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Man shot in hand while riding in car late Wednesday night in Warren

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Staff report WARREN — A person was shot in the hand by someone while the victim was riding in a car late Wednesday in the 2100 block of Burton Street SE. A Warren police report states that the shooting took place at about 11:40 p.m. and the vehicle the victim was in was damaged by shooting from a shotgun. Officers were called to St. Joseph Warren Hospital to investigate a gunshot wound victim, the report states. The report suggests that the type of vehicles involved were a black Malibu and a tan Tahoe. No other information about the shooting was provided.

Police bodycam footage of Mangione’s arrest released

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NEW YORK (AP) — Police bodycam footage released Friday shows the moment officers located and arrested Luigi Mangione at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s in connection with the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. In one video, officers ask Mangione to lower the face mask he was wearing to hide his identity. “That’s 100% him,” one officer says eagerly as they step outside to speak out of Mangione’s earshot. “I told you, man,” another responds off camera. Later, an officer searches Mangione’s belongings and smiles widely as she pulls out a ...

Trumbull County Reads unites libraries with tales of early aviation

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Trumbull County Reads takes flight this month with two books about the Wright Brothers — and their sister — and for the first time every library in the county will be on board. “To Slip the Bonds of Earth,” a novel by Amanda Flower with Katharine Wright as its mystery solving sleuth, and “The Wright Brothers,” David McCullough’s best seller about Ohio aviation pioneer inventors Wilbur and Orville Wright, are this year’s selections. The Warren-Trumbull County Public Library and its branches in Howland, Cortland, Liberty, Brookfield and Eastwood Mall in Niles, as well ...

Study: Niles sewer rates could increase by 13% for first three years

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NILES — Local residents could see their monthly sewer bill rise nearly $10 a month at the start of 2027 based on the results of a five-year rate study. City officials at a recent utilities committee meeting heard from Steve Courtney and Amanda Guci of Raftelis, a North Carolina-based public-sector management and financial consulting firm that specializes in advising local governments and utilities. The firm was tasked with handling the city’s rate study, which covers 2027 to 2031, and provides an overview of the study’s goal, current rates and operating expenses, and a ...

Leadership Mahoning Valley introduces Class of 2027

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Staff report More than 200 guests welcomed the Leadership Mahoning Valley Class of 2027 at its kick-off breakfast Sept. 24 at The Grand Resort in Howland. Selected from a record number of applicants, the Class of 2027 represents a diverse group of emerging and established leaders from businesses, nonprofits, government, education, healthcare and other sectors throughout the Mahoning Valley. “We are thrilled to welcome this outstanding group of leaders to Leadership Mahoning Valley,” said JoAnn Stock, president. “The strength of LMV has always been the people who come ...

New Toyota RAV4’s all hybrid

Business

It is worth taking note when an industry leader makes big changes in its lineup. Such is the case with Toyota and its RAV4 this year. All models include hybrid only electrification or plug-in hybrid with fuel economy in the 40s to 50s. Its four-cylinder gasoline engine is propelled by an electronic all-wheel drive with dual electric motors mounted under the hood to drive the front wheels while a third motor powers the rear wheels. Its closest rival, the Honda CR-V has not taken on full hybrid production yet. Last year’s sales overpower all others in the small compact SUV category ...