Vigil for victim

Vigil for victim
YOUNGSTOWN -- Family and friends of murder victim Jason McInnis will gather at 3 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot next to Isaly Busy Bee Restaurant on South Avenue for a prayer vigil. McInnis, 28, of East Midlothian Boulevard, was found dead in the lot around 1:30 a.m. Oct. 14. He had been shot once in the chest.
11,700 lose electricity
VIENNA -- An Ohio Edison spokesman said a work crew at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport felled a tree onto a 69,000-volt electric transmission line, knocking out power to 11,700 Ohio Edison customers.
Paul Harkey said the outage occurred around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday and spread to six substations, cutting service to a wide area including part of Youngstown, Brookfield, Kinsman, Hubbard, Liberty and the Youngstown Air Reserve Station. Some 7,000 customers, including the airport, had service restored within 30 minutes and all service was restored by 12:15 p.m.
Sobriety checkpoint
WARREN -- Trumbull County Operating a Vehicle Impaired Task Force will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 6 to 9 p.m. today to deter and intercept impaired drivers. Officers will be checking drivers for alcohol and drug impairment. The locations of checkpoints are not disclosed. In addition to the checkpoint, police departments will be conducting alcohol saturation patrols to target impaired drivers.
Make-A-Wish benefit
SHARON, Pa. -- The Penn State Shenango History Club will have it second Make-A Wish Foundation Benefit Show at 2 p.m. Saturday in the renovated Great Hall on the first floor of Sharon Hall, 147 Shenango Ave. Admission is a suggested donation of 10 or more, which will go directly to the foundation. The show will feature 10 bands performing throughout the afternoon and evening. Last year's inaugural benefit raised 1,200 for the foundation, and the goal this year is to double that amount. Free parking will be available in all campus lots.
Relay for Life fundraiser
PETERSBURG -- The Springfield Township Fire and Rescue Relay for Life Team will wrap gifts as a fundraiser. The public can have gifts wrapped from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday at Fire Station 22, on state Route 170 in Petersburg. Donations will be accepted for the township's Relay for Life Team. Refreshments will be provided.
Shop with a Cop event
LORDSTOWN -- The annual "Shop with a Cop" event when village police take 10 or 11 children in need Christmas shopping will be Thursday. Police Capt. Terry Campbell said the children will be picked up at their homes by an officer in a police car and taken to the village administration building for a home-cooked meal provided by the Lordstown Fabric Patchers Quilt Club. They will then go to the Super Kmart in Niles where each can spend up to 100 for gifts from a list provided by their parents.
Emergency parking ban
NILES -- The city is reminding motorists that an emergency parking ban exists to expedite snow removal and increase traffic flow when 2 inches of snow has fallen during a 24-hour period. Vehicles should not be parked on any public street and highway or in an alley when a snow emergency exists. Those who do not comply can have their vehicles ticketed and towed.
Shot wounds teenager
WARREN -- A 17-year-old boy was wounded by gunfire early Tuesday. Police would not disclose the name of the juvenile who was released from St. Joseph Health Center after being treated for a bullet wound of the stomach. He told police he was walking along Bennett Street Northwest when a vehicle pulled up to him shortly after midnight. The man said he wanted a cigarette, and the juvenile gave him one. The man then pulled a gun and demanded money and marijuana. The boy said he had neither. When the victim ran, he was shot. He got help at a nearby residence.