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Man shot in hand while riding in car late Wednesday night in Warren

Staff report WARREN — A person was shot in the hand by someone while the victim was riding in a car late Wednesday in the 2100 block of Burton Street SE. A Warren police report states that the shooting took place at about 11:40 p.m. and the vehicle the victim was in was damaged by shooting from a shotgun. Officers were called to St. Joseph Warren Hospital to investigate a gunshot wound victim, the report states. The report suggests that the type of vehicles involved were a black Malibu and a tan Tahoe. No other information about the shooting was provided.

Howland business fire causes interior damage

HOWLAND — Township fire officials confirmed no one was injured Thursday as automatic mutual aid responded to a small business. According to a news release, the department was called to Big Daddy’s Smoke Shop on Niles Cortland Road NE, noting that dispatchers said the business’s rear was on fire and smoke and flames were visible. The release states township fire personnel arrived minutes later and quickly began an offensive fire attack, having the fire under control within minutes. The release states mutual aid companies from the Cortland Fire Department and the Youngstown ...

Property transfers

Property transfers recorded Sept. 21-25 in Trumbull County: Bazetta Karen A. Bugansky to Michael Richard Limperos and Samantha Springer, 3386 North Park Road, $207,500 Brookfield Sue Valent Bouslough to Ralph Shingledecker, 5771 Merwin Chase Road, $125,000 Richard A. Simmons to Curtis LLC, 700 Owsley Road, $47,700 Carmine G. Trenga II to Kathleen Deloia, 656 Hazelton St., $54,000 Richard A. Simmons to Curtis LLC, 678 Owsley Road, $90,600 Richard A. Simmons and Carrie Simmons to Curtis LLC, 6825 Wood St., $157,600 Peace Valley LLC to Curtis LLC, 1990 Sharon Hogue Road, ...

Warren man charged with vehicular homicide and assault in fatal crash

By ED RUNYAN Staff writer WARREN — Warren police filed aggravated vehicular homicide and drunken driving charges against Brandon Greathouse, 32, of Vine Avenue Northeast Friday in the April 27 head-on crash on Market Street near the former Trumbull Regional Medical Center that killed his wife, Jessica Mason-Greathouse, 32, of Niles. Police also filed three counts of aggravated vehicular assault against Greathouse for the serious injuries to the driver of the other car and the two children in her car. Brandon Greathouse is apparently not in custody, and he presently has no ...

Leavittsburg Dam removal completed

LEAVITTSBURG — The Trumbull County Metroparks has officially completed the removal of the Leavittsburg Dam, which has been a controversial subject in recent years. Metroparks Executive Director Zachary Svette was at Canoe City this week where he showed how the Mahoning River is now flowing ...

Jury convicts Warren man on domestic violence, strangulation

WARREN — A Trumbull County jury took less than an hour Tuesday to convict defendant Daron Warfield Jr., 37, of Duke Street of felony counts of domestic violence, menacing by stalking, three counts of strangulation, plus misdemeanor counts of criminal damaging/endangering and telecommunication harassment. He could get about five years in prison when he is sentenced Oct. 21, according to the Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office. Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Westcott presided over the two-day trial, during which four state witnesses were called to testify. Assistant ...