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Pedestrian killed crossing Youngstown Road in Warren

WARREN -- A pedestrian was struck by an automobile and killed at the intersection of Youngstown Road and Kenilworth Avenue on Saturday night. According to a Warren Police Department news release, the collision involved a Buick sedan traveling westbound on Youngstown Road and a pedestrian walking northbound crossing Youngstown Road near this intersection. Officers arrived on scene and met with EMT Ambulance personnel immediately thereafter. Upon examination, EMT personnel pronounced the pedestrian dead. The case remains under investigation. To offer an anonymous tip in the case, ...

Trump to meet with Zelenskyy, al-Sharaa during NATO summit

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday while attending the NATO summit in Turkey, the White House said. Those discussions will come as Kyiv tries to refocus Trump’s attention on the conflict with Moscow and as Trump has publicly mused about Syria’s role in the Middle East. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly confirmed the meetings in a call with reporters while previewing the upcoming summit in Ankara, where Trump also plans to meet with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip ...

Our Heritage: Portraits of Kinsman’s Revolutionary War vets

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of a weekly series on our region’s history coordinated by the Trumbull County Historical Society. Kinsman Presbyterian Cemetery, at the heart of Kinsman Township, is the final resting place for eight honored Revolutionary War veterans. Kinsman has a proud and consistent history of military service. The aptly nicknamed “Old Cemetery” on the west side of the Presbyterian Church holds the oldest gravesites, including those of all eight Revolutionary War veterans, as well as numerous Civil War, War of 1812 and World War I veterans. As our nation ...

Career choice leads to Marines

NILES — Richard Stewart’s original career choice veered into a military stint. “I always wanted to be a firefighter so I went to Texas A&M’s fire academy,” he said. Becoming a firefighter was not as easy as he imagined. “I became an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and tried ...

Peace pole unveiled, dedicated in Howland

HOWLAND — While America celebrated the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence from England and subsequent battle to be free, a reminder of the country’s prosperous times when it’s not at war occurred when the Howland Rotary Club unveiled the installation and dedication of a ...

Niles public square opens to fanfare

NILES — The city’s new public square opened Saturday afternoon following the 4th of July festivities. The ribbon cutting came about a month after the ribbon cutting for Riverside Park, which features a canoe and kayak launch, amphitheater, nature playground and stamped concrete pathways. ...