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Warrant issued for Girard man accused of threatening partner

Local News June 30, 2026

LIBERTY — A temporary warrant was issued Monday for a Girard man accused of threatening to kill his significant other and two juvenile children. John Newman, 56, faces a charge of domestic violence in Girard Municipal Court. According to a police report, officers were called to a Churchill Road residence in reference to a domestic, and dispatchers said the caller alleged that her significant other was threatening her and was highly intoxicated. Dispatchers also noted there were multiple firearms in the residence. Upon arriving at the scene, officers immediately evacuated the ...

US and Iran pause strikes but disagree over next steps

National News June 30, 2026

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran on Monday separately announced they will send delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insisted it has not agreed to meet with the U.S. “at any level” after attacks across the Persian Gulf over the weekend challenged negotiations to end the war. U.S. President Donald Trump said the Islamic Republic had requested a meeting with U.S. counterparts and that they planned to convene Tuesday in Doha, Qatar. But one of Iran’s senior negotiators denied talks had been scheduled. And the spokesman for Iran’s Foreign ...

Privacy protections apply to cellphone users location history

National News June 30, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 6-3 court that people don’t forfeit expectations of privacy even when they opt into Google’s location history. “A cellphone user is not to be viewed as sharing private information with third parties — which then can be freely passed on to the government—just by doing the ordinary things cellphone users do,” Kagan ...

On the record: Trumbull County

Local News June 30, 2026

WHAT: Trumbull County Educational Service Center governing board meeting Friday PRESENT: Laura Rubesich, Deborah Patchin, Carol Young and Tom Krispinsky ABSENT: Denise Domhoff The board: • Approved an agreement with Warren City Schools for principal professional development services for the district’s principals. • Approved agreements with Evolve Innovation Center and the OH WOW! Center to provide services for the STEAM program offered through the ESC. • Approved an agreement with Axess Family Services Valley Health to provide school-based health services to school ...

Director Carl Rinsch gets prison in $11M fraud case

National News June 30, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood writer-director Carl Rinsch was sentenced Monday to 2 1/2 years in prison after being convicted of defrauding Netflix out of $11 million for a never-finished sci-fi series. Supporters including Keanu Reeves had asked the court to show him leniency. Rinsch, best known for the 2013 samurai fantasy film “47 Ronin,” was convicted in December of federal wire fraud and other charges. According to prosecutors and trial testimony, he told Netflix he needed $11 million to finish a show called “White Horse” but diverted the money into a personal account and ...

Valley native co-wrote country chart topper

Local News June 30, 2026

“Hate How You Look” has Boardman native Nicholas Sainato loving what he sees when looking at Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The 2006 Boardman High School graduate co-wrote the Josh Ross single, which is No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart. It is compiled by Billboard, the music trade publication whose charts in various genres have been the industry standard for decades. It’s the first No. 1 single for Ross as an artist as well as Sainato who penned the track with Jessica Farren, Chris McKenna and Christian Yancey. And success didn’t come quickly. They wrote the song in ...