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2 killed in crash

brookfield

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers from the Warren Post are investigating a Tuesday afternoon crash that killed two Greenville, Pa., residents.

The crash occurred about 12:30 p.m. on state Route 7 at state Route 82.

Motorcyclist Daniel H. Minchoff, 54, and his passenger, Debora L. Roberts, 50, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

Minchoff, who was traveling west on Route 82, went through a red light, striking the side of a commercial truck operated by Daniel L. Hopkins, 57, of Orwell, as Hopkins traveled through the intersection, according to the state patrol.

Hopkins wasn’t injured. Both Minchoff and Roberts were thrown from the motorcycle.

Chain of events

mercer, Pa.

A truck backed into a telephone pole causing a chain of events Tuesday evening.

The truck was in a parking lot near the Comfort Inn on Perry Highway when it backed into the pole, causing wires to come down, a brush fire to start and power to some nearby businesses to go out.

One person who drove under a sagging power line was transported to the hospital, according to the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol in Mercer County.

Crash investigated

youngstown

Police are investigating a Tuesday evening crash that left a motorcyclist in critical condition.

The accident occurred about 7 p.m. at Himrod and Wilson avenues.

No other information was available at press time.

Roof damaged

salem

Fire caused about $5,000 damage to the roof of the city’s wastewater treatment facility Tuesday afternoon.

No one was injured.

The fire started from the exhaust pipe the vents through the roof.

Attempted break-in

BOARDMAN

Police are investigating an attempted breaking and entering at a local smoke shop.

A security manager for Smoker Friendly, 4927 Market St., called police about 10:30 p.m. Monday and said he saw two men on surveillance cameras trying to break into the store.

When police arrived, no suspects were seen, but a large rock was discovered on the ground, and the front glass had apparently been hit several times with the rock, records state.

The damage to the front door was estimated at $600, police said.

Home broken into

BOARDMAN

A woman told police her Southwoods Avenue home was broken into Sunday night or early Monday morning while she was sleeping.

Police said it appeared the suspect cut a hole in a locked screen door, entered the house and took a television and purse.

The purse was found near the woman’s garage with debit cards and cash missing, according to reports.

Area lake water levels

PITTSBURGH

Due to the lack of snow melt from last winter and a dry spring, area lake water levels are below average and likely to keep dropping, announced the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers here. And many lake recreation areas and boat launches will close earlier than usual this year, the corps said.

Boaters and swimmers should beware of underwater hazards, which are closer to the lake surfaces than usual.

Locally, the most drastic water shortage is at Berlin Reservoir, where the surface elevation is 5 feet 7 inches below its maximum summer-pool level and likely to drop another 5 inches by Friday, the corps said.