News

Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after heist

International News July 23, 2026

PARIS — The Louvre’s Apollo gallery on Wednesday reopened to the public for the first time since 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of crown jewels were stolen in a dramatic daytime heist. The public can tour the majestic room and view its gilded ceilings and Greek frescoes en route to the nearby Mona Lisa, but they won’t see any crown jewels or empty display cases. The collections and precious jewels once displayed there have been removed, as the museum said the gallery is returning to its 17th-century original ceremonial purpose. The stolen jewels remain unrecovered nine ...

Agricultural outreach grows community awareness

Community News July 23, 2026

This past month has been filled with so many wonderful opportunities to share our love and passion for farming, and to give consumers a small glimpse into what it takes to raise and care for crops and animals. Not only was the Trumbull County Fair in the past month, but on behalf of Trumbull County Farm Bureau, me and fellow advocates had another story time with a farmer session that was a huge success earlier this summer. A very successful event that we continued this summer was story time with a farmer at Ripley’s in Brookfield. This event drew in 40-plus kids and parents. We ...

Valley records 2 tornadoes in same month

Agenda

Community News July 22, 2026

• WARREN BOARD OF CONTROL will meet at 9:30 a.m. today at the city law department. • WARREN CITY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION will have a special meeting at 8 a.m. Thursday at the law department conference room on fire and police promotional exams. • LIBERTY TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday at the township administration building. • GIRARD BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the high school library. • HOWLAND PARK BOARD will meet at 10 a.m. Friday at the township park building.

‘Mo Musky’ mural will be unveiled Thursday

Local News July 22, 2026

Staff report WARREN — Drivers crossing the Summit Street bridge may have already begun noticing Warren’s newest resident, “Mo’ Musky,” a 100-foot mural painted by Warren artist Aaron Chine. It overlooks the Mahoning River from the retaining wall at Mahoningside, greeting more than 9,000 motorists each day. The city will unveil the mural at 4 p.m. Thursday. The mural is made possible through a public-private partnership between Warren, the Fund for Warren’s Future, and a grant from the Sherwin-Williams Corporation. During Gov. Mike DeWine’s recent visit to Warren, ...

Kaylee Hottle, deaf ‘Godzilla’ actor, killed in car crash at 18

National News July 22, 2026

Kaylee Hottle, a deaf actor best known for her starring role in two “Godzilla” films, died in a car crash in Maryland early Tuesday morning, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office said. She was 18. Hottle was one of two passengers in the car when it went off the road and hit a culvert in Ijamsville before 3 a.m. The driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and the other passenger declined medical treatment, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Excessive speed is believed to be a factor in the crash, which is under investigation, ...