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Teen indicted in connection to fatal shooting at Austintown apartment complex
An 18-year-old has been indicted and will be tried as an adult in connection with a shooting at an Austintown back in September when he was still a juvenile. According to a grand jury report 18-year-old Ethan Richmond was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday on one count of voluntary manslaughter and one count of felonious assault, both with three-year firearm specifications.
Fire destroys Austintown home, car heavily damaged by flames
Austintown fire crews braved heavy smoke as they battled a fire that spread across two Austintown homes Friday afternoon. The first started shortly before 2:30 p.m. at a home on the 2200 block of Sprucewood Drive. 21 News crews observed sections along with sections of the roof of the home...
Youngstown Councilwoman provides update on plans for former south side McDonald's building
You may recall back in August of 2022 when 21 News reported on Youngstown City Council's purchase of a former McDonald's building to make it a substation for the Youngstown Police Department. Now, one councilwoman tells 21 News that the building is shaping up to be much more than that.
City announces Downtown Youngstown street closings
Work to improve Downtown Youngstown will require more inconveniences for drivers this week beginning next week. City officials announced that West Federal Street between Market Street and Phelps Street will be closed effective Monday, April 29, 2024, until August 1, 2024. The work is part of the next phase of...
News photographers remember the crowds and heat of the Idora Park fire
Two of the Mahoning Valley's preeminent news photographers, they have taken pictures of everything from presidential visits to multiple homicides and everything in between. Working as competitors April 26, 1984, the two also shot one of Youngstown's watershed moments -- the fire that was the death knell of Idora Park.
Youngstown's 4th annual May Day festival returns this weekend
Youngstown's fourth annual May Day Festival returns this weekend. The May Day Festival is a free and family friendly celebration at the Calvin Center (755 Mahoning Avenue) that brings together groups to celebrate human rights and nature. May Day is a celebration of organized labor and religious traditions that welcome...
Sharon Police report infant's skull fractured, ribs broken. Mother charged
Sharon Police have charged the mother of a three-month-old boy after doctors say he was the victim of shaken baby syndrome, allegedly causing broken ribs, a fractured skull, cardiac arrest, and a brain bleed. Twenty-five-year-old Brittany Arnold has been charged with child endangering and aggravated assault. Arnold told police she...
Businesses downtown worried about SMART2 project construction
The announcement about Downtown Youngstown construction has business downtown worried. City officials announced that West Federal Street between Market Street and Phelps Street will be closed effective Monday, April 29, 2024, until August 1, 2024. The work is part of the next phase of the SMART2 Roadway project. Market Street...
Boardman couple going to prison after toddler ate THC laced brownie
A Boardman couple, convicted of child endangering after her daughter ate a THC-laced brownie, is going to prison. Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Scott Krichbaum Wednesday handed down a one-and-a-half-year prison sentence to 21-year-old Shawna McCurdy and 25-year-old Randi Green. They pleaded guilty earlier to one felony count of...
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