just east of state Route 46 around 4:20 p.m. when the crash occurred. Howland Township rescue workers arrived at the scene and began to perform CPR, the patrol said.

Smolkovich was transported to Trumbull Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

The patrol said she was wearing a seat belt and was not injured in the crash.

Trumbull road closures announced by ODOT

LIBERTY – Liberty Avenue over state Route 11 will be closed starting Monday for a bridge replacement, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

The road will be closed through mid-July, and the detour will be state Route 193 (Belmont Avenue) to state Route 304 (Churchill Road) to U.S. Route 422.

Also, Tibbetts-Wick Road over Route 11 continues to be reduced to one lane in each direction for a bridge replacement.

Starting Monday through April 22, state Route 45 between state Route 88 and state Route 305 in Bristol and Champion will be closed for three culvert replacements.

The detour will be state Route 305 to state Route 534 to state Route 88.

TNP seeks developer for 158 Pine St. SE

WARREN – Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership (TNP), on behalf of the Trumbull County Land Reutilization Corp., is accepting proposals for the development of 158 Pine St. SE in Warren.

The request for proposals outlines the goals and requirements of the project and is available on TNP’s website, tnpwarren. org.

Investors are invited to submit a development proposal, including a description of the proposed end-use, rehab specifications and qualifications.

The two-story building was built in 1921 and is between South Street (Youngstown-Warren Road) and East Market Street.

It has housed several bars and restuarants over the years but has been vacant for nearly a decade.

Site visits can be arranged through Shawn Carvin at 330-469-6828.

Investors can submit all required documents via PDF to Matt Martin at matt@tnpwarren.org by 5 p.m. Aug. 1.

At a glance

Woman in Taser video dies; autopsy today

WARREN – A woman who made national headlines in 2007 as she appeared on a video being Tased by a Warren police officer has died.

The Trumbull County Coroner’s office confirmed the death of Heidi Gill, 47. A coroner’s spokeswoman said an autopsy will be performed on Gill’s body today. She said Gill died Wednesday evening at St. Joseph Warren Hospital.

No other details about the death was available.

Gill’s incident at Up a Creek Tavern on East Market Street in September 2007 was videoetaped and showed her being combative with officers and ultimately being Tased several times. The video triggered a brutality lawsuit in which Gill won a substantial settlement.

Man sentenced in drugs, gun case

WARREN – A Warren man pleaded guilty Thursday to a cocaine possession charge and was sentenced to one year in prison.

Rashawn P. Jordan, 28, formerly of 1787 Jefferson St. SW, is already serving two years in prison on an earlier gun and drug conviction in Trumbull County.

Judge Ronald Rice made the latest sentence concurrent to the two-year term given March 1 by Judge Andrew Logan. On that day, Jordan pleaded guilty to charges of having a weapon as a convicted felon and heroin possession.

In the case in Logan’s court, Jordan was charged after he was arrested in an incident in December outside the Powerhouse Bar on Mahoning Avenue NW. in which a loaded gun, bulletproof vest, three grams of heroin, four grams of crack and $241 were oonfiscated, police reports stated.

At a glance

Bond set for Masury shooting suspect

WARREN – A Masury man pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Wednesday on several felony charges connected to the Feb. 22 shooting of his live-in girlfriend.

Marvin Jules, 34, 8041 Ulp St., was indicted March 29 by a Trumbull County grand jury on charges of kidnapping, felonious assault with a firearms specification, tampering with evidence and having weapons while under disability. Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge W. Wyatt McKay set Jules’ bond at $100,000, and his next court hearing is April 13.

Jules is accused of shooting his live-in girlfriend, Lynda Campbell, multiple times in the torso region. Brookfield police Chief Dan Faustino has said Campbell is still recovering.

If found guilty of all charges, Jules could serve up to 25 years in prison, in addition to a mandatory three-year term because a gun was used in the crime.

April focuses on distracted driving

WARREN – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to keep their full attention on the road.

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and texting while driving isn’t only a distraction, it’s illegal in some circumstances.

“Sending or receiving a text message takes a driver’s eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent of driving the length of an entire football field when traveling at 55 mph,” a patrol news release states.

Minor drivers are not allowed to use their cellphones at all while driving, and texting can land adults in trouble, too, as a secondary offense, the release states.

At a glance

Niles woman charged with robbery at Marc’s

NILES – A city woman charged with felony robbery after an incident at Marc’s was released Tuesday from the Trumbull County Jail after posting a $10,000 bond.

