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FirstEnergy will examine Bristol power blackouts

BRISTOL — Because of numerous power outages that include blackouts and brownouts, township officials have been in contact with FirstEnergy to see what can be done. Trustee Rhonda Snyder said at this week’s trustees meeting she spoke to an official with FirstEnergy, who said they plan to do a reliability and feasibility study with their engineering department. “Many of us have been subjected to frequent electrical outages. I spoke to FirstEnergy and they said they will do a study to see what the issue may be. I know people have told me they are sick and tired of all the power ...

Trump proposes presidential retreat at his private Florida golf club

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he wants to develop one of his Florida golf courses into a presidential retreat where his successors can spend quiet weekends on the greens, describing it as “sort of a Camp David “ that he says would already have many of the security features needed to host presidents and world leaders. The proposal for the retreat on Trump’s private golf course in West Palm Beach would comingle the presidency with Trump’s business ventures beyond his time in office, and is the the latest example of Trump seeking ways to ...

Liberty resident questions regulations on trash cans

LIBERTY — One trustee noted that there was nothing in the township’s code that required garbage cans to be moved, but is definitely something they should consider adding. At Monday’s meeting, trustees heard from Kim Quinlan, who noted garbage cans are being left out all day and week, adding that they weren’t just in areas like Green Acres Drive and Northgate Avenue, but all over the township. “(They’re) basically on the street, and it is an eyesore,” Quinlan said. “I’m finding it in a lot of other places, a lot of rental places, and then they’ll leave it there ...

Nation and world at a glance for Oct. 7

Cornell brings in ex-Justice official to review school’s sex assault claims ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University trustees have announced that former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates will review how the university handles sexual misconduct complaints. Tuesday’s announcement came after days of outrage over allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house. The review will cover how the university investigates reports of sexual assault and sexual harassment, how the disciplinary process works and more. Cornell officials have been heavily criticized for their response ...

Warren police blotter

Warren Police activity reported Sept. 7-13: Sept 13 arrests — Meadow R. Pack, 26, was arrested in the 700 block of Olive Avenue NE on charge of drug possession; Samuel E. Troy, 30, was arrested in the 700 block of Olive Avenue NE on a charge of endangering children and a warrant from Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. Sept. 13, times unavailable — Unlawful sexual conduct with a minor reported in the 300 block of Laird Avenue NE; theft by deception reported in the 2600 block of Reeves Road NE; theft of motor vehicle reported in the 900 block of Oak Knoll Avenue SE; violating ...

Christa Pike regains consciousness

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is awake and speaking at a hospital, her lawyers said Tuesday, six days after the state’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection left her unconscious and on a ventilator. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as executioners attempted to put her to death last Wednesday for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. The lethal injection drug didn’t kill her, but her lawyers said her arms were left burned and blistered. Her survival raises further questions about her medical and legal future. Her ...