Man shot to death

Man shot to death
YOUNGSTOWN -- An unidentified man was found shot to death early today in the 500 block of Burnett Street on the city's North Side. Police officers on patrol found the man lying face down about 2:15 a.m.
Officers collected three shell casings near the body, which appeared to have at least two gunshot wounds to the back. Police list the death as a homicide, the city's 31st of the year.
Vision Van Clinic
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Vision Van Clinic will visit the Mahoning Valley this week with stops Wednesday at Youngstown Community Health Center, 726 Wick Ave., Youngstown, and Friday at Warren West Community Health Center, 716 Tod Ave., Warren.
Free eye exams and glasses are available to uninsured Head Start and school-age children who have been prescreened. The family must provide transportation to and from the vision van and appointments must be made.
For information call Youngstown health center at (330) 747-9551 or Warren, (330) 373-0222.
Bond set in case
YOUNGSTOWN -- Bond was set at $50,000 cash or surety for Stuart L. Graham of Hunter Avenue, who faces four counts of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles and one count of public indecency.
Graham, 59, is accused of showing pornographic videos to teenage boys, some of whom were reported to have masturbated during the shows, and exposing himself. Graham will be back in municipal court Nov. 19 for a pretrial.
Letter goes to trustee
CANFIELD -- Township Trustee Judy Bayus says she believes an attorney representing Michal Naffah was trying to use "last- minute scare tactics" by writing her a letter Friday.
Naffah is asking township voters to approve a zoning change today that will allow him to construct a hotel on U.S. Route 224 between Summit Drive and South Raccoon Road. The letter warns Bayus that she would be breaking the law if she circulates a flier containing information she knows to be false.
Bayus helped create a flier that urged opposition to another zoning change in the past.
"I don't know why they challenged the Constitution, but last time I looked, I was allowed to express my opinion," Bayus said.
Naffah responded that he knows Bayus is entitled to her opinion.
"All [the letter is] saying is, don't tell any lies," he said. "We're going to be watching."
Guard charged
YOUNGSTOWN -- James T. Ferguson, a guard with Tri State Security on Southern Boulevard, has been charged with soliciting donations without registering with the mayor's office.
Ferguson, 43, of Tampa Avenue, is accused of mailing a letter to a retired East Avondale woman asking for a minimum donation of $10 to provide security for her property from his employer. Ferguson did not get permission from his employer to solicit accounts, police said.
Charged with arson
YOUNGSTOWN -- Charlotte Moreland has been charged with arson in the burning of a house she once lived in on the South Side. Moreland, 32, of Linwood Avenue, set fire to the back porch of 20 E. Evergreen Ave. on Sept. 10, said Lt. Alvin Ware, commander of the arson bureau. She was arrested Monday.
Moreland's motive was revenge because she had been evicted from the house, Ware said. Firefighters were on the scene quickly, which limited damage to the house to $1,000, he said. Investigators are also seeking a teenage girl who took part in the crime.
Bishop to visit school
WARREN -- Bishop Thomas Tobin of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown will celebrate a liturgy with students and staff at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at John F. Kennedy High School that will focus on peace and justice.
The bishop will then tour the school and have lunch. At 12:15 p.m., the bishop will attend a round-table discussion with the faculty and 20 students.
Builders group event
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Mercer County Builders Association will mark its 25th anniversary with a membership dinner meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Hickory Veterans of Foreign Wars on U.S. Route 62. The dinner is open to the public and reservations may be made by calling (724) 475-4834.