CRIME & SAFETY
Jamestown teen dies in crash on West Jamestown road
Investigators say a Jeep was speeding before crashing along a Mercer County Road late Sunday, killing the driver. According to coroner John Libonati, the 17-year-old boy from Jamestown was driving the Jeep Cherokee along the 600 block of West Jamestown Road just before 8 p.m. when it veered over into the opposite traffic lane, before traveling back, losing control, and driving 200 feet before crashing into a cluster of trees.
Police respond to shots fired in Sharon, no injuries reported
In Sharon, police responded to reports of gunfire Sunday evening. Mercer County Dispatch confirmed to 21 News that police were called after reports of shots fired in the area. It took place near Haig Street, near Division Street and Stambaugh Avenue. Dispatcher says no one got hit by any of...
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...
Poland man accused of sending email smearing competitor for teaching job
A veteran math and science teacher is in trouble with the law for allegedly sending an email trying to smear the reputation of another teacher competing for a job with the Poland Local School District. Charges of telecommunication harassment and obstructing official business were filed in Struthers Municipal Court against...
Youngstown man sentenced to prison for rapes spanning multiple decades
A Youngstown man could potentially spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping multiple victims over multiple decades. Mahoning County Prosecutor Gina DeGenova tells 21 News 55-year-old Robert Tullio was sentenced to 44-and-a-half years to life in prison on three counts of rape and 10 counts of gross sexual imposition.
UPDATE: 19-year-old arrested for shooting death of man whose body was found in a Youngstown cemetery
A third person has been arrested for his alleged role in the 2022 shooting death of a 22-year-old man whose body was found in a Youngstown cemetery. Nineteen-year-old Jacoby Maurice Walker was booked into the Mahoning County Jail late Sunday on a charge of aggravated murder. According to the police,...
Suspect in Youngstown northside homicide located by U.S. Marshals in Atlanta
Youngstown Police Department investigators just arrested a suspect charged with the murder of Christian Oliver on the northside in 2023. Officers have been trying to figure out who shot the 29-year-old man who was found dead on Zents Avenue on November 19 last year. Detectives secretly indicted Keylan Adams for...
One injured in crash on Youngstown's Eastside
A two-car crash sent one person to the hospital in Youngstown. The crash happened just before midnight on Oak Street near McCartney Road. We're told a driver going too fast slammed into the back of another vehicle, sending their car into the woods. The driver of the vehicle that was...
Years Ago | May 12th
21 WFMJ archives / May 4, 1961 | The Lowellville High School Band won its first major award 63 years ago at the state finals of the Ohio Music Education Association at Ohio Northern University. The band, under the direction of Emil LaCivita and Carmen Renaldy, was one of five in a field of 16 to receive a "superior" rating.
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