Police have charged two Youngstown women with child endangering after police say they left their children unattended in cars while they went shopping at two of Boardman’s busiest stores.

Dror Or, a 49-year-old held captive in Gaza, has died.

When the clerk asked the man if he needed assistance, the customer replied, “No. I’m good” and continued to urinate.

Anyone who’s driven along Mahoning Avenue and glanced over to where Austintown Middle School once stood, can’t help but notice what looks like massive steel tunnels lined up on the property.

A woman was shot early Friday on Youngstown’s Northside, according to police.

Ohio's Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose directed county election directors on Thursday to begin a “routine but enhanced” hunt through the voter rolls ahead of November’s election.

Mercy Health and St. Joe's at the Mall celebrated 100 years of service provided by Mercy Health – St. Joseph Warren Hospital with a special birthday party.

The first week of May is National Nurses Week and Youngstown State University made sure their soon-to-be nurses were honored properly.

Country for NOAS Kids Musical Festival returns on Saturday, May 18, with an exciting lineup of local and national artists. 

On Saturday, May 4th, the Cardinal Joint Fire District will have a Live Fire Training near the Canfield Fairgrounds. 

A car collided with a telephone pole Thursday evening in Youngstown near Wick Park.

YSU president Bill Johnson tells 21 News the policy is meant to supplement the existing free speech policy at the university, and to protect that free speech along with safety for all.

rue 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the third time on Thursday and will shut down its remaining stores.

Throughout the month of May, 21 News is committed to spotlighting the escalating needs for mental health support across all demographics in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties.

Dark clouds of smoke could be seen coming from a unit in an apartment building at 674 East 6th Street in Salem. 

Weaver and her teams have won six state championships. She surpassed 500 wins this season.

Both pastors are of different race and cultures, but decided to come together as a way to set an example of unity in the face of an act of violence. 

The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown's summer day camp, Camp JCC, was named to the 500 best U.S. summer camps list by Newsweek magazine. 

Two suspects were arrested after allegedly leading Mahoning County sheriff's deputies and Canfield police officers on a chase on dirt bikes Wednesday night.

The project, which is currently in its engineering phase will consist of replacing the existing concrete bridge beams and deck, along with the roadway approach slabs, guardrail, structure identification signs and pavement markings.

The check, written in the amount of $266,015.90 highlighted the amount of grant funds awarded to these departments to enhance communications, equipment and training. 

Commissioner Anthony Traficanti tells 21 News commissioners will be reviewing the requests on Thursday and should have a decision on which three projects will receive funding by early next week at the latest.

A crash involving a car and a motorcycle shut down a stretch of highway Thursday morning west of New Waterford.

Rulli responded saying he is open to a debate and welcomed Kripchak's campaign team to contact Rulli's campaign team to set everything up.

. A representative of the utility tells 21 News that a circuit breaker tripped, cutting electricity at around 10:30 a.m.

Investigators say Cody Rainey spent the money at bars, restaurants, and on travel

“With the move we are also starting an extensive moving sale. We have 100 years' worth of gifts and products
that we will sell online and at our current Flagship Store a mile west of the Premium Outlets,” Christian Werner said

Giant Eagle announced that pharmacies in its stores will be closed between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. daily.

People who drive 2022-2024 Ford Mavericks should watch the mail for a recall notice.

Steven Kwan gave Cleveland the lead with his RBI double in the 10th inning and made a diving catch to start a double play in the bottom of the inning to lead the Guardians to a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros.

Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is advancing legislation long sought by counties seeking help to manage huge influxes of mail-in ballots during elections in the presidential battleground state.

Federal regulators say Union Pacific managers undermined their efforts to assess safety at the railroad by coaching employees on how to respond and suggesting they might be disciplined.

Former Ohio Treasurer and three-time U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his divorce agreement.

Multiple departments were battling a fire in Campbell Wednesday evening. 

The USDA and FSIS have issued a recall on Cargill Meat Solutions raw ground beef products for possible E. coli exposure.

