HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — A township man was arraigned in Girard Municipal Court Tuesday following an incident where he was seen with a weapon in a field southeast of Harding Park. James Williams, 56, faces charges of aggravated menacing, a fourth-degree misdemeanor, and inducing panic and using ...
WARREN — Lee Manios, owner of Franklin Healthcare, said in his 30 years in business, he has never had to close the store, but following a severe thunderstorm Sunday afternoon that caused damage to his business on East Market Street, he had no choice. He and other business owners in the ...
Gov. Mike DeWine said he opposes the death penalty as it is not a deterrent against violent crimes, but 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 the death penalty is a deterrent to murder. The moral justification I had for voting for the death penalty simply no longer exists. For the state to take a human life, there must — my opinion — there must be evidence that in doing so, it will help protect the public.” DeWine said there’s ...
LORDSTOWN — With the current 180-day moratorium on data centers expiring on Independence Day, village council on Monday approved by emergency reading extending that moratorium for another 180 days, effective July 5. Village council on Monday had a public hearing on the extension, with few residents in attendance and only one person making comments. Resident Laurie Czoka told council she supports what they are doing and noted that in November during a public hearing on data centers, most residents in attendance wanted a ban on them. “The residents do not want data centers here. ...
Reporter David Skolnick, who covers politics for The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, won first place in the Best Government/Political Reporting category in the 2026 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists contest. The award is just the latest for Skolnick, a veteran reporter with more than 30 years of experience in the Mahoning Valley. He routinely won Ohio journalism awards when the annual contest was administered by the Associated Press Manager Editors organization. The Ohio SPJ took over the contest for newspapers, magazines, trade publications, independent digital platforms ...
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state’s 2027-28 capital budget bill into law Monday, meaning $3.7 billion in funding should soon be flowing to a wide swath of community, economic development and education projects across the state. The capital budget includes slightly more than $16 million for projects in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, $10.7 million of which is allocated for improvements at Youngstown State University’s main campus. It also is receiving $3.5 million for its new Steubenville campus in Jefferson County. Of projects receiving a share of $2.5 million in ...
