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Chorbishop case postponed another month

WARREN - The misdemeanor procuring and public-indecency case of Anthony Spinosa, former chorbishop of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in North Jackson, was reset Tuesday in Warren Municipal Court for another final pretrial hearing at 10:15 a.m. Nov. 5. The parties have met once per month on the case since Spinosa was charged in August, but it had to be reset again to give the prosecution time to make contact with the victims and witnesses in the case. During Tueday's hearing, Judge Patricia Knepp said body camera video and dash cam video from the case has been ...

Vehicle reported stolen in Liberty

LIBERTY - The area's Flock system revealed no matches as Trumbull County dispatchers marked a vehicle as stolen Sunday. According to a police report, officers were called to a Logan Gate Road residence for a stolen vehicle, with officers being told that the caller's red 2016 Chrysler 300 S was missing. The man said he still has his keys and is current on his payments. The report states the man told officers his car was taken sometime Saturday night, adding that he parked it around 4 or 5 p.m. and backed it into the parking garage, but left the apartment around 1:15 p.m. Sunday and ...

Girard family files lawsuit over Prom Promise incident

GIRARD - The family of a Girard High School student who was struck and injured by a police cruiser last spring during a Prom Promise event at the school has filed a lawsuit against the Girard City School District, Girard city and police officer Robert Williams, who was driving the cruiser. The lawsuit was filed in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court by the family of Jeremiah Hunter, including his mother Tina Hunter, father, Ash Tolbert and brother, Josiah Hunter. The suit states that Jeremiah Hunter, who was injured, was participating in a mock OVI crash on May 1, 2025, as part of a ...

Falls voters to address referendum issue on speed cameras

NEWTON FALLS -Newton Falls voters will see a referendum issue on the Nov. 3 ballot when they are asked whether they want speed cameras used in school zones. Resident Jim Luonuansuu said there are no cameras being used in the school zones. He read a letter from Stephanie Penrose, director of the Trumbull County Board of Elections, which states the referendum issue on photo traffic enforcement in school zones was inadvertently left off the ballot for Newton Falls, but was caught in time and will appear on a separate ballot that all Newton Falls voters, early voters and absentee voters ...

AAUW, YWCA team up for drug, human trafficking symposium

YOUNGSTOWN - The American Association of University Women of Youngstown and Warren-Trumbull County and the YWCA are co-sponsoring a symposium on fighting drug and human trafficking 5 to 8 p.m. today at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 1105 Elm St. A resource fair will be 5 to 6 p.m., followed by a panel discussion 6 to 8 p.m. The panelists are: * Judge Renee DiSalvo, who created the Valley’s first Ohio Supreme Court Specialized Docket for Victims of Human Trafficking, which is called GRACE (Growth Restored through Acceptance, Change, and Empowerment). She is a top advocate against ...

Vehicle eludes cops in Belmont Avenue chase

LIBERTY - A vehicle whose registration showed a suspect with an active warrant managed to elude officers in a recent chase. According to a police report released Tuesday, an officer was on patrol in the southbound area of Belmont Avenue Oct. 7 when he noticed a black GMC pickup truck traveling in the same direction near the Walmart intersection. The report states the officer ran a random check through LEADS and learned the vehicle's registered owner had a warrant through the Mahoning County Sheriff's Office, which dispatchers confirmed to be still active. The officer traveled back ...