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Judge denies dismissal of murder charges

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony Donofrio recently denied a motion to dismiss murder and other charges against Kenneth L. Carter, 35, and Terry Hopkins, 23, in the Jan. 24, 2025, killing of Resean Graham, 42, on Griselda Avenue on the South Side. It sets the ...

MCCTC staff go to robotics caucus in DC

CANFIELD — Instructors from the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center and Valley STEM Academy represented the Mahoning Valley at the Congressional Robotics Caucus last week in Washington, D.C. The meeting brought together members of Congress, industry leaders and educators to ...

TCTC teacher meets with DeWine to discuss reading initiative

CHAMPION — A Trumbull Career & Technical Center instructor who has attended conferences and seminars discussing TCTC Tales, which focuses on literacy and reading, also had the opportunity to meet with Gov. Mike DeWine and first lady Fran DeWine on the initiative. TCTC launched TCTC ...

Thrift Trail kicks off today

LIBERTY — Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries hosted a collaborative gathering last week, bringing together local nonprofit organizations in preparation for the upcoming 2026 Thrift Trail, which officially begins today. The event served as a planning opportunity and a celebration of ...

Boy accused of injuring cop charged with assault

YOUNGSTOWN — The 16-year-old boy who allegedly drove off during a traffic stop Jan. 2 on Idlewood Avenue on the South Side, injuring a Youngstown police officer, is charged with assault, a fourth-degree felony, and obstructing official business, a fifth-degree felony. The boy has a pretrial ...

Brown, Husted disagree on Venezuela, Greenland

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, his Democratic challenger in the November election, have greatly differing opinions on President Donald Trump’s decisions in Venezuela and interest in acquiring Greenland. Trump, a Republican, authorized the Jan. 3 capture of ...