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Southington man convicted of killing stepfather dies in prison
A former Southington man who was serving thirty years to life in prison for murdering his stepfather and wounding his mother has died from an apparent suicide. An official with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections tells 21 News that 39-year-old Thomas Starr died on Thursday at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
Family: Missing Youngstown teen may be in western Pennsylvania
A Westmoreland County family is asking for help in finding their 15-year-old son. Police in Youngstown, Ohio, said on Wednesday that Christopher Gyke was last seen leaving a residential facility. A parent of Christopher’s told WTAE that he was last seen on Sunday and that he may be headed to Lower Burrell.
Police release name of victim, suspect in homicide at Warren bar
Police in Warren have released the name of the man who was shot and killed at a Warren bar early Monday, as well as the man suspected of shooting him. Officers went to the Park Place 24 tavern at 2185 Parkman Road at 2 a.m. to investigate a shooting. Police...
UPDATE: More details revealed in Friday night shooting in Austintown
Austintown police are investigating after a shooting late Friday. APD says it happened shortly before 6pm along Nantucket Drive off Burkey Road. Police tell us an 18 year old man suffered a single gunshot wound. He is recovering in the hospital and is in stable condition as of this entry.
Authorities release name of woman found dead in burning Unity home
Authorities have released the name of a woman whose body was found in her burning home in Unity Township earlier this month. The Columbiana County Coroner tells 21 News that toxicology reports are pending in the death of 85-year-old Dorothy Gorby before a cause of death can be determined. The...
Southern Boulevard in Boardman reopens after two-car crash
A crash in Boardman sent one car into a ditch and another had to be towed away. The collision happened around 7 p.m. on Southern Boulevard near the intersection with Washington Boulevard. The SUV involved had a heavily damaged front end and was being loaded onto a tow truck when...
Police: Suspected perfume shoplifters found sitting at Southern Park Mall Food Court
One of two women accused of stealing perfume from a Southern Park Mall store didn’t seem to be in any hurry to get away until Boardman Police showed up. Police were told that Terrashia Davenport and Nyesha Johnson shoplifted a Yves Saint Laurent perfume box and a Prada perfume box from the fragrance counter of a mall store Tuesday afternoon, then sat down at a Food Court table.
Retired Youngstown police officer dies from injuries in motorcycle crash
The Youngstown Police Department is mourning the loss of a longtime officer with an even greater legacy of helping others around him. Daniel Mikus, 66, passed away April 30 from injuries sustained during a motorcycle accident, according to his obituary. Mikus spent 33 years with YPD before retiring from the...
Suspect facing charge after car ran over woman’s leg in Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A woman accused of running over another woman’s leg earlier this month was arrested Monday on a felonious assault warrant. Julynn Lesper, 28, is expected to be arraigned on the charge, a second-degree felony, Wednesday. She is presently in the Mahoning County Jail. Lesper...
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