WARREN - A woman who was sentenced in March to four years in prison for a drunken driving crash that killed a Cortland man and seriously injured her nearly two years ago was granted early release Monday by Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Cynthia Westcott. Britni Ulam, 37, pleaded ...
The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information leading to the capture of fugitive Emari Jenkins. He is wanted by the Warren Police Department and the U. S. Marshals Service for felonious assault and discharging a firearm in or around prohibited places, ...
The Republican incumbent state legislators who represent the Mahoning Valley have significant financial advantages over their Democratic challengers right before the election. Pre-general election finance reports, for the period between June 6 and Oct. 14, show that in the 65th Ohio House District race, state Rep. David Thomas, R-Jefferson, raised $82,988 in the pre-general period compared to $30,237.51 for Democrat John Barbo of Geneva. The district includes portions of Trumbull and Ashtabula counties. The Valley legislator to raise the most money in the pre-general period was state ...
WARREN -- Bond was set at $200,000 for a Liberty man arrested after allegedly sending threatening texts to an ex-girlfriend and going to retrieve an animal. Dante Pennachio, 39, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of aggravated burglary in front of Warren Municipal Court Judge Natasha ...
CORTLAND — City Council has pumped the brakes on proposed new rules looking to regulate companies that install underground utilities after representatives of two telecommunications companies raised concerns. Council drafted the legislation after a series of accidents around the Mahoning Valley. Earlier this year, crews conducting underground boring for fiber optics lines in Girard damaged a gas line, which led to a house exploding and at least one injury; similar work in Cortland damaged a gas line and caused a leak as well. That led council to impose a moratorium on further drilling ...
McDONALD - Village residents are being asked to support a 4.5-mill five-year emergency safety services levy on the November general election ballot to provide needed funding for the fire and police departments. The levy is projected to generate around $310,000 annually. The additional levy would cost property owners roughly $159 per year for assessed property value of $100,000. Funds will be used for maintaining services, including round-the-clock fire and EMS staffing, as department costs rise. The levy will also provide funds to cost cover day‑to‑day operating costs, wages ...