Laura Marshall, 36, 140 Woodglen Ave., was arrested Saturday in the parking lot of Marc’s, 6024 Youngstown Warren Road, after an officer spotted two women fighting. According to the report, a woman took laundry supplies worth $65 from the store and then pushed and headbutted a security officer in the parking lot who tried to stop her from leaving.

Marshall is scheduled to appear May 2 in Niles Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing.

Girard police cruiser’s window smashed

GIRARD – Several juveniles were questioned by police after a cruiser’s window was smashed near 207 E. Prospect St., according to police records.

A man who said he witnessed the act called police just after 1 a.m. Sunday and described two young men. Officers followed tracks left in the snow through backyards to 206 E. Broadway Ave., the report states.

Police interviewed nine juveniles in the basement of the home, according to a police report, and separated two boys, 16 and 17. The report states the two matched the witness description, and their shoes matched the tracks in the snow.

Marijuana was confiscated from one of the boys, the report states.

Charges are pending in Trumbull County Family Court, according to the report.

Cortland to repair valves at station

CORTLAND – The city is expected to authorize needed elbow-valve repairs affecting sewer discharge at the Emerson Circle Lift Station, which is one of eight transporting city sewage to the county.

Service Director Don Witttman is requesting $4,480 to hire contractors of W.E. Downie Co. and pay for parts related to the repair.

Wittman said the replacement of the worn underwater valves, which were found during installation of a new pump, will improve sewage flow.

The project is expected to take about two days, he said, including preparation work, drainage and rerouting sewage.

Services will not be affected, and repairs can begin with council approval in about a month, Wittman said.

Niles schools’ audit comes back positive

NILES – A recent financial audit of Niles City School District by state auditors has returned a clean audit report for the 2014-2015 year.

The school district’s record keeping and financial practices were found to be in accordance with the law.

The audit shows the district’s total assets decreased $1.3 million between 2014 and 2015, ending the audit period June 30, 2015, with $76.5 million.

Tribune Chronicle will offer recycling

WARREN – The Tribune Chronicle is again offering a free paper product recycling collection for Earth Day this year.

People may drop off magazines, newspapers, junk mail, and hardbound and paperback books 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 22 at the Tribune Chronicle parking lot at the corner of Vine Avenue SE and South Street SE.

A free document-shredding service will be available from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by Protect-n-Shred of Cortland.

A drive-thru will be set up in the parking lot, and Tribune employees will be there to help with unloading.

The first 100 vehicles will receive a free giveaway.

At a glance

Warren man faces trial in stabbing

WARREN – Jury selection was completed Monday in the trial of a Warren man accused of stabbing an ex-girlfriend Oct. 5, 2015, at her Warren Township home.

Jacob Asbury, 33, 1505 Adelaide SE, has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and two counts of felonious assault in the attack on LaDonna Allgood, 44. According to a police report, Asbury drove the victim to the hospital and admitted to the stabbing, telling officers the knife could be found in the kitchen sink.

Opening arguments are expected to begin this morning in the courtroom of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Kontos.

Man’s body found in Albert St. home

WARREN – A 54-year-old man was found dead Sunday in his bed by his fiancee, according to a police report.

The woman told police she heard Richard J. Wilburn, 173 Albert St. NE., snoring and decided to allow him to sleep longer. Later, when she attempted to wake him, there was no response, the report states. Wilburn was not on any medications, the report states.

Girard man gets one year in prison

WARREN – A Girard man who failed to report for probation on a 2012 drug conviction was sentenced Monday to one year in prison.

David C. Altman, 36, 3436 Hughes Ave., was given the maximum sentence by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Peter J. Kontos. Altman was placed on probation in 2012 for a cocaine possession conviction, but records show he had not reported to authorities since November 2014.

Altman was booked into Trumbull County Jail on March 6, court records show.

Victim arrested on warrant

WARREN – A 37-year-old man who reported to police he was assaulted was arrested after police discovered he had a warrant.

Ronald Bash flagged down a police officer at about 11 p.m. Saturday in front of G’s Breakroom Bar, 1024 W. Market St., and reported a man he knows threw him into the back of a parked car and kicked him repeatedly, according to a police report. When police checked Bash’s identification, they found he had outstanding court fines and costs, the report states. Bash was taken to the Trumbull County Jail.

The man Bash claims assaulted him ran away, the report states.

At a glance

One man dead, another hurt

YOUNGSTOWN – One person is dead and another wounded following a shooting early Sunday on the southside of Youngstown, according to a report from Tribune Chronicle news partner WKBN-TV.

According to reports, Michael Pete, 30, was found by police on the front porch of a East Evergreen home with gunshot wounds to the chest. Pete was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, where he later died, police said.

