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Leavittsburg man indicted in fatal Route 422 crash

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WARREN — Dominique L. Dorsey, 37, of Anderson Anthony Road in Leavittsburg was indicted Thursday on several charges, involuntary manslaughter, aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault and drunken driving in the June 17 crash that killed Sandra Swann, 66, of Cortland at U.S. Route 422 and state Route 5 in Warren Township. An Ohio State Highway Patrol crash report states that Dorsey was trying to flee from Warren Police at the time of the 9:23 a.m. crash and that Dorsey’s blood-alcohol level was 0.117, which is over the legal limit to drive in Ohio of 0.08. It also ...

TCTC sets recycling guidelines for public use

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RECYCLING GUIDELINES AT TCTC: As the community prepares for the upcoming closure of Educational Highway, scheduled to begin Tuesday for a bridge project on the road and continue for approximately 75 days, and the resulting traffic impacts around the Trumbull Career and Technical Center’s campus. All recycling activities at TCTC must take place after 3 p.m. daily for the duration of the road closure. There is a recycling area for the public in the northern parking lot of TCTC off Educational Highway. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD TOUR: To celebrate International Underground Railroad History ...

On the record: Bloomfield

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WHAT: Bloomfield-Mespo board of education meeting Aug. 27 PRESENT: Rebecca Kaiser, Mike Foster, Dave Peterson, Tim Covey and Brannon Murphy The board: • Approved an agreement with the Trumbull County sheriff's office for a school resource officer for one year at both the elementary and high school buildings at $83,700. • Approved an agreement with Cadence Care Network at $34,000 for social worker services for students in the district.

Niles gets Zoom update following meeting mishap

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NILES — An August regular city council meeting’s Zoom video faced some complications, but the city’s tech expert says the program is now secure. During a caucus ahead of Wednesday’s regular meeting, city officials heard from Christopher Hubinsky, city council’s IT specialist, who said he reviewed the platform’s settings after the video portion was forced to be cut short when its display showed what appeared to be a nude image of a man. Officials went to the meeting room’s back rooms to speak with Hubinsky, who was trying to prevent the imagery from popping up, but it ...

Ex-storm Edouard lingers over Texas

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LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Texas authorities rescued dozens of people from stranded cars, homes surrounded by floodwaters and an assisted living facility Wednesday as former Tropical Storm Edouard lingered over rural parts of the state and dumped nearly 2 feet of rain in some places. Heavy rains from the storm, which weakened into a tropical depression after making landfall Tuesday, were expected to threaten the eastern part of the state through Thursday morning, the National Weather Service said. Meanwhile, a burst of tropical weather persisted in the Pacific Ocean, where two ...

On the record: Trumbull County

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WHAT: Regular commissioners meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Tony Bernard, Rick Hernandez and Denny Malloy Commissioners: • Adopted a resolution proclaiming September as Addiction Recovery Month in Trumbull County for its 37th annual observance. • Adopted a resolution proclaiming Sept. 13 to 19 as Direct Support Professional Work Recognition Week in Trumbull County in conjunction with the national observance. • Voted to approve a $17,010.47 change order with Declan Construction of Brookfield for its renovation work on the Trumbull County Coroner’s Office. • Approved the annual ...