Four Port Clinton residents face charges as the result of an undercover Ottawa County Drug Task Force operation. Richard Famolare, 37, Jacob Steele, 30, Ronald Bowman, 32, and Catherine Holbrook, 38, were indicted on drug charges by an Ottawa County grand jury. According to Ottawa County Prosecutor James VanEerten, 14 other people were indicted by the […]

A woman charged for allegedly allowing children to live in a home with drug-related items pleaded not guilty Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Amanda Fredrick, 37, of the 200 block of Short St., earlier this month on three counts of child endangerment, all third-degree felonies. The charges originated from when Fredrick requested officers to collect […]

A Youngstown man is facing federal charges, accused of selling heroin and crack cocaine near a school. Investigators say 31-year-old Anthony Scrutchen, Jr. sold heroin near the Youngstown Academy of Excellence, a public elementary school. The crimes happened on at least eight occasions between October 2016 and January 2017, according to the 10-count criminal information. […]

Investigators say two parents were actively cooking meth when law enforcement busted into their Struthers home Thursday night. It happened on Moore Street around 10 p.m. Investigators said two children, 4 and 8 years old, were inside the house at the time of the raid.

The death of 10-year-old Alton Banks in Miami raised concerns about the possible presence of fentanyl in public places.  It’s not known how Banks came in contact with the drug, but he died at home after returning from the neighborhood pool. Police officers in Ohio have also been treated after coming in contact with the […]