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Hot air balloon lands in Ohio neighborhood
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A hot air balloon made a surprise landing in a neighborhood near Centerville Thursday evening. A 2 NEWS viewer shared photos of a Remax hot air balloon, which appears deflated in the yard of a home on Meadowview Drive. Montgomery County Regional Dispatch confirms deputies were sent to the scene around […]
First Energy donates 500 trees to Mahoning County parks
CANFIELD, Ohio (WKBN)- As we recognize Arbor Day on Friday, several area forests have more trees in their preserves. Friday morning, First Energy donated nearly 500 trees to parks in Canfield and North Lima. Employees volunteered their time by planting the trees. This is the fourth year in a row First Energy has made tree […]
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.
Biden says he’s ‘happy’ to debate Trump
President Biden indicated Friday that he’s willing to debate former President Trump ahead of November’s election. “I am, somewhere. I don’t know when, but I am happy to debate him,” Biden told Howard Stern on his radio show when asked about the prospect. Stern suggested to Biden that if he were standing on a stage […]
Man accused in child rape case was Youngstown city employee
A man who was indicted this month by a Mahoning County grand jury on child rape charges was an employee of the Youngstown Police Department and resigned his position amid the investigation of the charges against him.
Dozens of protesters demanding Ohio State divest from Israel detained
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – After protesters calling for Ohio State University to divest from Israel took over the South Oval on campus, police interfered and detained multiple people. Students and protesters at OSU rallied Thursday evening for the third time this week. Two students were arrested Tuesday on campus and three more were detained Thursday […]
Former Ohio State football player accused of bank robbery
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A former Ohio State football player is facing a first-degree felony charge after being accused of robbing a Columbus bank. Marcus Wiliamson, 25, faces a count of aggravated robbery after court records claim he robbed a bank in the Sharon Heights neighborhood on Wednesday. At about 10:42 a.m., Williamson entered First […]
First cargo ship passes through new channel since Baltimore bridge collapse
A cargo ship passed through a new deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday, the first to cross the new channel since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed last month, shutting down most traffic in the Port of Baltimore.
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