WHAT: City council meeting Monday PRESENT: Bill Williams, Bonnie Viele, Robin Zambrini, Michael Mogg, Cathy Cummings, Jerome Crowe, Michael Kerr and Lorrie Brown ABSENT: Ryan Hallapy Council: • Approved D-at-Large Councilman Jerome Crowe’s request for Law Director Mark Villano to draw ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Local religious and other leaders reacted to the news Monday morning of the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88. Francis made history as the first Latin American pontiff. Bishop David Bonnar said in a statement, “The news of Pope Francis’ death today is a cause of ...

WARREN — Attorney General Dave Yost said he has no plans to quit the gubernatorial race and hopes President Donald Trump, who’s already endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy, his Republican primary opponent, will also back him. During a Tuesday interview, Yost said the “main difference” between ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A dog that attacked one of its owners on North Maryland Avenue was taken to the Mahoning County Dog Warden’s office on Friday after a several-hour delay, while the victim was assisted by ambulance personnel. The report does not indicate whether the man was transported to the ...

AUSTINTOWN — David M. Dorbish, Jr., 23, who was sentenced to one year of incarceration and five years of probation in February 2020 after pleading guilty to 15 charges associated with “swatting” phone calls he made to six communities across the United States, was found dead April 14 in ...

Republican Ron Hood, first elected to the Ohio House at the age of 25 to represent parts of Mahoning County, died Saturday at 55. “Ron was one of our success stories 30 years ago, being an elected Republican in an area dominated by Democrats,” said Mark Munroe, a former Mahoning County ...