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Two men injured in Warren shootings

Warren police responded to two separate shootings that left two male victims with “serious injuries” over the weekend. Officers were dispatched just after 10 p.m. Saturday to the 600 block of Ohio Avenue NW after reports of a shooting. On arrival, the report said police found one man with multiple gunshot wounds, including injuries to the leg, abdomen and neck, according to a police report. The man was taken by ambulance to St. Joseph Warren Hospital for treatment. About five hours later, at 2:58 a.m. Sunday officers responded to the 1500 block of Parkman Road NW near a gas ...

Boy, 6, dies after being shot Monday afternoon in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — A 6-year-old boy died after being found shot inside a home in the 500 block of Plum Street on the near West Side Monday afternoon. The Youngstown Police Department issued a press release Tuesday morning stating that police were called to the home at 4:09 p.m. for a shooting. When they arrived, they found the boy shot inside a bedroom and began life-saving measures until paramedics arrived. The child was transported to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the release states. Youngstown police detectives and its crime scene unit were ...

Liberty police search for ATV driver

LIBERTY — Township police are looking for a suspect in a Saturday morning chase that ended with the vehicle entering a wooded area out of reach. According to a police report, an officer was exiting state Route 11 onto Tibbetts Wick Road, when he noticed a dark-colored side-by-side ATV traveling eastbound at a high rate of speed, noting that there were multiple vehicles in the area and the driving was extremely reckless. The officer began to try and catch up with the ATV and initiate a traffic stop, noting that it began to pull onto Pleasant Valley Road and continue northbound. The ...

Niles district serves up tennis courts

NILES — School district students will be able to practice and have matches at five new tennis courts that were officially opened over the weekend by the school district administration building. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the tennis courts took place Saturday. Niles Superintendent Ann ...

Museum receives water wheel from Leavittsburg dam

WARREN TOWNSHIP — A historic wooden water pump wheel from a feed mill near the Leavittsburg Dam will be cleaned up and displayed in the future at the Leavittsburg Heritage Museum. Warren Township resident Terry Ambrose with the Leavittsburg Heritage Association said the museum recently acquired the former water wheel. She said it will be another historical item that can be enjoyed by the public. The road department recently brought the wheel and other parts to the museum. “They described it as brittle but were very gentle with it when they brought it to the museum. It is a piece ...

Niles police respond to weekend disturbance

NILES — No charges were filed following a weekend disturbance between neighbors, where one person said a gun was involved. According to a police report, officers were called to an Evans Street residence for a dispute between the resident and their neighbor on West Street, and the Evans Street caller said a woman at the residence had gone into the house and grabbed a gun. The report states there were approximately 20 people between the two houses yelling at each other when the officer arrived. The officer spoke with the West Street individuals first, and a woman said she went over to ...