"It's the outpouring of love and support that sets this community apart from others," Superintendent Velina Jo Taylor said. "They will do everything possible to make sure Frankie and his family know they are loved and supported."

The staffing issues are reportedly not as big an issue with local and independent pharmacies are with major chains like CVS.

The already massive art collection is growing everyday, while the vault to house all those masterpieces remains the same.

The chase began around 10:48 a.m. in Summit County when officers attempted to pull over a Dodge Charger for a traffic violation. 

The American Stroke Association says every 40 seconds a person in our country has a stroke. It is working to teach people the signs of a stroke to help save lives and lead to better recoveries.

Local High School students have some art on display in the Mahoning County Courthouse Rotunda.

The Youngstown Summer Movie Series is back at Wean Park for the 2024 season.

The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2024 unanimously passed through the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works on Wednesday

It will be held at the newly opened SRMC Surgery & Outpatient Pavilion on Thursday May 9 beginning at 6 p.m.

In spite of previous struggles to save the honey bee population, the US is showing a record number of colonies for the first time in decades.

Secretary of State Frank LaRose announces the launch of the 2024 Grads Vote Program, a civic engagement initiative designed to assist high school seniors in learning about Ohio's election process

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with Israeli leaders in his push for a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying that “the time is now" for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war.

For every registered participant of the event, the food bank says it can provide 80 meals to neighbors facing hunger in Mercer County

The city is covering up to $3,000 in moving costs for businesses displaced from the mall if they stay in the city for three years.

Meetings will be held the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 11 a.m. to noon at the JCC.

Seniors from across Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties were awarded a total of $170,000 in scholarship funds at The Lake Club in Poland Wednesday afternoon.

The Summer Food Service Program works to feed thousands of hungry children in Ohio through help from numerous sponsoring agencies and stakeholders. 

28-year-old Stephen Bornemiss was sentenced to three years of probation on one count of child endangering after pleading guilty back in February. He was also ordered to take an anger management class.

Youngstown mayor Tito Brown is among 50 mayors from around the country in Washington D.C. this week as a part of the United States Conference of Mayors' efforts to find solutions to homelessness. 

Second Ward Councilman Jimmy Hughes tells us the requirement of business licenses could be a potential solution to solve the problem recently addressed at city meetings involving the influx of dollar stores, car lots and gas stations in the city.

This comes after another superseding indictment was filed against former officer Michael Edwards Jr. which revealed even more rape charges along with even more alleged victims bringing the total to six so far.

Here is a breakdown by county of planned county projects for 2024

Warren Director of Engineering Paul Makosky tells 21 News during Wednesday's Board of Control meeting, the state has authorized the city to advertise for bids on the project and construction is expected to begin in the summer.

The goal is to hire five new firefighters to restore the departments operations within the community.

Utopia Video Nightclub, located on East Midlothian Boulevard in Youngstown announced via Facebook that it has closed its doors citing challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the closure.

Criminals may have thought their break-in at a Mercer gun store on Monday went like clockwork until Pittsburgh Police caught up with them that same night.

35-year-old Carlos Gonzalez was sentenced to five years in prison on 10 counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor.

The money will come from local, state and federal funds with $1,600,000 coming from local funds and another $2,100,000 coming from state and federal grant funds.

The Ohio Attorney General sued Reinthaler for $150,000 in civil penalties and $168,000 to reimburse thirty-three customers who bought vehicles but never received their titles.

The Warren man says a masked man walked out of the woods with a gun and took his key fob.

White said in her complaint that she was afraid of Maloney and told her probation officer and Maloney's wife about her allegations.

A South African aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea turtles were washed up on beaches by a rare and powerful storm and rescued by members of the public.

Colleges around the U.S. are begging pro-Palestinian demonstrators to clear out tent encampments as commencement ceremonies approach.

Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points, Evan Mobley blocked Franz Wagner’s layup in the final seconds and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived a scare from Orlando, holding off Paolo Banchero and the Magic 104-103 in Game 5.

The mom and her ducklings were crossing Route 46 in front of Natoli Chiropractic in Howland when they were struck by a car. 

