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Grand jury declines to indict woman for Girard shooting death
A Campbell woman has been cleared of charges filed after her boyfriend was fatally shot in Girard. Kristen Schmidt was originally charged with felonious assault after 33-year-old Michael Cusick was shot in the stomach at a home on Dearborn Street in Girard this past January. The charge was changed to...
Utica Shale Academy expands welding program with $2.5 million state funding
COLUMBIANA COUNTY, Ohio — Utica Shale Academy received a one-time appropriation fund that will allow the school to expand its welding program even further. The academy received $2.5 million in funding from the State Senate's Strategic Community Investment Appropriation Fund. Superintendent William Watson outlined plans to allocate $1.2 million...
Gibson, Marino get new contracts
Toby Gibson has agreed to a five-year contract to stay on as superintendent at Brookfield Local School District. Gibson, 51, was initially hired in 2019 after being a middle school teacher, elementary principal and middle school principal. Under the contract the school board approved June 26, Gibson will be paid...
Mom at center of Lakewood AMBER Alert sentenced to probation
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The 30-year-old Lakewood mom convicted of stabbing her husband and then taking off with their daughter without permission received two years of probation in her sentencing hearing. The judge ruled she will receive a four-year prison sentence if she violated probation. Ariel Walters pleaded guilty to...
Cleveland police searching for 13-year-old missing 2 days
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland police are asking for help in locating a 13-year-old girl they say was last seen Monday evening. Officers say Zyonna Howard was last seen in the 800 block of East 150th Street in Cleveland’s South-Collinwood neighborhood. The 13-year-old was last seen Monday evening, police...
Puppy rescue prompts pet care reminder
NEW PHILADELPHIA (WJER) (July 17, 2024) – The Tuscarawas County Pound staff is urging everyone to spay and neuter their pets after taking in three litters of inbred puppies. Facility and Adoption Specialist Beth Lewis says a stray pickup the Friday before last became a rescue operation after the overwhelmed owner agreed to surrender the 19 pups, their mothers, and an unneutered male dog.
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...
YPD officers find crowd of people at Northside shooting scene
Youngstown’s latest shooting took place late Tuesday on the city’s Northside. The eight officers sent to Brooklyn Avenue at around 11:30 p.m. found a crowd of people and a man who had been shot. The victim was taken to the hospital where he’s being treated for a gunshot...
Ohio gas prices fell from last week: See how much here
State gas prices fell for the second consecutive week and reached an average of $3.28 per gallon of regular fuel on Monday, down from last week's price of $3.39 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average fuel price in state has fallen about 16 cents since...
Vance to focus on personal story in first speech as VP nominee
MILWAUKEE — Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) address to the Republican National Convention is expected to heavily focus on his personal story and how it ties in with some of former President Trump’s key issues. Vance’s remarks will be his first speech since being tapped as Trump’s vice presidential nominee. According to a source familiar with […]
Ohio-based Big Lots to close dozens of stores, at risk of bankruptcy
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Big Lots, the discount retail chain headquartered in central Ohio, is closing dozens of stores this year amid speculation the company will file for bankruptcy. The chain is planning to shutter 35 to 40 stores by the end of 2024, according to a filing the company submitted to the U.S. Securities […]
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