Youngstown Local Pulse

Youngstown Shootings

• 🔥 North Side House Shot Up: Police are investigating a shooting shortly before midnight Sunday on Zents Avenue where three...

The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County is preparing its Summer Discovery Program. Nicole Kapalko catches up with Erin Phemester to talk about this upcoming summer event.

Back-to-back incidents signal vigilance need:

• South Side: Female shot ~3 a.m. Tuesday on St. Louis Ave; detectives probing
• North Side: House...

Mahoning Valley drivers: Expect heightened enforcement for safer roads this week.

• OVI checkpoint in Mahoning County May 15 weekend, plus saturation...

• Disturbing admission: Police affidavit in county Municipal Court states she confessed to having an open knife near a school teacher.
• Incident...

FirstEnergy's rapid response minimized disruption for thousands:

• Over 6,000 affected Monday morning, mainly Boardman (4,975 customers, 23%) and...

Mahoning Valley Scrappers fans, gear up for exclusive Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny bobbleheads on August 8!

• Limited edition for first 1,000 through the...

Trumbull County animal rescue spotlights neglect crisis:

• Emaciated dogs, cat saved: Warren PD and humane agents responded to abandoned animals in...

Officials in Braceville face a tough call on the township's last remaining log cabin – to move or not – balancing local history with development pressures in Trumbull County.

Crime and Public Safety

• 🔥 Body Found in Austintown: Police reported finding a female body at a residence on South Raccoon Road near Austintown...

• ICE operations exposed: Youngstown-Warren Airport serves as key transit hub for detainees via Mahoning jail's decades-old federal contract.
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• New hospital now open: Mercy Health Behavioral Health Hospital addresses local mental health needs.
• Timely launch: Coincides with May Mental...

Youngstown sports surging:

• YSU Penguins sweep Horizon League outdoor titles: Women claim 17th straight (172 pts), men 7th consecutive (264 pts, 6...

Youngstown Flea’s second annual event celebrated moms at Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park.

• Families enjoyed local vendors selling food,...

Mahoning Valley momentum builds with labor force rising from 188k in 2021 to 193k in 2024 and population up 0.28% in 2024-2025—hottest U.S. housing...

Suspicious death probe: Police found a female's body, dead for at least a month, in a South Raccoon Road home near Austintown Middle School on Sunday. Investigation highlights public safety concerns close to local school.

Sole to City half-marathon runs later this month in Youngstown, gearing up local runners for a big community fitness push.

Tomiko Harvey, 49, arraigned today on fourth-degree felony assault of an MCSO lieutenant on Youngstown's North Side—highlighting real risks to local law enforcement.

Rep. Ro Khanna visited Warren's Ultium Cells Friday, calling for renewed electric vehicle tax credits and blocking Chinese batteries. A federal boost for local manufacturing.

• Local star power: Poland's Mary Brant, RMU sophomore, named to All-Tournament Team after 3-run HR led semifinal win over Green Bay.
• Monster...