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Young jobseekers impress hiring managers in Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – There was a youth movement at Wednesday’s Youngstown Works hiring event. Young people were looking for work. “Life doesn’t wait for you. You can’t really sit around forever just waiting for things to come to you. You have to go out there,” said 19-year-old Stephon Ashby.
Warren woman accused of beating ex with baseball bat
A Warren man was flown to a hospital with severe head injuries after police say his ex-girlfriend repeatedly beat him with a baseball bat. Twenty-seven-year-old Lasha Johnson called police to her Lancer Court NW apartment Saturday afternoon where officers found Jarquis Threats outside on the ground bleeding from his ear and the back of his head.
Plaque with deer antlers stolen from new Twin Peaks restaurant in Boardman
Boardman police were called to the new Twin Peaks restaurant located at 7165 Tiffany Boulevard about 12:20 a.m. April 20 to investigate a report of a theft of a wall decoration from the establishment. According to the report, a male customer had stolen a plaque with deer antlers from the...
Woman accused of burglary and resisting arrest at Youngstown house
A 52-year-old woman was arrested on charges of burglary and resisting arrest on April 23 after Youngstown police investigated a burglary at a Westside home on the night of April 22. Shortly after 9 p.m., an officer was dispatched to Manhattan Avenue after the homeowner returned to find his door...
Highly recruited lineman returning home to join YSU football program
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (WKBN) – East Liverpool graduate Mason Ludwig is leaving the University of Toledo to join the Youngstown State football program. Ludwig made the announcement on social media this week. With more than a dozen Division One college offers in high school, Ludwig committed to the Rockets...
Governor in Niles Wednesday for economic development announcement
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is scheduled to appear in Niles Wednesday afternoon to make what his office describes as an economic development announcement for the Mahoning Valley. DeWine and J.P. Nauseef, the president and CEO of JobsOhio are slated to be at the Eastwood Event Centre from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.
The last freeze for Youngstown, Ohio: When is it?
(WKBN) — The colder air returns Wednesday and the risk for another frost and freeze is in the forecast. Frost is not unusual for April. In fact, the chance for frost typically lasts well into the month of May here in Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. You will find the dates of the last freeze and frost below.
UPDATE: Mahoning Co. Coroner's office investigating body found on South Duck Creek Road
The Mahoning County Coroner's office are investigating the circumstances surrounding a body that was discovered in the backyard of a home on South Duck Creek Road in Berlin Township. The body, found last night, belongs to a 57-year-old man that lived in Canfield, according to Mahoning County Sheriff's Office. The...
Sentencing set Wednesday for Beloit man man charged in triple fatal crash that killed East Liverpool man
A sentencing hearing is scheduled Wednesday in a Carroll County courtroom for a Beloit man convicted in connection with a crash that killed three people, including an East Liverpool man. Fifty-five-year-year-old Douglas Mackey pleaded no contest to three counts of vehicular homicide in February. The charges stem from a crash...
Hoax shooting call disrupts dismissal at local elementary school
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A shooting call late Tuesday afternoon around dismissal time turned out to be a hoax at a local elementary school. According to Stacy Quinones with Youngstown City Schools, around 3:30 p.m., someone called the Youngstown Police Department with a false report that there was a shooting at Harding Elementary.
Temperatures on the upswing heading into the weekend
Wednesday will be a speed bump before we arrive for our warm weekend. Wednesday afternoon temperatures will hover in the upper 40s, and clouds will dominate for the daylight hours. Expect clouds to break up after midnight and temperatures to plunge to the upper 20s Thursday morning. Thursday will start...
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