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3 killed in crash of small plane that took off from Plattsburgh
VIENNA, Ohio (WCAX) - Three people were killed when a small plane that took off from Plattsburgh crashed in Ohio. It happened Friday at about 7 p.m. at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station near the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. Ohio troopers said the plane crashed near a runway. The National Transportation...
VIDEO: Motorcycle-car crash in Hubbard injures two people
Two people are hospitalized after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car in Hubbard Township. The accident happened along Route 7 north of Interstate 80 just after 8:30 a.m. Monday. State Troopers say a driver stopped her car because someone was walking along the highway and the motorcycle rear-ended...
Jury selection begins in fatal 2022 Sheetz parking lot shooting
Watch a previous report on the shooting in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for one of three men charged in the fatal shooting of a Youngstown State University student outside a northeast Columbus Sheetz store in October 2022. Keimariyon Ross, 20, is facing two counts […]
Food truck stolen from Campbell found on the East Side of Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A food truck reported stolen last week in Campbell was found Friday on the East Side of Youngstown. Police were called about 12:40 a.m. to a home in the 1300 block of Dryden Avenue for a tip that the truck was parked at an abandoned house and covered with a tarp. Officers who responded found the truck underneath two tarps, reports said.
Mayor Tito Brown joins other Ohio mayors in urging Gov. DeWine to take action on gun violence
In Youngstown, there have been more than 10 fatal shootings and even more non-fatal shootings in 2024. The most recent was just this week, when a man was found shot on the city's south side. To curb the gun violence in the state, the Ohio Mayor's Alliance, of which Youngstown...
Youngstown man gets two years in prison after pleading guilty to weapons-related charges
A man pleaded guilty on several weapon-related charges and received a 2-year prison sentence. Melvin D. Johnson Jr., 32, of Park heights Avenue, Youngstown pleaded guilty to five counts, including having weapons while under disability, tampering with evidence two counts receiving stolen property and carrying concealed weapon. Johnson, who was...
Pair charged in $2 million fraud scheme that bilked Northeast Ohio investors, authorities say
CLEVELAND, Ohio— Two California men carried out a sophisticated stock-manipulation scheme that bilked investors out of some $2 million, federal prosecutors say. Ronald Touchard and Paul Garcia carried out the so-called pump-and-dump scheme in 2018, according to prosecutors. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
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