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Conduct Board stays suspension for former law director
(WKBN) – The former law director for the city of Campbell and a practicing attorney in Salem will be allowed to continue his practice after the Ohio Supreme Court Board stayed his suspension. Brian Macala was charged in May 2023 with professional misconduct in connection to two estate cases...
Coroner releases name of 20-year-old killed in 'targeted' shooting on I-680
The Mahoning County Coroner's Office has released the identity of a 20-year-old man killed on I-680 in Youngstown Tuesday afternoon. The victim was identified as 20-year-old Christian Moretti. An autopsy will be conducted at the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office. Police believe Moretti to have been shot near the Glenwood...
Boardman teacher pleads guilty to drug charges, sentenced to intervention
A teacher with the Boardman Local School District has pled guilty to drug charges against him. Court employees tell 21 News 45-year-old Robert Pavalko pled guilty to one fifth degree felony count of aggravated possession of drugs. He was sentenced to three years of intervention. The charge stems from an...
Mahoning County Prosecutor Gina DeGenova announces dates for fall self-defense courses
Mahoning County Prosecutor Gina DeGenova announce the next two S.T.O.P. self-defense classes. The first is happening at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Poland branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, located at 311 S. Main St. in Poland. The second class is at 6 p.m....
Baseball games, movies and festivals among things to do this weekend in Mahoning Valley
Looking for something to do this upcoming weekend in the Mahoning Valley?. Here are our top four picks for things to do this weekend in Mahoning, Columbiana and Trumbull counties, including live music, festivals and Mahoning Valley Scrappers games. Mahoning Valley Scrappers weekend. Believe it or not, it’s the last...
Man shot fatally on I-680 identified
YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office has identified the man found shot to death in a car on Interstate 680 Tuesday afternoon in Youngstown. The coroner’s office issued a news release Thursday confirming the identity as 20-year-old Christian Moretti. The release also states that the office was notified at 4:41 p.m. Tuesday of Moretti’s death.
Nominations Sought for Excellence in Manufacturing Award
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber is accepting nominations for its eighth annual Excellence in Manufacturing Award. The Regional Chamber and Magnet are partnering to present the award, which focuses on a company’s longevity in business, growth, product or workforce innovation and achievement. Nominated manufacturers must be...
‘Safe for our staff ... community:’ PLYMC gives update on floor safety at Poland branch
In July of this year, the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County notified the community that there was floor heaving in parts of the Poland library and that an engineering firm would be hired to determine the cause. Experts with engineering firm Geotechnical Consultants found portions of the concrete...
Another woman charged in ongoing Valley human trafficking operation
CANFIELD — A Fairfax, Virginia, woman was in Mahoning County Area Court in Canfield Tuesday in connection to an ongoing human trafficking investigation being carried out by Beaver Township police and Mahoning County Human Trafficking Task Force. Aixin Cheng, 53, faces felony charges of promoting prostitution and possessing criminal...
MidAugust 2024
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Local unemployment rates showed a month-over-month decrease in July, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported Tuesday. Mahoning County’s unemployment rate in July was 5.8%, down from 6.1% in June. Trumbull County’s rate decreased from…. COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Dr. Amy Acton,...
Business Journal Classic: From Solidly Blue to Turning Red
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The election of Barack Obama as the nation’s 44th president brought federal resources to the Mahoning Valley that were believed to be key to Youngstown landing a $1 billion economic development project. Throughout his eight years in office, Obama’s attention to the Mahoning Valley contradicted...
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