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Police Blotters October 5, 2026

Warren Police activity reported Sept. 2-Sept. 6: Sept. 6 arrest — Ronndel L. Lightning Sr., 49, was arrested in the 100 block of Linden Avenue SE on a charge of domestic violence. Sept. 6, times unavailable — Vandalism reported in the 400 block of Martin Street SW; thefts reported in the 800 block of East Market Street and the 1700 block of Youngstown Road SE; telecommunication harassment, menacing reported in the 2400 block of Burton Street SE; runaways reported in the 2600 block of South Street SE and the 2000 block of Northwest Boulevard NW; menacing by stalking reported in ...

Man killed in weekend crash in Lordstown

Local News October 5, 2026

Staff report LORDSTOWN — A Salem motorcyclist was killed Saturday afternoon on state Route 45 south of Salt Springs Road after colliding with another vehicle. The Lordstown Police Department said Ronald Shasteen, 64, was driving his motorcycle south on Route 45 just before 1 p.m. when a vehicle driven by Karen Willaman, 76, pulled out of a business on the west side of the road and collided with Shasteen. The police department said no charges have been filed against Willaman, and the crash remains under investigation.

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Despite backup execution plans, failures happen

National News October 3, 2026

Long before Christa Pike was brought into Tennessee’s execution chamber, prison leaders reviewed and approved a backup plan detailing exactly what to do if the first attempt at lethal injection failed. But the backup plan also failed, and Thursday — 24 hours later — Pike was still alive but in critical condition at a Tennessee hospital, though her prognosis remained uncertain. It’s not yet clear what went wrong. Twenty-seven states have capital punishment, and they vary widely in how they administer the death penalty and just how much of that lethal process they keep hidden ...

Florida’s dengue outbreak largest in the continental US in decades

National News October 3, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida’s current dengue outbreak appears to be the largest in several decades in the continental United States. State health officials reported this week that more than 250 locally acquired cases of the mosquito-borne disease have been tallied so far this year. The vast majority of them were in Hillsborough County, home to Tampa. Federal health officials say their data on dengue outbreaks is limited. But available information from state health departments and medical journals suggests the Florida outbreak marks the most cases in a calendar year for any state ...