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Highway Patrol identifies victims of Vienna plane crash
VIENNA, Ohio (WKBN) — The Ohio State Highway Patrol has identified the victims of a fatal plane crash at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna on Friday. The pilot was identified as Jawdat Khawam, 54, of Laval, Quebec. The two passengers were identified as Martine Arseneault, 45, of Laval, Quebec; and Daphne Khawam, 8, of Laval, Quebec, according to a news release from the Highway Patrol.
Jury selection begins in fatal 2022 Sheetz parking lot shooting
Watch a previous report on the shooting in the video player above. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for one of three men charged in the fatal shooting of a Youngstown State University student outside a northeast Columbus Sheetz store in October 2022. Keimariyon Ross, 20, is facing two counts […]
Mayor Tito Brown joins other Ohio mayors in urging Gov. DeWine to take action on gun violence
In Youngstown, there have been more than 10 fatal shootings and even more non-fatal shootings in 2024. The most recent was just this week, when a man was found shot on the city's south side. To curb the gun violence in the state, the Ohio Mayor's Alliance, of which Youngstown...
VIDEO: Motorcycle-car crash in Hubbard injures two people
Two people are hospitalized after a crash involving a motorcycle and a car in Hubbard Township. The accident happened along Route 7 north of Interstate 80 just after 8:30 a.m. Monday. State Troopers say a driver stopped her car because someone was walking along the highway and the motorcycle rear-ended...
Youngstown man gets two years in prison after pleading guilty to weapons-related charges
A man pleaded guilty on several weapon-related charges and received a 2-year prison sentence. Melvin D. Johnson Jr., 32, of Park heights Avenue, Youngstown pleaded guilty to five counts, including having weapons while under disability, tampering with evidence two counts receiving stolen property and carrying concealed weapon. Johnson, who was...
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