WEEKLY REWIND | Shots fired at Youngstown police officer; racehorse deaths at Austintown racino; fifth-grade ‘hero’
Stay up-to-date with a roundup of some of the local, state and national news that grabbed headlines this week:
An armed suspect fired several times at an officer Sunday, the Youngstown Police Department reported.
The Ohio State Racing Commission confirmed the seventh horse death since the beginning of the year at Hollywood Gaming’s Mahoning Valley Race Course.
An Ohio fifth-grader “hit the brake” on a school bus after the driver passed out.
Biden administration officials warned of the consequences if Congress fails to approve more COVID-19 relief funding.
In the Valley
Report: Shots fired at Youngstown police officer
The Youngstown Police Department reported an armed suspect fired several times at a pursuing officer Sunday afternoon. While on patrol, the officer encountered Tawhon Easterly, 43, holding a firearm near the Dollar General store in the 1300 block of Belmont Avenue, according to a news release.
Easterly allegedly refused to drop the gun when ordered, then ran, according to the release. “Shortly into the chase,” Easterly fired several rounds at the YPD officer. READ MORE
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Around Ohio
Fifth-grader rushes to hit school bus brake after driver passes out in Ohio. ‘I had to’
Fifth-grader Sujaan Singh was riding on a school bus in Ohio when he noticed something was wrong.
“I saw the bus driver coughing a lot and twitching his hands and he passes out,” Sujaan told WJW, adding that the bus was about to crash. “So I got up and moved his leg and hit the brake,” he told the station. “I knew I had to do this to save my life and save other people or everybody could have died, including me. So I had to do it.” READ MORE
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National and international
White House can’t afford a fourth COVID shot for people in US. Here’s what to know
Senior Biden administration officials warned of the consequences to the federal COVID-19 response if Congress fails to approve more relief funding. White House officials said they have told Congress for months that existing funding for tests, treatments and vaccines was drying up and that “additional funds would be needed.” READ MORE
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