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UPDATE: Victim identified in late Tuesday-night crash in Champion
One person died late Tuesday in a single-car crash in Champion Township. Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) have identified the victim as Scott P. Bellknapp, 58, of Decatur, Georgia. Dispatchers got a call just after 10 pm that a small car had hit a utility pole along North Leavitt Road,...
Windham man accused of killing brother, 11, with sword declared competent to stand trial
A Windham man accused of killing his 11-year-old brother with a sword more than two years ago has been ruled to have been sane at the time of the killing. During a sanity evaluation hearing Monday for Nathan A. McAtee, 21, his attorney said he agrees with contents of a sanity evaluation...
Niles woman convicted for strangling her girlfriend in domestic fight
A 26-year-old Niles woman received consecutive prison sentences totaling four years after a Trumbull County jury on June 20, 2024, found her guilty of two counts strangulation, one count of abduction and a lesser included simple assault charge. Allyson Long was convicted of trying to choke a former live-in girlfriend...
Man blames popular flea and tick medication for his beloved dog’s death
WINDHAM, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) - An Ohio man blames a flea and tick medication for the death of his dog, saying his veterinarian didn’t warn him about the possible side effects. Ted DeSalvo’s dog, 3-year-old Greta, was euthanized last month. He blames her death on Simparica Trio, a chewable...
Trumbull County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit assisting security at RNC
The Trumbull County Sheriff's Office Mounted Unit is assisting with the Republican National Conference going on right now in Milwaukee. They are working to secure the perimeter of the convention, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. Deputy Ty Kata and his horse Titus are among others from...
Authorities name victim of fatal crash on Youngstown's Southside
The Mahoning County Coroner has released the name of a man who died after a car crashed into a home Thursday on Youngstown's South Side. Authorities tell 21 News that 41-year-old Michael Stevenson passed away on Friday at a hospital. Officers with the Youngstown Police Department's Captain's Office had limited...
Girard man pleads guilty to drug possession after officers found him with meth
A man received a six-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to a bill of information charging him with aggravated possession of drugs and violation of a protection order. The case involved Anthony Rice, 30, of East Kline Street, Girard, at an incident on March 8. Rice was found at his mother’s house where he was not allowed. Officers located plastic bags of a substance that later tested out to be 0.12 grams of methamphetamine.
Truck driver and motorcyclist give police different stories about East Market Street confrontation
Just who terrorized who depends on who you ask about a confrontation between a pickup truck driver and a group of motorcyclists along East Market Street in Warren and Howland. A man told Warren police he was driving a pickup truck along East Market Street near Chestnut Street Saturday evening when about ten motorcycles pulled in front of him and began traveling slowly.
Suspect in local stabbing on ‘Most Wanted’ list
SHARON, Pa. (WKBN) – A suspect in a stabbing last Thursday at a Sharon store has been added to Pennsylvania’s “Most Wanted Absconders” list. Robert Lee Pegues III, 35, was last known to be in Philadelphia County, according to the website. He was on parole following his release from custody on May 23, 2022, according to the Pennsylvania Parole Board’s website.
Youngstown Police say mom was at bar, leaving six-year-old alone at 1 a.m.
A Youngstown woman is charged with child endangering after police say she left her six-year-old daughter home alone while she went to a bar after midnight. Police went to an Eddie Street home after 1 a.m. Monday to investigate a tip that a child was there unattended. Finding the front...
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