Pizzeria's from across the county headed to Columbiana High School Commons to put forth their best slice in hopes of winning Best Pizza in Columbiana. 

Cannabis could be reclassified for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act became law half a century ago.

The new, multipurpose machine gun range will be used to train and test soldiers on skills that will help them to zero, detect, identify, engage, and defeat
stationary infantry and armor targets in a tactical array.

According to the department's Facebook page, 17-year-old Brayciin Goodrich went missing after leaving a residential facility on the East Side. 

The fire destroyed the Johnson family's home on March 29. Two of the Children were taken to the hospital. Since the family lost everything in the fire, the family is in need of donations. 

Although trafficking is believed to be prevalent in Ohio, the numbers are anecdotal because the hidden nature of the crime makes it difficult to measure. Rachel was trafficked for 15 years and saw first hand men and women trafficked for sex and labor.

The bin is for donations for the Friends of the Library only, and the library asks that borrowed library items are not returned in the bin. 

The injection well is where trucks dump used brine water. That water can contain toxic metals and radioactive substances and “damage the environment and public health if discharged to water or land” according to the EPA.

Information is limited at this time, but ODNR Chief of Communications Andy Chow confirmed to 21 News that a body was discovered in the woods of Mosquito Creek Lake Park.

Danny Lee Isom, 41, was found guilty of shooting 44-year-old Eddie Pearce multiple times on August 25, 2023 in Warren. 

The Lawrence County Drug Task Force conducted a search warrant on Collier's home in November of 2020 where they found a stolen loaded pistol, $5,034 in drug trafficking proceeds and drugs including fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine.

Neighbors told police that this situation had been going on for quite some time with the homeowner, identified as 39-year-old Lisa Drummond and another male showing up periodically to remove items from the house but always leaving the dog behind.

During the traffic stop, detectives said they could see firearms in plain view inside the car.

Police say the only way for a potential sexual predator to be charged is if there is an actual juvenile victim or if an officer is the one posing as the juvenile.

Since their establishment in 1874, the Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown have been beacons of hope, catalysts for change, and champions of education, spirituality, and social justice.

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court of Northern Ohio has denied the request of former Niles mayor Ralph Infante to have his conviction dropped.

Prosecutors have added new rape charges to the case of a former Warren police officer, also calling him a "sexually violent predator" as six alleged victims have now come forward.

The Sharon Police Department were notified at 9:43 p.m. of a missing 16-year-old girl who left her home on Irvine Avenue at 5:30 p.m. but failed to return.

The woman told police when she asked Sparks what he wanted her to do, he exposed his genitalia and started performing a sexual act on himself and asked her to watch him.

People who have kept those “Justice for Rowan” yard signs since 4-year-old Rowan Sweeney was murdered in Struthers more than three-and-a-half years ago may be keeping them longer.

The man, identified as Rick Joy was doing routine work in his pasture Tuesday, April 23 in Jackson Center when a bull became aggressive and attacked him.

22-year-old Say'Quan Parks, is currently serving a sentence of 25 and a half to 29 and a half years in prison on charges of felonious assault, improper discharge of firearm into a habitation and improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle.

A section of South Avenue was closed to northbound traffic in Youngstown because of a water main break.

The new Small Businesses Boost Grant offers financial assistance to eligible small businesses within Youngstown city limits. 

Here’s some free financial advice that may seem obvious. If someone pays you with cash, make sure the bills aren’t printed with the message “For Motion Picture Purposes”.

It was found that a September 2023 hearing testimony by State Senator Michael Rulli, matches up almost word-for-word to a script a lobbyist sent Rulli in May of 2023. 

Family run bakery, Just Pizzelles, announced that they will be closing this coming weekend. 

The victim told officers the mannequin was inside a phone booth at the northwest corner of the his property, and was secured by barb wire fencing.

Start times range from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Each ceremony will feature a student speaker and special guest speaker for each college.

37-year-old Jennifer Plant was killed from 'work-related crushing injuries' while working at the McGill Septic Tank Company in Kinsman on Friday.