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LOOP seeks snapshots of daily life

LOOP Youngstown is planning a second Day in the LOOP, a public art project capturing a day in the life of the Mahoning and Shenango valleys. This year’s event is scheduled on Sept. 25, and those living in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties in Ohio and Mercer and Lawrence counties in Pennsylvania are invited to document their surroundings that day through photography, video, writing or any other art form. It’s about a month earlier than last year’s “day.” Karen Schuber, LOOP’s interim director, said the long-term goal is to change the timing annually so that the ...

YSU professor to present crime research

Ryan Roberts, assistant professor of criminal justice at Youngstown State University, will share his research on gangs, prisons and applied intelligence with an international audience of government officials and public-security advisers during an October virtual course on organized crime and hybrid threats. Roberts was invited by Colombia’s Instituto de Ciencia Politica Hernan Echavarría Olozaga in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung to serve as a guest professor in the program’s second specialized course on organized crime and hybrid threats. He will lead two sessions ...

Youngstown man accused of hitting woman’s car

LIBERTY — Liberty police issued a warrant through Girard Municipal Court for Adham Aburahma, 31, of Youngstown, on a charge of felonious assault Friday morning. According to a police report, an officer was called to the parking lot of a Trumbull Avenue bar for an incident in the Aldi parking lot. The officer spoke with the caller, who said she went into the store to report an illegally parked car to an employee, noting that it was parked near the store’s Goldie Road exit and it could have caused an accident. The woman said she confronted Aburahma about the vehicle, but he became ...

Warren man accused of pointing gun at driver in Liberty

LIBERTY — A Warren man faces a charge after being accused of pointing what appeared to be a firearm at another driver Wednesday afternoon. Ludnir Wade, 43, pleaded not guilty to a charge of aggravated menacing in front of Girard Municipal Court Judge Jeffery Adler. According to a police report, two Liberty officers were called to a Niles address for a road rage incident that had occurred on Tibbetts Wick Road and state Route 11, where a suspect pointed a firearm at the driver from their driver’s side window. The officer noted that the driver followed the suspect into Niles and ...

Howland Library to close during expansion project

HOWLAND — The Howland branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 9095 E. Market St., will be closed to the public beginning Tuesday to accommodate construction during the library’s expansion and renovation project. Work began in July on the project that will add 1,400 square feet onto the library building, renovate the interior and make critical infrastructure updates. The library is expected to reopen in spring 2027. The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library will continue to serve the Howland community during the library closure by adding two weekly local bookmobile ...

Champion road closed for bridge work

The Trumbull County Engineer’s Office announced Friday that Educational Highway in Champion Township will be closed beginning Tuesday through Nov. 5. The closure is necessary for the Champion No. 23 Bridge Replacement Project. Drivers are advised to follow all posted detour signs and allow additional travel time.