U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli introduced legislation to not permit hospitals from denying life-saving organ transplants based on a patient’s COVID-19 vaccination status after a case involving a 12-year-old Indiana girl in that situation attracted publicity. Rulli, R-Salem, and U.S. Rep. Erin ...

State Rep. David Thomas, a Republican who represents parts of Trumbull County, introduced two more bills in the Ohio House seeking to reform the state’s property tax system. One proposal called the Truth in Guaranteed Tax Rate legislation, would ensure levies that voters approve for school ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Michael T. Alexander, 50, of Quentin Drive on the West Side, pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of rape for engaging in sexual conduct with a child from 2018 through 2023. Prosecutors are recommending that Alexander get 15 to 20 1/2 years in prison when he is sentenced April ...

POLAND — The Board of Education approved a three-year agreement with the Poland Education Association at its Wednesday meeting after PEA negotiators ratified the agreement Feb. 11. “The negotiations took 15 hours over a two-day period,” said Superintendent Craig Hockenberry. “We have ...

YOUNGSTOWN — David Tribble, 45, of Mistletoe Avenue was indicted on two counts of murder with two firearm specifications Thursday in the July 11 shooting death of Jermaine A. Tillis Sr., 51. Tillis was found in the 300 block of East Judson Avenue at a little after 5 a.m. Tillis was killed ...

HUBBARD TOWNSHIP — Trustees discussed the possible revision of an earlier resolution regarding marijuana dispensaries in the township at Wednesday’s regular meeting. The previous resolution, put in place in 2023, prohibited adult-use cannabis operators, medical marijuana cultivation ...