Cause of death pending for 16-month-old boy

Cause of death pending for 16-month-old boy

NEW CASTLE, PA.

A spokesman for the Allegheny County Medical Examiners Office in Pittsburgh said an autopsy performed Tuesday to determine the cause of death of a 16-month-old Warren boy was inconclusive.

The medical examiner’s spokesman said the boy, Kardiar Williams, who came to the coroner’s office Monday, had suffered a brain hemorrhage. He said the cause of death is pending further testing.

The medical examiner’s office reported the boy died Monday while undergoing surgery at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC as result of an incident at Oakleaf Gardens on Pin Oak Drive in New Castle.

According to 21 WFMJ-TV, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner, the child was found unresponsive in the home of his father, who was watching him at the time. No charges have been filed in the case.

Woman, man robbed

WARREN

A woman, 35, and man, 55, of Warren, reported being robbed at 8 p.m. Monday as they drove north on Kenilworth Avenue Southeast.

The robbers were two people they picked up. One pulled a gun, fired a shot, then took cash from the victims.

Both got out of the car and fled. The victims went to the BP gas station on East Market Street and called police.

Shot at while driving

WARREN

A city man, 25, reported being shot at while driving his fiancee’s car at 1:05 a.m. Tuesday on Federal Street Northwest. The shot broke the rear window of the car.

The driver said he drove to pick up his fiancee from work. They parked on Peace Street Northwest so they could look at the damage to the car.

A green Kia Soul had backed out of a parking space, and three males wearing masks and dark clothing came out from behind a building and fired at the Kia, which drove off.

No other damage was observed except for the rear window of the fiancee’s car, police said.

Two shell casings were recovered from the parking lot area.

‘Disturbing letter’

WARREN

The Warren Police Department took a report from a staff member at Warren G. Harding High School on Monday morning who said a student left a “disturbing letter” on her desk March 15.

The staff member told a school resource officer about it at 8 a.m. Monday.

Attempts to obtain more information on the contents of the letter were unsuccessful.

Assaulted in bedroom

WARREN

A man and woman, both 26, reported being robbed and assaulted in the bedroom of their home on Woodland Street Northeast at 10:30 p.m. Monday.

The woman told police she awoke to a noise in the bedroom and saw a man, who took a blanket from the bed and put it over her boyfriend’s head and assaulted him.

The woman said she yelled for the man to stop, and he punched her in the face.

As he left the room, the woman started to dial 911, but the suspect wrestled the phone away from her and ran out of the house.

The woman called 911 from another phone and reported the incident, but it took 90 minutes for police to arrive because police were tied up on a shooting, a police report said.

YSU QUEST forum

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State University’s QUEST Forum for Student Scholarship is Tuesday.

Hundreds of undergraduate and graduate students present their scholarship at the annual forum.

Scholarship presented ranges from scientific findings and engineering designs to musical scores and poetry readings.

The free public event begins at 8 a.m. with sessions running throughout YSU’s Kilcawley Center through 5 p.m.

Awards will be given in a variety of categories, including Best Undergraduate Project and Best Graduate Project.

For information and to access the Quest program and list of all presentations, visit the QUEST website. Follow Quest on Twitter @YSU_quest.

Gardening workshop

CANFIELD

Ohio State University’s Mahoning County Extension office will have its spring gardening workshop Saturday at the Canfield Fairgrounds.

The program is titled “Spring Into Action” and offers 13 individual sessions that share new ideas on everything from new and exciting plants to garden art.

A featured presentation in the morning will cover “Gardening by the Signs and Other Garden Talk,” focusing on understanding best practices in gardening.

The 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. workshop includes lunch and a proceedings packet with information on all 13 sessions taught during the day.

The details on the sessions and a link to the flier for registration are both available at: http://go.osu.edu/springintoaction.

Call 330-533-5538 for information.

Birdhouse contest

COLUMBIANA

The Columbiana Area Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a birdhouse decorating contest during “Springtime in Columbiana,” May 5-7.

Birdhouse kits are available at the Chamber of Commerce office, 333 N. Main St., for a $5 donation. Entrants may also enter a self-designed birdhouse with a $5 donation.

The birdhouses will be displayed during the weekend event, and the public will judge for three age categories.

Awards of $25 will be given to the winning birdhouse in age 10 and under, teen 11-17, and adult 18 and older.

Birdhouses can be picked up by participants after the contest for home display.

Birdhouses can be purchased Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and may be dropped off after completion at the Chamber of Commerce, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to noon by May 3.

For information, call the chamber office at 330-482-3822.

Auditor of State Award

CANFIELD

Auditor of State Dave Yost announced the Mahoning County Educational Service Center received the Auditor of State Award for its clean audit reports.

The award is presented to local governments and school districts upon the completion of a financial audit.

Annual gathering

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Professional Firefighters, International Association of Fire Fighters Local 312 is announcing its 30th annual Retirement and Awards Dinner on Friday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Social Hall, 343 Via Mt. Carmel.

There will be a social hour at 6 p.m., and dinner will follow at 7 p.m., with opening ceremonies to start at 8 p.m. with the presentation of colors by the Youngstown Fire Department Honor Guard and Bagpiper Brian Crites from Cleveland Pipes & Drums and the Warren Police Department.

This year they will honor the six 2016 retirees, several Local 312 members for service in the line of duty, as well as others for service that extended beyond expectation.

There also will be special guests from throughout the state in attendance.

For details, contact event chairman Ron Russo at 330-506-9965 or email rrusso33@aol.com.