Good Samaritan stops for motorist, is shot on I-680 ramp

Good Samaritan stops for motorist, is shot on I-680 ramp

YOUNGSTOWN

A man said he was shot early Wednesday after checking on a vehicle parked on a West Side exit ramp off Interstate 680.

The man told police he stopped his vehicle about 6:30 a.m. and approached a red Ford Ranger parked along the exit ramp to Belle Vista Avenue.

The driver of the parked car was holding a gas can, the police report on the incident said.

As he started to speak, the driver, described as a white man about 5 feet 2 inches tall, pointed a gun at the man and demanded money, the report said.

The man said he refused, and the driver shot him in the left leg, the report said. The man drove to a friend’s house, and was later taken to the emergency room at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Police said they searched the area for a red Ford Ranger but with no results.

5 injured in crash on Howland road

HOWLAND

A single-car crash on state Route 82 in Howland Township on Thanksgiving morning sent five people to the hospital, 21 WFMJ, The Vindicator’s broadcast partner, reported.

The car struck a guardrail after veering into the median.

Two children were among those hospitalized. Victims were taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.

Assisted Living residents to shop for Toys for Tots

BOARDMAN

Residents from Woodlands Assisted Living will be going shopping to buy toys to fill the Toys for Tots box that is placed in the facility Wednesday.

Residents take their time picking out the perfect toys of their choice to fill the shopping carts. This is their way of giving back to the community and thanking the Marines Post 494 who come to Woodlands Assisted Living every year to help make the veterans program special, officials said.

They will be shopping at Big Lots, 7100 South Ave., at 1:30 p.m. and will return to Woodlands Assisted Living, 1525 E. Western Reserve Road, about 3:30 p.m.

Arguments set before high court on Ohio voting case

WASHINGTON

U.S. Supreme Court arguments in the Ohio voting-purge case are scheduled for Jan. 10.

The ACLU of Ohio announced that Paul Smith, vice president of litigation and strategy at Campaign Legal Center, will argue the case on behalf of the plaintiffs.

The case concerns a process which targets voters who fail to vote over a two-year period for removal from the voter rolls.

A federal appeals court ruled against the process, and Ohio appealed the decision to the Supreme Court.

Ohio young people harvest 5,000 deer

COLUMBUS

Ohio officials say nearly 5,000 white-tailed deer were harvested during this year’s two-day youth gun season.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says young hunters checked 4,958 deer during the Nov. 18-19 season.

State officials say 5,930 white-tailed deer were checked during last year’s season.

Young hunters were allowed to use a legal shotgun, muzzleloader, handgun or specific straight-walled cartridge rifle and were required to be accompanied by a non-hunting adult during the two-day season. Youth hunting seasons are also available for small game, wild turkey and waterfowl.

The regular deer-gun season is Monday, Nov. 27, through Sunday, Dec. 3, and also Dec. 16-17.

Deer-muzzleloader season is Saturday, Jan. 6, through Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. Deer-archery season is open now through Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018.