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Alliance man identified as person who threatened Knox school

BELOIT — The individual charged for making a threat toward the Knox school building has been identified. Austin Offill, 19, Alliance, was arrested Friday by the Alliance Police Department, charged with third-degree felony making terroristic threats for allegedly posting three comments on unrelated YouTube videos stating that he “wanted to shoot up Knox.” Those threats prompted the building to temporarily close Aug. 26-28 before re-opening Aug. 31 with a police officer stationed at the building during the school day. Offill is scheduled for arraignment today at 2:30 p.m. ...

Pennsylvania man charged for gold coin scam

LISBON — A Pennsylvania man charged for his involvement in an alleged scam involving gold coins had his cases in Columbiana County Municipal Court bound over to the county grand jury. Charges against Vashist Gadela, 30, Erie, Pa., include fourth-degree felony theft and misdemeanor possessing criminal tools. According to an affidavit filed by Columbiana police, the victim reported the scam on June 22, saying they believed they were buying gold coins to secure their assets and gave them to someone who identified himself as “Bernardo Pillot” from the U.S. Marshals, with the total ...

US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada

TORONTO (AP) — The United States is banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages and motorcycles from Canada, the White House said Tuesday, as the trade war between the two neighbors and longtime allies escalates. The ban will take effect in three weeks and comes after Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion in U.S. imports earlier Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump also moved Tuesday to shut Canadian products out of large, long-term U.S. government contracts as Canada’s retaliatory tariffs took effect and Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed to speed efforts to ...

US military says it destroyed 5 more Iranian oil tankers after missile attacks on Navy warship

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday in response to the latest attacks on its warships and Tehran hit back at American targets in Jordan, the latest burst of back-and-forth strikes that have lurched the sides back toward open hostilities in a more than 6-month-old war. Following the latest American strikes, Iran launched missiles toward U.S. targets in Jordan, Iranian state-run media said. U.S. Central Command said it had no information to offer about the strikes on the Jordanian airbase. The latest strikes are part of a dual ...

Man arrested at Mahoning County Dems tent at fair

CANFIELD — A man was arrested by Mahoning County Sheriff’s deputies at the Mahoning County Democratic Party tent at the Canfield Fair on Sunday afternoon. Patrick Havas, 38, of Canfield, is at the Mahoning County jail on charges of felony assault and disorderly conduct, according to jail ...