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Boardman man gets probation for abduction of then ex-girlfriend

YOUNGSTOWN — Caden Moffo, 21, was sentenced to two years of probation Thursday after pleading guilty earlier in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to abduction and misdemeanor domestic violence for an Aug. 4, 2025, incident involving his then-ex-girlfriend. A Youngstown police report states ...

Hubbard Twp. fights to stay in Trumbull’s aggregation program

WARREN — Hubbard Township Trustee Jason Tedrow accused the Trumbull County Commissioners of blaming township officials for it not currently being a part of a new county aggregation program and that could eventually force residents to pay additional costs for their natural gas. Tedrow said ...

Elections officials say closed grocery store is ideal location

YOUNGSTOWN — After touring a long-vacant grocery store on the city’s South Side, David Betras, chairman of the Mahoning County Board of Elections, said it is the ideal location for the board’s offices. Betras said Thursday after walking through the former Bottom Dollar store: “It’s ...

Jury finds man not guilty in felonious assault trial

YOUNGSTOWN — Defense attorney Nick Brevetta tried to raise doubt in the minds of jurors in the Lynell Stanley felonious assault trial Wednesday by questioning why prosecutors did not call one of the principal participants in an Oct. 13 incident on East Lucius Avenue as a witness. During ...

‘Take your frustration and turn it into something fruitful’

YOUNGSTOWN — A New Testament passage talks about how Jesus Christ got into one of two boats and how, after providing one of his teachings, he heard frustration from those who worked hard only to catch no fish – though the parable is about more than what was netted, a local religious leader ...

Board to vote on cost increase for city hall second-floor improvement

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control will vote today to again increase the cost of a contract to renovate the second floor of city hall – a project that should be finished later this month. On the board’s agenda today is a request to increase the cost of the contract with Brock ...