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ODOT sets more closures for road work

Local News July 11, 2026

The following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Mahoning County next week. All scheduled work is weather permitting. For the Interstate 76/80 pavement rehabilitation in Austintown and Jackson townships, the following new adjustments are in effect: • The ramp from I-80 east to state Route 46 is closed through mid-July. The detour is I-80 east to Salt Springs Road to I-80 west to Route 46. • The ramp from state Route 11 north to I-80 west is closed through late August. The detour is I-680 south to state Route 711 north to U.S. 422 west to I-80 ...

CNBC: Ohio works for No. 1 rating

Local News July 11, 2026

Why yes, Ohio wants your business, and a global business and financial news outlet is exclaiming the wonders of the Buckeye State’s business-friendly landscape. CNBC announced on its broadcast Thursday that Ohio is America’s Top State for Business in 2026. The network cited the state’s business costs, infrastructure, market access, electrical power capacity and inventory of shovel-ready sites in making its decision. Ohio’s housing costs also are among the most affordable nationwide, CNBC reported. “When I took office, I promised to ‘plant the seeds’ of long-term ...

Strained Ohio county seeks help to care for 16 siblings

Ohio News July 11, 2026

COLUMBUS (AP) — The discovery of 16 siblings who authorities say were held at a rural Ohio home for years in squalid conditions is straining the county’s resources as it works to prosecute their parents and two grandparents and provide care to so many children at once. The local prosecutor said the cost of medical care required also for one of the defendants alone would have bankrupted Vinton County, which led the court to change the grandfather’s bond and release him from jail on his own recognizance for care at a hospital so the county didn’t have to pay for it. Meanwhile, ...

Warren shifts $1.4M to Inspiring Minds for community center

Local News July 11, 2026

WARREN — City Council on Wednesday approved redirecting more than $1.4 million in previously allocated community project funds to Inspiring Minds for a community center. Council voted to move $1,425,000 from the Western Reserve Port Authority project to Inspiring Minds. Further details will be discussed during a meeting in the coming weeks when Inspiring Minds will be present. It also approved $50,000 to the Trumbull Neighborhood Partnership as fiscal agent for the South Eastside Community Association, or SESCA. A remaining $25,000 will stay with the WRPA for a waterline ...

Trump ousts election commission members

National News July 11, 2026

President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering. The White House on Friday confirmed the executive action against members of the Election Assistance Commission, which distributes federal grants to states, oversees the testing of voting systems and maintains the national voter registration form. Though the move likely won’t have major effects on the November midterms, it’s the latest instance of the Republican president trying to exert ...