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Man charged in Warren murder indicted on new charge

Local News July 3, 2026

WARREN — A city man already at the Trumbull County jail on a charge of aggravated murder for a March 31 homicide in Warren was indicted Wednesday on a charge of possession of a deadly weapon while under detention, according to a Trumbull County grand jury report. Serroyan J. Couto, 19, is accused of having a weapon inside the jail on May 19. No further details on the case were provided. Couto, of Perkins Drive NW, was indicted April 8 in a direct presentment to the grand jury, meaning he never appeared in Warren Municipal Court on the charge of aggravated murder with a three-year ...

Property transfers

Local News July 3, 2026

Property transfers recorded June 22-26 in Trumbull County: Bazetta Jessica A. Gregory to Genevieve Gallucci, 3224 Woodland Trail Unit B, $116,000 Bristol Eric J. Blenman and Jennifer Blenman to Thomas R. Hall and Alison M. Holderman, 634 Bristol Champion Townline Road, $259,900 Champion Monroe F. Kuhns to David H. and Marie E. Borkholder, 6454 Downs North Road, $118,808 Jeffrey J. and Bridgett A. Brainard to Andrea Lynn Montecalvo, 306 Glendola Ave., $195,000 Yvonee Jackson and Frank L. Spano to Nicholas Stephen Waldo and Kaitlin Mekenzie Webb, 5843 Louise Ave., ...

Summer program cultivates the future

Local News July 3, 2026

WARREN — City youth have been spending their summer gaining knowledge of urban farming and making some money in the process. Martha Conyers Allen, director of the urban youth farming project offered by Free Indeed and USDA, said three days a week local children learn about ...

Maine couple spots a bear chasing a moose calf and helps it escape

National News July 3, 2026

A Maine couple heading out for a day of fishing happened upon a scene fit for a nature documentary: A moose calf running for its life with a large black bear in pursuit. Elvia and Todd Malcolm were in Telos Township, Maine, about an hour or so from their home in Lincoln, when they saw a female moose along the edge of a wooded area before she turned down a side road. “I said to Elvia, I said, ‘Grab your phone because you’re going to get a chance to get a picture of a moose,’” Todd Malcolm told The Associated Press. They parked their truck to watch the moose and noticed she ...

On the record: Lordstown

Local News July 3, 2026

WHAT: Board of education meeting Wednesday PRESENT: Cheryl Kistler, Niki Reid, William Catlin, Rebekah Conn and Michelle Wells The board: • Approved the purchase of tools and equipment from the Trumbull County Educational Service Center for a woodworking program and pre-apprenticeship certificate training to be offered in the school district. The TCESC governing board previously approved discontinuing the program, which was held at Lordstown schools. Officials said they plan to offer classes to Lordstown students. • Approved an agreement with Cadence Care Network for providing ...

Russia lands strikes on Ukraine’s capital, killing 21

International News July 3, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. Loud explosions shook the Ukrainian capital, where more than 50,000 people sheltered in subway stations after authorities issued air raid warnings, the Kyiv Metro said. Emergency crews dug through the rubble of collapsed and charred apartment buildings all day in search of victims. Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a ...