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POLICE: Employee threatens to 'shoot up' Youngstown business, kill supervisors
Police in Youngstown are investigating after an employee of a local business allegedly threatened to kill three of his supervisors and "shoot up" the business. According to the police report, police were called to a business on the 200 Block of Sinter Court in reference to a fight with gunfire.
OSHA: Hubbard plant worker died 'needlessly' from molten steel spill
Federal investigators have found that a Hubbard manufacturing plant where a Youngstown man died earlier this year, failed to protect their employees from molten metal that was heated to more than 2,000 degrees. Thirty-year-old Jawaylan Patterson died on January 13 at Ellwood Engineered Castings on Hubbard Masury Road. A Police...
Conviction upheld for man convicted of kidnapping, murder of YSU student
The Ohio Seventh District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a man who kidnapped and murdered a YSU student back in 1985. According to the Mahoning County Prosecutor's Office, the conviction of Bennie Adams in connection with the rape, robbery and murder of YSU student Gina Tenney was upheld following an appeal.
Rogers man being sentenced for stealing from elderly relative over six years
A sentencing hearing is scheduled Friday afternoon for a Rogers man who pleaded guilty to stealing from an elderly relative over six years. Forty-seven-year-old Bryce Bezdek pleaded guilty in April to a third-degree felony charge of theft of a person in a protected class stemming from the theft of money from 77-year-old Byron Bezdek of Rogers.
Car swerves into pole during Brownlee Woods crash
An intersection in Youngstown’s Brownlee Woods neighborhood was partially blocked early Friday by a two-car crash. Police and EMTs were called to an accident at Sheridan Road and Lynn Avenue shortly before 10 a.m. First responders found one of the cars had crashed into a utility pole. The drivers,...
Mahoning County dog breeder faces 39 additional theft charges in alleged scheme
A Mahoning County dog breeder accused of swindling puppy buyers faces more legal troubles. April Waidman, 40, of Beloit was indicted Thursday by a grand jury on 39 additional theft charges − 27 felonies and 12 misdemeanors, according to court records. She already faced 32 theft-related charges in the case.
Troopers investigate two car crash in Boardman
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-car crash in Boardman. The crash has backed up traffic on McClurg Road near St. Elizabeth's Hospital. It happened around 4 p.m. Thursday on the corner of McClurg and Market Street. 21 News is working to learn more about injuries.
Pastors working outside church walls to reach teens and young adults to stop the violence
At Glenwood Park in Youngstown about a dozen pastors, and folks in the community gather at a Stop the Violence Rally. Here they pray for peace in Youngstown homes, neighborhoods, and streets. Last year there were six or seven homicides in the first six months of the year. This year...
Ohio man sanctioned for contacting teen victim from jail: Court
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A man arrested on a parole violation for having what prosecutors say was a sexual relationship with a teen was sanctioned in federal court. In a Contempt of Court Status conference on Tuesday, Court records show 36-year-old Brandon Turjonis violated a May 16, 2024, no-contact order with the teen.
All clear issued on lockdown at YSU, no suspect found in parking deck
A suspect is still not in custody following a shooting in Downtown Youngstown's bar district Friday. A Penguin Alert was briefly issued to students and faculty at Youngstown State University after police said the suspect was last seen on campus. According to the alert, the suspect in a shooting incident...
Last suspect in 16-year-old Chassidy Broadstone death sentenced to life on aggravated murder, arson charges
31-year-old Patricia Zarlingo has taken a plea deal and agreed to plead guilty to several charges in the death of 16-year-old Chassidy Broadstone in January of 2023. Zarlingo pleaded guilty to two counts each of aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, and aggravated arson, as well as one count each of aggravated burglary and tampering with evidence, and is the last of three suspects in the deadly arson of the Warren teen.
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