Hubbard man indicted

Hubbard man indicted

WARREN

A Hubbard man will have a hearing in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court on Thursday after being indicted by a grand jury for purportedly pointing a laser at a Fox News helicopter Oct. 11 in Hubbard.

Hubbard police investigated a complaint indicating that someone pointed the laser from the area of Windemere and Meadowland drives and talked to Nicholas Vecchiarelli, 46, of Meadowland Drive.

Vecchiarelli eventually admitted he did it and turned over a laser pointer to police.

The charges are obstructing official business and interfering with the operation of an aircraft with a laser.

If convicted, he could get more than eight years in prison.

Pointing a laser at an aircraft is dangerous because it interferes with a pilot’s vision, officials have said.

Special meeting set

SOUTHINGTON

The Southington school board will have a special meeting in executive session at 5 p.m. today in the library of Southington local schools, 2482 state Route 534.

Parking ban issued

STRUTHERS

Due to the snow storm expected to end later today, city officials have issued a parking ban until further notice, requiring residents to remove vehicles from the streets so road crews can clear them.

Accident on I-80

AUSTINTOWN

A jackknifed tractor-trailer stalled traffic on Interstate 80 West late Monday night, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.

The accident happened at 9:30 p.m. and shut down both lanes of the highway for more than an hour.