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Victims advocate dies at 86

CORTLAND - Trumbull County victims advocate Miriam Fife, who lost her young son, Raymond, in 1985, gave much of her time helping and counseling thousands of crime victims and their families. Fife died Saturday at age 86. She spent a lot of her adult life as a victims advocate for the Trumbull ...

Woman holds three men at gunpoint after finding them in her house

WARREN — A city woman held three men at gunpoint after finding them in her home on West Market Street Monday morning. A Warren police report states that when officers arrived, the woman said she had her gun with her and then pointed to three suspects sitting on the stairs in the home. The ...

High court supports Lordstown leaders on data center

LORDSTOWN - In a unanimous opinion, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Lordstown officials were within their rights to stop processing the site-plan review requested by a Bristolville 25 developer, which was the first step toward obtaining a permit to construct four three-story data ...

Threat at Brookfield school deemed not credible

BROOKFIELD - The township police chief said Tuesday that alleged threats made days prior were deemed unfounded and false, as hundreds of students missed school Tuesday. According to a news release from police Chief Aaron Kasiewicz, Brookfield police were made aware of students talking about a potential threat toward the school district, and as a result, school and police staff spent several hours speaking with students to try and validate the claims. The release states the sources of the claims were tracked down and it was found that none of the reported remarks were made, only ...

Longtime victim advocate Miriam Fife dies

Staff report WARREN — One of the Valley’s first victim advocates, Miriam Fife, died Saturday at 86 years old, her daughter, Paula Fife Lazzari, shared on Facebook. Fife worked as a victim advocate after her own 12-year-old son, Raymond Fife, was murdered Sept. 10, 1985. “My sweet ...