U.S. Senator J.D. Vance pushes for ban of mask mandate, plus more in Mahoning Valley
Senator JD Vance (R-OH) led a press conference Wednesday on Senate Republicans’ plans to ban federal mask mandates. He also thanked the U.S. Air Marshal Association for their support of his Freedom to Breathe Act.
“We introduced this legislation to stop the federal government from reimposing mask mandates in part because I see this gnawing hysteria start to creep back into the country,” Vance said. “People getting worried about the uptick in COVID cases, and look, COVID is not a good thing, I’m not happy that it’s in this country, but it is and it’s here to stay. It’s time for adults and leaders to accept that, to live with it, and not to cause our children to suffer because we can’t actually make calm, rational decisions.”
Former Austintown trustee sentenced to prison time
A former Austintown Township trustee received a one-year prison sentence on Wednesday for a felony charge.
A little over a month after being acquitted on sex charges involving a Poland high school student, Steve Kent was back in court facing sentencing for tampering with evidence.
10 dogs, fish, eel removed from Youngstown home
Police, code enforcement officers and humane agents from Animal Charity responded to the house following a police incident Tuesday evening at the home. WKBN has requested the police report on that incident.
Driver flown to hospital after rollover crash
Emergency crews were on the scene of a rollover crash on Route 7 that left a car totaled.
It happened around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday near mile post 13 in Madison Township.
This story was originally published September 20, 2023 at 5:48 PM.