YOUNGSTOWN — What is the cost of justice? In the 2020 murder of 4-year-old Rowan Sweeney, one of the costs — the money paid to attorneys and expert witnesses for two of the killers — is now at $147,822. That bill is paid by taxpayer money from various sources. Three men were ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Mayor Jamael Tito Brown is in the process of creating a committee to review the city charter saying his goal is for the group to meet for about a year and offer proposed changes with a focus on planning, zoning and housing. “We’ve got to figure those things out,” Brown ...

FIRST Robotics teams from Trumbull and Mahoning counties have learned the challenges their robots must undertake for the 2025 season. Local teams with more than 25 years of experience and newly established teams are ready to move forward. In Trumbull County, teams from Warren G. Harding, ...

AUSTINTOWN — The township will be a focal point of the celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary. Trustee Robert Santos said Friday that Austintown has been designated as an official “America 250 Community,” and can apply for state funding to host events that celebrate ...

By ED RUNYAN Staff writer YOUNGSTOWN — Forrest B. Lytell, 83, of Idaho Road in Austintown, was indicted Thursday on felony robbery in the Nov. 20 robbery of the PNC Bank branch on Mahoning Avenue in Austintown. If he is convicted, Lytell could get about eight years in prison. An ...

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — Trustees interviewed six residents who submitted resumes for an open trustee position in city council chambers Friday morning. The seat became available when Rick Hernandez, who served as a trustee for seven years, was elected as a Trumbull County commissioner in ...