Police are investigating whether the gunshot wounds to the face of 39-year-old Jeraine Bunn are linked to the Pete shooting, the report said. Bunn arrived later at St. Elizabeth’s for treatment.

Moms, daughters to be profiled

WARREN – The Tribune Chronicle is looking for mother-daughter business partners to feature in a Mother’s Day article May 8.

Mothers and daughters who together own/operate businesses in Trumbull County are asked to email Virginia Shank, Tribune Chronicle business editor, at vshank@tribtoday.com. Please include the business name and location along with contact information.

Justice joins autism lawsuit

ROCKY RIVER – The U.S. Department of Justice is joining a lawsuit filed by a woman who accuses a private Montessori school of violating federal law by kicking out her son, who has autism.

Rebekah McClelland said Ruffing Montessori School administrators in Rocky River informed her last year that her son, Manny DeJesus, couldn’t return.

Cleveland.com reported Thursday that court filings allege the Cleveland Heights woman was told the class size was too large to accommodate the boy’s needs.

The school – located about 10 miles west of Cleveland – uses the Montessori teaching method, which stresses training of the senses and proceeds by guidance and self-direction rather than by restricting students’ activities.

Family held at gunpoint sues

DAYTON – An Ohio family handcuffed and held at gunpoint during a 2014 visit to the National Air Force Museum is suing Wright-Patterson Air Force Base security officers alleging civil-rights violations.

The Dayton Daily News reports Wendy Hill and mother-in-law Alice Hill of Columbus and Wendy’s two children updated a March lawsuit on Friday.

The suit alleges unreasonable search-and-seizure and due-process violations. It seeks $75,000 and a jury trial. A separate administrative review is also proceeding.

Staff, wire reports

At a glance

High winds down wires and trees in Warren

WARREN – Several dozen people were left without power for several hours Saturday evening in the Scott Street area, after high winds knocked down a large branch and some power lines.

A portion of the road was closed around 8 p.m. because of live wires. Warren police dispatchers were advising officers that Ohio Edison would not be able to respond for at least an hour because it was backed up with similar calls, according to police scanner traffic.

A tree was reported down across the road on Waverly Street NE around 10:40 p.m.

Around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, a power surge caused a minutelong power outage at the Warren Police Department and the Tribune Chronicle.

Around the same time, Cafe 422 employees reported a transformer was arcing in front of the Youngstown-Warren Road business.

No major outages were reported and no one was injured, according to the Trumbull County 911 Center.

Concert pianist Morgan to perform at church

WARREN – Concert pianist and Warren native Dana Kristina-Joi Morgan will be the special musical guest 10:15 a.m. today at Second Baptist Church “A House of Hope,” 1510 Main Ave SW, Warren.

Morgan, a graduate of Warren G. Harding High School, Capital University and Howard University, has performed at prestigious events across the country and around the world.

Those have included the Apollo Theater, the U.S. Supreme Court and, recently, the 50th anniversary of the March to Selma in Washington, D.C.

The event is free and open to the public.

Roads have lane limits for construction work

Various bridges and roads in Trumbull County have lane restrictions for construction projects, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation.

These include:

l Tibbetts Wick Road over state Route 11 in Liberty is reduced to one lane in each direction for a bridge replacement.

l State Route 11 between Interstate 80 and state Route 82 has various daily lane restrictions for bridge repairs as part of a $4.8 million project to replace four bridges over Route 11.

l State Route 534 just south of state Route 88 in Farmington Township has various daily lane restrictions for bridge construction.

The project is set for completion in August.

l Mount Everett Road under I-80 is closed through mid-October for roadway construction. The detour is U.S. 62 / state Route 7 to state Route 304 to Bell Wick Road.

Two lanes of traffic are maintained in each direction on I-80 ,with all traffic placed on the westbound lanes over Mount Everett Road.

The project is set for completion in October.

Police find body of man shot in car in woods

CINCINNATI – Authorities say a 20-year-old man was found shot to death in a car in a wooded area near a city road.

Cincinnati police say Jydale Keith was already dead when first-responders arrived at the 3000 block of Beekman Street around 4:45 p.m. Friday, after someone reported spotting a car off the road.

Police are investigating. No suspect information was released.

Mother-daughter biz partners sought

WARREN – The Tribune Chronicle is looking for mother-daughter business partners to feature in a Mother’s Day article May 8.

Mothers and daughters who together own / operate businesses in Trumbull County are asked to email Virginia Shank, Tribune Chronicle business editor, at vshank@tribtoday.com.

Please include the business name and location, along with contact information.

At a glance

Game Changers fundraiser set today

WARREN A nonprofit group focusing on helping high school athletes get into college will hold a fundraiser 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. today at the Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center, 125 W. Market St.

