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Surveillance videos lead to charges in murder of 14-year-old Pauly Likens of Sharon
MERCER — A nearly five-hour preliminary hearing in Mercer County Thursday left unanswered questions about the final hours of 14-year-old Paul A. "Pauly" Likens Jr., of Sharon. Meanwhile, verbal sparring among family members outside the courthouse raised questions about the gender identification of the murder victim, who has been widely reported to have...
Man dies after rollover crash in Mercer County
A man died after a rollover crash in Mercer County.
Ohio Manufacturer Faces $145K in Fines After Worker Fatally Burned by Molten Metal
A Hubbard, Ohio industrial manufacturer failed to protect their employees from molten metal that was heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the U.S. Department of Labor determined after its investigation into how a 30-year-old employee suffered fatal injuries. Investigators with the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration learned the...
Sentencing set Monday for triggerman in Rowan Sweeney murder
The convicted triggerman in the shooting death of a Struthers 4-year-old boy will be sentenced Monday afternoon. Twenty-one-year-old Brandon Lee Crump Jr. is scheduled to appear before Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Anthony D’Apolito at 2:30 p.m. for sentencing on charges of three counts of aggravated murder, four counts of attempted murder, four counts of felonious assault, burglary, robbery, and conspiracy.
Pedestrian killed after being hit by car in Boardman identified as local musician
Authorities have identified the man killed after being struck by a car in Boardman Friday afternoon. The Ohio State Highway Patrol has identified the man as 35-year-old Sean Baran of Youngstown. Troopers say Baran was walking eastbound on East Fairlawn Avenue when a 2004 Volkswagon GTI was traveling southbound on...
Guilty plea from man who stole a Willoughby Hills ambulance
PAINESVILLE, Ohio (WOIO) - The 19-year-old Warren man accused of stealing a Willoughby Hills ambulance, pleaded guilty to attempted grand theft and disrupting public services. Jamarion Hill will be sentenced in Lake County Court of Common Pleas on Sept. 4. According to Willoughby police, Hill stole the ambulance around 10:30...
Two people rescued from gravity defying crash in Boardman
Two people were rescued from a seemingly gravity defying collision in Boardman on Friday. On Hitchcock Road near the intersection with Route 224, an SUV appeared to have driven up the side of another car. The Boardman Fire Department stabilized the white SUV before extracting two people from it. Neither...
Howland man accused of threatening to choke and punch girlfriend’s 6-year-old son; police arrest him
A 38-year-old Howland Township man was arrested and charged with aggravated menacing after a Niles woman reported to police that her boyfriend threatened to choke her and punch her 6-year-old son. Police reported that the two had argued on the telephone sometime Thursday, July 18 when the threats were made.
Boardman woman loses $6K in bank scam
A Boardman woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars through a phone scheme. According to the report, the victim received a text message from a number claiming to be "Huntington Bank Fraud" on July 18. The text asked if she had approved a sign in to her online banking with the option to reply yes, no or help.
WATCHDOG: Newly obtained 911 calls uncover delayed response and confusion in Youngstown explosion by utilities
Nearly two months after the deadly natural gas explosion inside the Realty Building in downtown Youngstown, newly released 911 audio shows the chaos of that day, and how delays by the Youngstown Water Department and FirstEnergy hampered rescue attempts to get inside that building. On May 28, workers inside the...
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