METRO DIGEST | Motorcyclist killed in crash

Motorcycle fatality

LAWRENCE

An East Palestine man was killed when he was thrown from his motorcycle when he crashed head-on into another vehicle at the intersection Old Enon Unity and State Line roads in Little Beaver Township on Tuesday afternoon. Pennsylvania State Police said Stephen Bender, 19, struck the other vehicle at 2:59 p.m. The other driver sustained minor injuries. Enon Valley Fire and Northwestern Ambulance also assisted at the scene.

Vacant house fire

YOUNGSTOWN

Fire reports said a blaze about 9 p.m. Monday at a vacant home at 161 W. Princeton Ave. spread to a nearby 165 W. Princeton Ave. home.

Reports said the first home was completely engulfed by flames, and firefighters had to attack the fire in the second house at the back of the home. Reports said that while the first house was destroyed, the second home sustained extensive damage, one of the reasons being that there were no windows, which made the fire easier to get inside.

Damage at the first home is listed at $3,000 and the second home at $9,400. Firefighters also had to protect a house on the other side of the 161 W. Princeton Ave. home that was occupied. They managed to stave off the flames there, although some of the siding was melted, reports said.

Heroin on North Side

YOUNGSTOWN

Police found a dose of heroin during a traffic stop about 6:15 p.m. Monday at Granada and Guadalupe avenues on the North Side. Kevin Wiles, 34, of Madera Avenue, is expected to be arraigned in municipal court today after reports said police found a dose of suspected heroin on him after a car was pulled over for having an improper license plate. Reports said officers could see Wiles trying to hide something in his waist area when they approached the car. Police found the dose of heroin on the floor where Wiles was sitting. Wiles was taken to the Mahoning County jail. The driver and another passenger were not charged.

Drug, theft charges

BOARDMAN

A traffic stop at Glenwood Avenue and Devonshire Drive led to an arrest on a drug-related charge Monday.

Leon Reynolds, 41, of Austintown, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after police reportedly found what they believed to be a crack pipe in the vehicle.

Reynolds also is charged with violation of a protection order and cited for having an open container. He was found to have an active misdemeanor theft warrant. The vehicle driver, Stephanie Woodland, 33, of Arden Boulevard, was arrested on a misdemeanor theft warrant and cited for expired plates.

Attack trial

YOUNGSTOWN

Testimony continues today in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court for a man accused of attacking three women in May in Boardman. Terrence W. Parker, 31, of Canton Street, faces two counts of felonious assault, two counts of robbery, two counts of intimidation of a victim and single counts of aggravated robbery, menacing by stalking and disrupting public services. Police say he threatened the victims with a knife, slashed the tires of one victim’s car, then stole two phones and cash from the victims during an incident May 4 at a Cook Avenue residence. A jury was seated Tuesday morning before Judge R. Scott Krichbaum.

Punched in face

YOUNGSTOWN

A 66-year-old West Evergreen Avenue man told police a woman attacked him with a tool in his backyard early Tuesday because he would not give her money for drugs.

Reports said police were called to the man’s South Side home in the 300 block of West Evergreen Avenue about 3:50 a.m., where the man told police he was arguing with a woman in his backyard who wanted $20 from him and he refused her. The victim told police the woman is addicted to drugs, reports said. The woman punched the man in the face, hit him with a tool and took his cellphone.

Reports said a neighbor called 911, and the victim was bleeding heavily from the face and had a large bump in his head. Paramedics were called to help treat the man’s injuries, reports said.

Drug charge

CAMPBELL

A traffic stop Monday night led to an arrest of a city man on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. Police stopped Donald Bevly, 56, of Campbell for failure to use a turn signal and found suspected crack-cocaine residue in the vehicle, according to a police report. Bevly also had an active warrant through Liberty Township, police said. He will be arraigned Friday in Campbell Municipal Court.

Hubbard woman’s plea

GIRARD

A Hubbard woman pleaded not guilty to charges of driving under the influence and possessing dangerous drugs at her arraignment Monday in Girard Municipal Court.

Liberty police stopped Jacqueline Tate, 51, near Logan Avenue on Thursday in response to a vehicle “driving all over the road,” a police report states.

According to the report, Tate failed a series of sobriety tests and had suspected Xanax and Valium pills in her purse. Tate had been released recently from Trumbull County Jail and was on probation, police said.

Microsesismic lecture

YOUNGSTOWN

An overview of microseismic activity associated with high-volume hydraulic fracturing by Terry Engelder, Ph.D., professor, Department of Geosciences at Pennsylvania State University, will take place at 7 p.m. today at Cushwa Hall Room B100 at Youngstown State University.

The lecture is free. There is free on-street parking after 5 p.m. at the metered parking spaces along Lincoln Avenue and nearby streets.

Heroin talk series

AUSTINTOWN

Meridian Healthcare and the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County will debut a talk series that focuses on family, health and lifestyle at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Austintown library branch at 600 S. Raccoon Road.

The first installment of the “Now You Know” series, presented by a Meridian youth and young adult counselor, will focus on the heroin epidemic. Topics will include why the drug attracts so many young people, early warning signs and treatment options, and keys to prevention and recovery. A question-and-answer session will follow.

Student film vote

CAMPBELL

A team of Campbell Memorial High School students submitted a short film that will be part of a 6:30 p.m. Sept. 29 film festival. The OK Inc. third regional Friends4Friends Campaign film festival will take place at Austintown Fitch High School. Campbell Memorial’s Peer Leadership Council team’s film, titled, “A Life Altering Leap,” inspires students to stand up and speak out against teen suicide. The nine short films at the festival were created by local students and address issues facing youths. Voting for the best short film is open to the public and will begin at 12:01 a.m. today. Visit OK Inc.’s YouTube Channel to like a favorite short film. The film with the most likes will win.

Evening of poetry

WARREN

Trumbull Art Gallery, Trumbull County Brownfield Coalition, and Rust Belt Poets and Writers will present an evening of poetry dedicated to revitalization from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Trumbull Art Gallery, 158 North Park Ave. Julia Shuttic will be creating a sculpture that expresses the words of the evening. Participants can be part of the sculpture by donating brightly colored T-shirts or small trinkets that have sentimental value. The items will be woven through the piece as the poetry is being read. There is a drop box for items located at 155 W. Market St.

Refreshments will be available.

Car show today

BOARDMAN

The Mahoning County Board of Developmental Disabilities’ sixth annual Hot Rod & Classic Car Show will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Bev MASCO, 825 Bev Road. The event includes car judging, a chili cook-off contest, face painting, music and dancing, picnic food, provider fair and family activities.