Game Changers is having the King of the Wings fundraiser. Tickets are $10 per adult, which provides eight wings and a drink, and $5 for children 6 and under.

Area wing restaurants will be competing for “Peoples’ Choice” as well as “Judge’s Choice” awards.

The grand prize winner will receive a trophy and $250 cash prize, second place will receive a $100 cash prize, and third place will receive a $50 cash prize. Winner of a wing-eating contest can earn a $100 prize.

Game Changers is a leadership and peer-mentoring initiative focused on the retention and graduation of high school students.

For information, call Michael Engram Jr., founder and executive director of Game Changers, at 386-589-5185.

Annual Greek parade set Sunday in Warren

WARREN – The 16th annual Greek Independence Day parade will take place at noon Sunday.

The procession travels from St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church on High Street to the pavilion at Courthouse Square Park. The parade will include drums and a procession of blue and white striped flags.

The day honors Greece’s independence from the Turks in 1821. Greek Independence Day is marked each year on March 25 and the celebration is held on the Sunday closest to that date. However, Sunday was Easter, so the parade was moved to this Sunday.

Following the parade and program, families will gather at the St. Demetrios Banquet Center on Atlantic Street.

The public is invited to attend the parade by lining High Street.

Man indicted in fatal shootings

CLEVELAND – A chef suspected of fatally shooting two housekeepers at an assisted living facility in suburban Cleveland has been indicted on charges including aggravated murder and felonious assault.

Investigators say Frank Staton admitted shooting the women at Hamlet Village in Chagrin Falls before turning a gun on himself. He was hospitalized in critical condition after the March 24 shootings.

Cuyahoga County online court records list no attorney for Staton, who’s scheduled for arraignment April 15.

Postal worker denies pilfering packages

DAYTON – A western Ohio postal worker has denied accusations that she stole items from several packages by stuffing them into her sweatpants.

Former Springfield mail processing clerk Leanna Heskett pleaded not guilty Thursday to 21 counts of delay or destruction of mail.

Her attorney didn’t immediately return calls seeking comment.

The federal criminal complaint states that Heskett stuffed the items into her pants and then disappeared for short periods of time.

Staff, wire reports

At a glance

Gunfire outside funeral of victim

YOUNGSTOWN – Sounds of gunfire interrupted a funeral at New Vision Ministries on Everett Avenue Thursday.

Mourners at Marquise Shelton’s funeral dived as they heard the spray of gunfire outside the service. No one was shot, but several people were taken from the scene by ambulance.

Shelton, 23, was shot to death on Idora Avenue on the city’s south side just after midnight Sunday morning.

Youngstown police have issued a warrant for a suspect in Thursday’s incident, according to Tribune Chronicle news partner WKBN 27.

Road will close for sewer repairs

VIENNA – Warren Sharon Road between Sodom Hutchings Road and state Route 193 in Vienna will be closed Saturday through Thursday for sanitary sewer repair by Kirila Contractors.

The Trumbull County Engineer’s Office has recommended the following detour: south on state Route 193, east on state Route 82 and north on Sodom Hutchings Road.

The road is scheduled to reopen for traffic April 8.

Ryan tours missile sites in Mideast

Traveling as part of congressional delegation that already stopped in Israel, U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan, D-Howland, was in the United Arab Emirates to review U.S. efforts to strengthen cooperation among Arab Gulf states on missile defense, according to his office.

Ryan met U.S. military leaders and a member of the UAE Ministry of Defense, and he toured UAE missile defense sites.

Earlier this week, Ryan met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visited several military sites to get an update on Israel’s missile defense systems and joint missile defense efforts with the U.S.

Man gets 18 years in toddler’s death

DAYTON – A man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty in the beating death of his girlfriend’s 19-month-old son.

Dustin Rybak was sentenced Thursday after earlier reaching a plea deal on lesser charges, including involuntary manslaughter in the April 2013 death of Takota Hasty.

Defense attorney Jon Paul Rion says the 28-year-old Rybak could be eligible for release in about 12 years if he stays out of trouble. Rion says if they’d lost at trial, the sentence might have been much longer.

Prosecutors said Takota died a day after being hospitalized with bruises, abrasions and burn marks. An autopsy found he died from blunt-force trauma to the head and neck.

Takota’s mother pleaded guilty in 2013 to charges including involuntary manslaughter. She hasn’t been sentenced.

Pet Expo event is postponed

YANKEE LAKE -The Northeast Ohio Pet Expo scheduled for this weekend at the Yankee Lake ballroom has been postponed.

A rescheduled date has not been announced.

Starting at $3.23/week.

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