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High-speed chase on Ohio Turnpike ends with arrested in Mahoning County
A man is behind bars after leading Ohio State Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase that eventually ended in Mahoning County. Daniyal Zaidi, 27, from New York City, was charged with failure to comply and receiving stolen property after attempting to evade police in a stolen vehicle. The chase...
Columbiana County pizza challenge benefits cemetery chapel restoration
Pizza shops from across Columbiana vied for the title of Best Pizza during the county's Best Pizza Challenge. Pizzeria's from across the county headed to Columbiana High School Commons to put forth their best slice in hopes of winning Best Pizza in Columbiana. East Palestine was represented by Cozza's Pizza...
Woman at center of Boardman pool party dispute pleads guilty to unrelated charges in Mahoning County
Taylor Moore, 31, entered guilty pleas to charges of theft and telecommunications fraud, both fifth-degree felonies; and theft from a person in a collected class, a fourth-degree felony.
Local twins continue family’s tradition of perfect school attendance
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – An Austintown father is praising his two sons for keeping a family tradition alive, but it wasn’t an easy assignment. Trent and Trevor Porter aren’t the average high school seniors. The twins haven’t missed a day of class in 13 years. But...
Local school awarded for supporting military families
NORTH JACKSON, Ohio (WKBN) – One local elementary school providing extra support for students of military parents who are deployed is now being recognized at the state level for it. Jackson-Milton Elementary School recently won a state award for supporting military families. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce...
Appeal denied for Warren man and man faces felony charges after police chase
Good morning and welcome to your Morning Matters. It’s Wednesday, May 1, 2024. A 23-year-old Warren man who was convicted and sentenced to serve 25½ to 29½ years in prison for his part in the wounding of a 9-year-old Warren girl struck by a stray bullet while she was asleep in on a couch in her Kenilworth Avenue Southeast home had his appeal of conviction and sentence denied by Ohio’s 11th District Appellate Court.
Are we ending April as the wettest on record?
It has been a wet month across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. We started the month with 13 out of 14 days with at least a trace of precipitation. The longest dry stretch was 3 days. The month ends with 20 out of 30 days recording at least a trace...
Butler Institute of American Art loses accreditation
Like many other museums across the nation, the Butler Institute of American Art goes through an accreditation process every ten years. The beloved staple passed the last two accreditations but this time around they fell short. "Primarily because of our storage situation," said Dr. Lou Zona, Executive Director at the...
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