Trumbull County News

Michael ''Meatball'' Burns and his buddies planned to steal scrap metal from a Niles home and use the proceeds to go to the Trumbull County Fair last summer, according to a prosecutor trying Burns for murder and involuntary manslaughter charges.

Aqua Ohio has completed what it described as an "unprecedented $23 million infrastructure investment program" across Ohio, including more than $2 million in areas of Trumbull and Mahoning counties.

Kathy Cook was only a couple years into her nursing career when a devastating F-5 tornado struck areas of Trumbull County killing 12 people and injuring many others.

Trumbull County Engineer Randy Smith's Office has secured a state grant to help the county explore what he's calling a ''larger scale'' study of compressed natural gas use.

As the area braced for a winter storm, road crews who hit the pavement in anticipation of hazardous driving conditions may have helped cushion the blow Friday night.

A recount in the race for Warren Township trustee was completed Thursday morning, but the vote totals did not change.

Second-generation immigrant Margaret Pallante vividly recalls the fear she felt as her father scrambled through their Niles home, dimming the lights as men in white robes stood in single file lines outside.

Bond for a Cortland financial adviser accused of bilking nearly $50,000 from an elderly Mineral Ridge woman was set at $20,000 during his arraignment in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court today.

Work for builders in a five county region that includes Trumbull and Mahoning counties was significantly down in 2013, according to the Builders Association of Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania.

Six road and three bridge projects make up Trumbull County's 2014 road and bridge improvement program that county commissioners approved Wednesday.

Gladys Evelyn Trosper, 86, died peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, at Rockynol Retirement Community with her family by her side.

RAILROADS TO BE SHOWCASED: The Youngstown Model Railroad Association will hold an open house from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at their club location, 751 N. Four Mile Run Road, Youngstown.

An aluminum extrusion manufacturer considering a $92 million local plant said the state's decision Monday to grant it an Ohio tax credit has brought the company one step closer to Lordstown.

She had served on the board at Lake Vista, PEO, and volunteered for the Trumbull County Chapter of American Red Cross.

If nothing else, do not fall off the boat. It is easy to imagine that this was the unspoken first rule for the Pilgrims traveling to America on the Mayflower in 1620.

UPTON HOUSE HOLIDAY DISPLAY: The historic Harriet Taylor Upton House, 380 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren, will hold an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.

This took place in Judge McKay's courtroom this morning, Nov. 27, 2013. A defendant had pleaded guilty to three class 5 felonies of trafficking in heroin.

HUBBARD HOLDS PARADE: The Hubbard Community Christmas parade will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday in downtown Hubbard with lineup taking place.

The historical landmark known as the Barnhisel House has been background scenery for Sue Williams for much of her life.

WARREN Sales tax revenue is stagnant. Casino tax revenues aren't as high as officials hoped and thought.