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Man gets prison for rape of teen

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WARREN — A Niles man who pleaded guilty in May to four felony sex charges dealing with the rape of a 13-year-old in December was sentenced Wednesday to consecutive prison terms totaling 22 to 27.5 years. Frank Mack Smith Jr., 35, of Cherry Avenue, pleaded guilty May 27 to two counts of first-degree rape and two counts of fourth-degree gross sexual imposition. Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge Sean O’Brien said it was “one of the worst crimes he’s ever seen.” “You have violated the most sacred of trusts. If I could have given you a life sentence, I would have,” ...

Local OAC grants include funding for Lakeview dance program

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Lakeview Local School District will receive a $42,000 grant from the Ohio Arts Council to fund the addition of a dance program to the high school’s curriculum. It was one of five grants awarded to Trumbull County in the state’s 2027 fiscal year budget, and one of 28 grants totaling ...

Coal mine blast in Pakistan kills at least 18 miners and traps 24 others

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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed at least 18 miners Thursday and trapped 24 others underground in what officials believed to be life-threatening conditions as rescuers raced to reach them. The blast apparently was triggered by a buildup of methane gas and occurred on the outskirts of the Baluchistan provincial capital of Quetta, government mine inspector Ghani Baloch said. The bodies of the seven miners initially were recovered hours after the deadly blast, and emergency responders later found 11 more bodies, officials and a ...

Planning commission recognizes veterans commission director

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WARREN — The Trumbull County Planning Commission has recognized Cari Delgado, director of the Trumbull County Veterans Service Commission, as the recipient of its “Something Good Initiative,” honoring her advocacy and service to veterans. Commission officials said Delgado has ...

US filings for jobless benefits rise to 197,000 last week

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but layoffs remain in the historically healthy range of the past few years. U.S. filings for jobless aid in the week ending July 25 rose by 9,000 to 197,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The previous week’s figure was revised up by 1,000 to 188,000 but remains the lowest in more than 50 years. Analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet forecast 207,000 new applications. Weekly filings for unemployment benefits are considered representative of layoffs and are close to a ...

June unemployment rises in Valley

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The Mahoning Valley’s unemployment rate rose in June, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Trumbull County had a rate of 4.1% in May and 5% in June. The city of Warren saw its 5.9% rate in May swell to 7.1% last month. Mahoning County’s 3.8% unemployment rate for May hit 4.6% in June. Youngstown’s rate bounced from 5.3% in May to 6.5% in June, according to the state. The rates have not been seasonally adjusted. They also do not reflect people who are not part of the labor force. The Youngstown-Warren-Salem statistical area has a population of 426,086, ...