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Man accused of drunken crash pleads not guilty

WARREN — Dominique L. Dorsey, 37, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the six charges he faces in the June 17 crash at U.S. Route 422 and state Route 5 in Warren Township, including involuntary manslaughter, in the death of a driver whose car he reportedly struck at 106 mph. Trumbull County ...

Band Night schedule

Saturday — Canfield, 7 p.m. Saturday — Mineral Ridge, 7 p.m. Sept. 17 — Howland, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 — Boardman, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 — Warren, 7 p.m. Sept. 26 — Poland, 7 p.m. To include a band night, email to society@trbtoday.com

GOP opens midterm convention billed as a 2 day ‘Trump-a-Palooza’

DALLAS (AP) — Republicans opened their unusual midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday by offering speech after speech bashing Democrats and celebrating President Donald Trump, putting their party’s undisputed leader at the center of the upcoming midterm elections — whether the candidates running like it or not. Many Republicans, including those facing tight races, are skipping the two-day affair, while others hope their appearance will put them in the national spotlight as they work to turn out Trump’s supporters in a year without him on the ballot. The convention — part ...

Grange ties families with agriculture

There are a few more county fairs yet to take place but most have concluded for the year. I had the opportunity to visit two additional fairs besides our own Trumbull County Fair. There were a lot of similarities even though each was set up differently. The animals, rides, concessions, antique tractors, etc. But something that I saw at the other two fairs that I didn’t see at the Trumbull County Fair was the presence of the Grange. Township Granges had displays and some had food stands or diner-type buildings. So, what is the Grange? I grew up going to the Leroy Grange Hall with my ...

Oil surges above $100 a barrel as US and Iran launch new attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices shot past $100 a barrel Wednesday as fighting between the U.S. and Iran escalated, threatening to increase costs for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed into triple digits for the first time since July and settled at $101.21 a barrel by the end of the day’s trading, after attacks on oil facilities and ships in the Middle East that could further debilitate an already weakened supply chain. U.S. benchmark crude was close behind, settling at $96.05 a barrel. The latest developments in the war, both prospects ...

Racketeering conspiracy trial against Chinese tech giant Huawei begins in NY

NEW YORK (AP) — A racketeering conspiracy trial of Huawei Technologies began in New York on Wednesday with federal prosecutors accusing the Chinese tech company of a litany of crimes, including stealing technology from American companies, abusing the U.S. financial system and helping Iran snoop on its citizens. Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of gear for wireless telecom networks, but it is banned from selling equipment to U.S. carriers over fears it poses a security risk. It has also been blacklisted by other Western allies, including Canada and Britain. Taylor Stout, a ...