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Medical records delay stalls assault case of trustee in Liberty

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WARREN — The parties in the Devon Stanley felonious assault case met by Zoom on Tuesday afternoon with Special Prosecutor Dan Kasaris of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office saying the case is being held up by a lack of response from Mercy Health in providing medical records. Stanley, 53, of Liberty, a Liberty Township trustee and chief deputy clerk of the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts Office, is charged with second-degree-felony felonious assault. It involves an Oct. 23, 2025, incident involving a woman. Stanley was arrested at the Oct. 24 Niles McKinley-Girard football game at ...

County considers expanding sites for bed tax

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WARREN — Trumbull County commissioners are expected to vote to require short-term rental facilities with five or fewer rooms to pay the same lodging tax that larger hotels and motels pay. Trumbull now charges 5% lodging or bed taxes on short-term lease organizations that have five or more beds. Of that amount, 3% is used by the Western Reserve Port Authority, and 2% is used by the Trumbull County Tourism Bureau. Twenty other counties in Ohio have this same policy, and two Trumbull communities, Howland and Liberty, have these same rules, according to Nicholas Coggins, assistant ...

Niles schools score $200,000 grant from Browns for new football field turf

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NILES — There are 200,000 reasons why Friday night will be special for Niles City Schools — not just for the high school marching band, but for the entire community, thanks to an NFL grant. Superintendent Ann Marie Thigpen said Tuesday she was pleased to announce that the district was awarded one of 26 nationwide grants to replace the artificial turf at Bo Rein Stadium at Niles McKinley High School. “We were just notified of that; our partner NFL team is the Cleveland Browns, and this Friday, Sept. 25, 100th anniversary of the band, homecoming, alumni,” Thigpen said. “The ...

Taylor Swift announces new song ‘Patient Zero,’ first since wedding

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NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift has announced a new song, “Patient Zero” — her first since her starry wedding this summer. It releases Friday. She made the announcement in true Swift fashion. On Tuesday morning, the pop powerhouse launched a cryptic countdown clock on her website, displayed atop a red curtain and due to end at 2 p.m. Eastern. Her dedicated fans, known as Swifties, quickly got to work attempting to decode whatever news was forthcoming, noting that her official Instagram bio was changed to read “And, baby, that’s sh0w business f0r y0u,” with each “o” ...

Operator of 314 Wendy’s locations in the US files for bankruptcy protection

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One of the largest U.S. franchisees for Wendy’s has filed for bankruptcy protection after the restaurant chain tried to terminate its franchise agreement. Meritage Hospitality Group, which operates 314 Wendy’s restaurants in 15 states, said in a statement last week it intends to keep operating its restaurants and paying its 9,000 employees during the bankruptcy process. Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meritage filed its bankruptcy petition in federal court in western Michigan on Sept. 17. According to court documents, Wendy’s filed a notice of termination of the company’s ...

Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win once again?

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine. Last year’s winner, Chunk — known officially as Bear 32 — is hungry for a repeat. Chunk’s weight in 2025 was estimated at 1,200 pounds, which gave him a narrow victory. This year he’s back and facing corpulent competition like Gully — ...