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Pleasant and comfortable air slides in for the weekend
A cold front moving through our region Thursday morning will lead to a chance for a couple of showers. Any rain will taper off around midday, and skies will begin to clear during the afternoon. High temperatures will reach the upper 70s. It will be a nice night to turn...
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival begins in Youngstown
If you're in the mood for some Italian food, entertainment, rides, and vendors, you're in luck. Thursday marks the start of the annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival, and there's certainly no shortage of any of that!
Warren law firm announces new associate attorney
Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, a regional law firm that serves clients across northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania, announced the addition of Keith H. Petersen as an associate attorney in the firm’s office in Warren. Petersen focuses his practice on civil litigation, estate planning and probate, family law and landlord/tenant...
Youngstown theater group to perform ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’
A Youngstown nonprofit theater invites the community to laugh along to an entertaining production of Monty Python’s Spamalot - a hilarious retelling of the King Arthur stories. The Millennial Theatre Company (MTC) will perform the show at the Youngstown Playhouse over a series of dates with the first two...
Louisville Hot Stove team a runner-up in state tourney
Louisville’s Rick Black Photography finished as the Ohio Hot Stove Baseball E League state runner-up after a weekend of tournament games at Alliance’s Butler Rodman Park. The team of 17- and 18-year-olds lost the final game, 15-9, on Sunday afternoon to Grafton General Plug after qualifying for the game earlier Sunday. ...
Dover Shoney's restaurant, the last in Ohio, to close and be sold in online auction
DOVER ‒ After 33 years in business, the Shoney's restaurant in Dover will be going out of business. It will be closing in a couple more weeks, according to manager Mike Watson, who has worked there for more than 18 years. The property, located at 881 Commercial Parkway, has been put up for sale...
Promoting peace: Teens from Northern Ireland learn, grow in Alliance
ALLIANCE − Eight teenagers from Northern Ireland have come and gone from the Alliance area, leaving with memories of growth and with friendships that will last a lifetime. The group, part of the Ulster Project that promotes peace between Roman Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland, flew to the United States and...
Kitten gets stuck in recliner chair, bodycam video shows Alliance first responders coming to the rescue
ALLIANCE, Ohio — An Alliance woman is thanking first responders after saving her kitten, Rahmat, who was stuck inside a reclining chair. Mistura Akiaguade's nightmare started when she put the chair in its original upright position. She had no idea the kitten was underneath until she heard it let out a sound she had never heard before.
Youngstown man sentenced to life in prison for arson death of Warren teen
The second of three people has been sentenced for his part in an arson fire that killed a teen from Warren and injured two others. Brendan Daviduk sat in court in prison orange, prison garments he will likely wear for life after Judge Sean J. O'Brien handed down his sentence for the January 2023 murder of 16-year-old Chassidy Broadstone.
Youngstown man attacked by group using 'AK Style' weapon on city's south side
Police are investigating after a man on Youngstown's south side was reportedly attacked by 12 men - one using an "AK Style" weapon. The incident happened on the 100 Block of East Philadelphia while the victim was returning from a nearby Gas Mart with cigarettes. Around 9:30 p.m., he was...
I PROMISE Healthquarters opens in Akron
AKRON — The LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) celebrated the opening of I PROMISE HealthQuarters (I PROMISE HQ) with the Akron community July 16 at 527 W. Market St., across from LJFF’s House Three Thirty. I PROMISE HQ is a community health and wellness center offering medical, dental...
Boards and BMX bikes will soar Saturday at Akron Skate Park Jam
Akron Skate Park will host its second Akron Skate Park Jam July 27 in an effort to bring together the local skateboarding and BMX community and celebrate the park. Tyler Arney, a 24-year-old BMX biker, planned the event with 30-year-old skateboarder, Miranda Best. ...
Mansfield Memorial Museum plans online auctions as it restructures to all-military museum
The Mansfield Memorial Museum is restructuring to an all-military museum and will hold several online auctions with Charles Miller & Associates Auctioneers. It's the first of many auctions set to begin as early as September. ...
Italian American of the Year honored at Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival Kickoff Dinner
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (WTRF) – It’s an event that is so highly anticipated that from the day it ends, they begin preparing for the next one. The 41st Annual Undo’s Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival begins this weekend, and the months of planning and preparation were celebrated at their kickoff dinner at Undo’s West. […]
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