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Miner referred to state commission

WARREN — The Trumbull County Board of Elections voted to refer a case of potential election fraud and perjury by Jason Miner, who used the address of a house destroyed in a fire on his nominating petition for Republican central committee member, to the state’s Election Integrity ...

Small businesses having a good summer as Americans travel closer to home

NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners in U.S. tourist destinations say they’re seeing more Americans sticking closer to home this summer, trading overseas travel for road trips, choosing daylong sojourns over extended beach stays, and cooking instead of eating out while on vacation to save money. The reported boost to domestic tourism, though anecdotal, comes as higher airfares and gasoline prices have made vacations more expensive. The FIFA World Cup soccer tournament and celebrations of the nation’s 250th birthday have given some U.S. residents additional incentives to create ...

Man partly sucked out of broken window on flight from Greece

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A man who was partially sucked out of a dislodged window on a flight from Greece to Germany on Friday was pulled back inside the aircraft by fellow passengers. The 61-year-old passenger suffered neck and shoulder injuries and friction burns, according to a Greek hospital official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly to the media. The incident happened on a morning flight from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki to Memmingen, near Munich, which was operated by Ryanair subsidiary Malta Air. Ryanair, ...

Local woman was declared best balloonist of the world

110 Years Ago, 1916 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “M’lle Zeno ready to race any one, so her manager states. Letter to this paper states how a match can be arranged. M’lle Zeno will travel abroad.” “The many friends of Mlle. Alice Zeno in this city and Hubbard, will no doubt be more than pleased to learn that after years of experience as an aeronaut, she has at last reached the goal on which all her energies have been concentrated from the first aerial flight and parachute jump she undertook some ten years ago. She is now the champion ...

Grand jury to hear crash case

NILES — A Weathersfield man involved in a crash that sent an adult and two juveniles to the hospital in late June will have his case bound over to the county’s grand jury. According to a Facebook post from the Niles Police Department, Samuel Sipes, 24, was taken into custody by the department’s detective bureau in Geneva, Ohio, on several charges of aggravated vehicular assault, two counts of endangering children and OVI — all felonies. Additional charges could follow, according to Niles police Capt. John Marshall. According to a police report, officers were called to the ...