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Howland library to break ground for expansion

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GROUNDBREAKING EVENT: Community leaders, residents and project partners will gather at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Howland branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 9095 E. Market St., to celebrate the groundbreaking for the library’s expansion and renovation project. The ceremony marks the start of construction on the project that will provide expanded recreational, educational and gathering space for residents of all ages by adding 1,400-square-feet onto the Howland Library, renovating the interior and making critical infrastructure updates. Guided tours of planned changes to ...

5 family members found dead after flash flood in a scenic Utah canyon

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BICKNELL, Utah — Five family members who had set out for a day of hiking were killed after a flash flood swept through canyons of southern Utah on Friday, law enforcement officials said. The victims were a captain in the Provo, Utah, fire department, his wife and their sons, according to fire officials. A daughter who was not on the trip survived. The family arrived Friday at Sunglow Campground in a scenic red rock canyon near Bicknell, Utah for their day excursion, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office said. “It is believed the family fell victim to flooding caused by heavy ...

ODOT announces new road closures

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The Ohio Department of Transportation has announced new road adjustments related to the Interstate 80 resurfacing project in Austintown and Jackson townships. Starting Sunday, the ramp from Interstate 80 west to state Route 11 south will be closed through July 29. The detour will be I-80 west to state Route 46 to I-80 east to Route 11 south. Starting July 27, I-80 westbound between Salt Springs Road and Route 46 will be reduced to one lane. Starting July 29, the ramp from I-80 west to Route 46 will be closed through Aug. 1. The detour will be I-80 westbound to I-76 westbound to ...

US Marshals Service arrest social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami

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Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges. The brothers were taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service on a sealed warrant, agency spokesperson Brady McCarron told The Associated Press, placing the United States at the center of an international legal saga that has stretched from Romania to Britain. British ...

Two more Americans killed in Iran war

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BRIDGEWATER, New Jersey (AP) — Two additional service members have been killed as part of the war with Iran, bringing the total number of deaths to 16, the U.S. military reported Saturday. The U.S. Central Command said that it launched new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for its attack in Jordan that killed the two American service members, left one missing and four requiring hospitalization. The deaths reflect the complicated reality that American boots don’t need to be on the ground for there to be lethal risks in a conflict ...

Israeli strike on funeral in Gaza kills 7, wounds 22

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli strike on a funeral in the central Gaza Strip killed at least seven people and wounded 22, while other attacks in the embattled coastal territory left five more dead, according to local officials. The Israeli military said it targeted a “terrorist cell” belonging to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group. It said it was aware that civilians may have been harmed in the strike. The Awda Hospital in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza confirmed the number of casualties in the strike in central Gaza, saying people were struck at the ...