Youngstown
CRIME & SAFETY
Locations announced for sobriety checkpoints Friday, Saturday in Youngstown
The Mahoning County OVI Task Force has revealed the exact times and locations of sobriety checkpoints in the county Friday night and Saturday morning. A news release from the Mahoning County OVI Task Force says local law enforcement agencies will conduct saturation patrols on Friday and Saturday. In addition, the...
Crews battle vacant house fire overnight in Youngstown
Overnight, fire crews in Youngstown took on a house fire on the city's south side. It happened just after midnight on Saturday at a home on West Glenaven Avenue. Firefighters spent about an hour getting the fire under control, while also spraying a neighboring home to keep it from spreading.
Troopers say speed, alcohol involved in fiery, fatal Liberty crash; driver charged
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has charged a driver for a fatal accident in which Troopers say unsafe speed and alcohol may have played a part. Troopers say 41-year-old Nicholas Thompson of Youngstown died after the car he was in ran off a curve along Colonial Drive just after midnight Friday, struck a utility pole, and caught fire near Biscayne Avenue in Liberty Township.
In one week, three stabbings, one assault at Youngstown's privately-run prison
Within one week, Youngstown Police have been called to the privately-run prison on the city’s Eastside four times to investigate three stabbings and one assault. The latest occurred in a cell at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center on Hubbard Road Thursday Morning where an inmate was stabbed in the hand and leg.
Woman driving with two young children sideswipes vehicles in Brook Park, crashes at airport
BROOK PARK, Ohio – A Youngstown woman was arrested at about 2 p.m. April 29 after her vehicle – containing her two children, 7 and 6 – sideswiped a tractor trailer and two other vehicles on Snow Road near the Ohio 237 entrance ramp. The truck was...
Man arrested, charged with murder in Warren set to appear in court on Monday
Warren police officers arrested and charged a 44-year-old man on a charge of killing another man earlier this week. According to the Warren Police Department, officers found 48-year-old Andrew Warner dead at a home on Westwood Drive in on Tuesday. Officials determined the death wasn’t natural and ruled it a...
Mahoning Valley law agencies get $195K in drug enforcement grants
Law enforcement agencies across the Mahoning Valley have gotten some financial help in its efforts to combat drug trafficking. Sheriff's offices in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull got a combined $195,000 in RecoveryOhio grants. Broken down, Columbiana got $135,000, Trumbull got $50,000 while Mahoning got $10,000. This money will be used...
Boardman police, schools launch program to help students afford driving classes
Learning how to drive is an important part of life when growing up, but it can sometimes be a burden. Now, the Boardman Township Police Department has partnered with the Boardman School District to launch the Drive to Succeed Scholarship Program, aimed at easing the financial burden for teenagers looking to get driving lessons or get their license.
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