More vacant home fires in Youngstown

3 suspicious fires strike vacant homes

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Fire officials consider three vacant house fires Sunday to be suspicious.

One fire at 124 E. Lucius Ave. on the South Side occurred just after 4:15 a.m.

The other on nearby East Phildelphia Avenue occurred just after 6 a.m.

Another fire also occurred at a vacant house fire at 928 Catalina Avenue.

All of the homes were turned in for emergency demolition.

Warren police probe shooting on Atlantic

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The victim in an attempted armed robbery in Warren was taken to a hospital after being shot at about 8 p.m. Sunday.

Police say there is a suspect in the incident that occurred in a parking lot at 408 Atlantic St. NE outside of a beverage store.

The suspect did not walk away from the crime with any stolen items, police say.

He fled the scene after he shot the victim.

Warren detectives are investigating the crime.

Liberty Local Schools receive three grants

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Liberty Local Schools will receive three grants totaling about $32,000, said schools Superintendent Stan Watson.

A $21,000 state grant will allow security updates, he said. The schools’ doors will be made more secure, with people no longer being allowed into vestibules. “Now you will stop outside the building,” he said.

The district also plans to use some of the money for radios that would instantly contact township police as “first providers,” he said.

Another grant, for $5,750, will pay for technology to aid financial accountability in the cafeterias.

A grant from CVS will provide $5,000 for nursing station supplies.

‘Coffee with Bill’

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U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-6th, will host a “Christmas Coffee with Bill” in Salem from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. today at his district office, 192 E. State St. No pre-registration is required.

“I look forward to Monday’s coffee in Salem,” Johnson said. “This setting allows me to speak with people in a more informal and direct setting than the numerous town halls I have hosted.”

Eastern and outheastern Ohio.