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07-05-2025
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Man who threatened, hurled racial slurs at YPD officer enters guilty pleas in court
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A man who reports said threatened to kill a city police and insulted the race of the officer and his children pleaded guilty Wednesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to charges of intimidation and ethnic intimidation. Read next: Youngstown police investigate stabbing near WRTA station In addition to those pleas, Peter Levitski, 31, of Youngstown, also pleaded guilty before Judge Maureen Sweeney to a third-degree felony charge of domestic violence. Sentencing will take place following a presentence investigation. The intimidation charge is a third-degree felony, and the ethnic intimidation charge is a fifth-degree felony. The attorneys in the case are recommending a sentence of 18 months in prison. Levitski remains free on bond pending his sentencing. Levitski was arrested for domestic violence Dec. 9 — his third domestic violence of the year — after police were called about 10:20 p.m. for a report of a domestic disturbance. After Levitski was placed in a cruiser and was being driven to the Mahoning County jail, reports said he called the officer who was driving, who is Black, a racial name and also called his children racial names. Reports also said Levitski also threatened to kill the officer when he got out of jail. Levitski was charged with felony domestic violence because he had three previous arrests for first-degree misdemeanor domestic violence. In 2023, he pleaded guilty in municipal court to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct and was sentenced to probation and counseling. He was also arrested June 1 and June 18 by city police for domestic violence. He pleaded guilty Aug. 12 in both cases and was sentenced to 30 days in jail, placed on probation for a year and ordered to attend alcohol counseling three times a week. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Business
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Winner announced for ‘Give Small Business a Lift' campaign
BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) — WRTA is celebrating its fourth annual 'Give Small Business a Lift' campaign This year, twelve local small businesses were highlighted with their stories featured on buses and signs at Federal Station. This year's winner is J.E. Washington Funeral Services. They'll receive extra advertising, including a social media push and a TV campaign donated by WKBN. WRTA Executive Director Dean Harris says the campaign keeps growing, with hundreds of nominations coming in. 'We've kind of grown the event itself to really showcase a little better because we got a good feel for how to do it and it's just a very positive thing. And then our past winners are so thankful because they have been recognized,' Harris said. More than 200 Valley businesses have participated in the first three years of this event. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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23-04-2025
- Business
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VOTE HERE: WRTA Small Business of the Year
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – We have the nominations, and now the power is in the public's hands to determine the Valley's No. 1 Small Business of the Year. More than 100 local small businesses submitted nominations for the honor of being voted the best in WRTA's Give Small Biz a Lift campaign. Now, the list is down to just twelve nominees. All Star Driving School Basinger Auction Service Concrete Queen Financial Security Management GC Laminate Solutions Gunner Pressure Washing J.E. Washington Funeral Services J Hardie Construction Memories by the Yard Neal's Shoes & Uniforms Ross' Market Shirt Wizard to submit your vote. Voting is open now until 4 p.m. Friday, April 25. You can vote once per day for the duration of the voting period, but if you vote more than once per day, it will disqualify your vote. The campaign, now in its fourth year, promotes and honors local small businesses, theirowners and employees who exemplify the Valley's work ethic and entrepreneurial featured businesses were chosen by a panel of business and community leaders. The winning businesses will receive promotions on WRTA buses, WRTA's digital sign downtown, on social media and in a TV advertising campaign donated by WKBN. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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18-04-2025
- Politics
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Worcester's record-setting free bus program takes another victory lap
The longest-running fare-free program in Massachusetts will continue into next year. The Worcester Regional Transit Authority (WRTA) advisory board voted to extend the agency's fare-free program until June 2026, according to an announcement posted on the authority's X page on Thursday. The fare-free program is part of the agency's FY2026 budget, with the board voting unanimously to extend the program. The WRTA first implemented the fare-free bus program in March 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the advisory board voted to renew the program, allocating funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress and signed into law by former President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020. The WRTA has renewed the program for the last five years, making Thursday's vote the sixth time they've done so. The Zero Fare Coalition, an advocacy group that supports fare-free transportation in Worcester County, celebrated the extension in an X post on Friday. 'Thank you to the WRTA for voting to extend free bus service through June 2026!' The post reads. 'Special thanks to advocates and riders for your continued advocacy; without you, the WRTA would not be the longest-running, fare-free regional transit system in the country!' The program will continue until June 2026 unless the WRTA votes to extend the program again. Beverly man faces OUI charge in connection with Worcester County pursuit Central Mass. coffee house opens new location — with new drive-thru Worcester colleges slam ballot question that would sap their endowments
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Business
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WRTA taking nominations for ‘Give Small Business a Lift' campaign
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Western Reserve Transit Authority (WRTA) has announced the start of its Give Small Business A Lift campaign. The campaign, now in its fourth year, promotes and honors local small businesses. Twelve small businesses that 'exemplify the Valley's entrepreneurial spirit and work ethic' will be honored and promoted. A panel of business and community leaders will choose the featured businesses from a list of nominees. WRTA is now taking nominations for the campaign. To qualify, small businesses must be located in Mahoning County, and an entry form must be completed by an owner or authorized officer/manager. Visit to nominate a business. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 14. The winners will be notified by email and honored at the kickoff event on Wednesday, April 30 at Lariccia Community Center in Boardman Park. The winning businesses will receive promotions on WRTA buses, WRTA's digital sign downtown, on social media and in TV commercials. One business will also be selected as 'Small Business of the Year,' earning it a free TV advertising campaign donated by WKBN and a social media campaign donated by Farris Marketing/StrategiX Social. WRTA encourages all small businesses in the county to apply — even if the business applied previously. 'We cannot overstate how important small business is to our local and national economy. But starting a small business also seems to take a special sort of grit and determination that exemplifies what America is all about,' said Dean Harris, WRTA's executive director. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
