WARREN — Not only will Michael Philip Walton not be an independent candidate for the 64th Ohio House District seat, but the Trumbull County Board of Elections forwarded his nominating petitions to the state’s Public Integrity Division to investigate for potential election fraud. The board ...

LORDSTOWN — Village Solicitor William Blank informed officials Monday that income tax collections are down $1.76 million this year compared to the same time last year. Blank said the amount covers the first five months of the year. He said contributing to the decrease are the layoffs at ...

Gov. Mike DeWine said he opposes the death penalty as it is not a deterrent against violent crimes, but he faces an uphill battle to convince the state Legislature to either abolish it or put it in front of voters to decide its fate. DeWine, a Republican, said Tuesday: “I no longer believe ...

WARREN — Trumbull County Auditor Martha Yoder is seeking to recover $1,192,359 that her office’s real estate assessment fund paid to half of the employees working in the county’s tax map program since 2019. Yoder, during the commissioners’ weekly workshop, sought to get clarification ...

An attorney representing Trumbull County and Recorder Dawn Zinni-Hanni asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Tod Latell, the former county recorder, alleging civil conspiracy, defamation and abuse of political authority or influence. Jillian Eckart of the Cleveland law firm of ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Press Club will honor three outstanding local communications professionals at this year’s Hall of Fame and Awards Dinner. David Skolnick, politics writer for The Vindicator for the past 26 years, will receive the club’s First Amendment Award for his ...