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LEAVITTSBURG, OH – Three Marine recruits were killed in Warren Township, Ohio when the vehicle they were traveling in was struck from behind forcing them into a busy intersection where they were spun around and hit several times by oncoming traffic. At least 7 vehicles were involved in the fatal crash. The accident occurred around 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.

Leavittsburg is in the northern part of the state about 25 miles northwest of Youngstown, about 41 miles northeast of Akron, around 56 miles southeast of Cleveland and about 157 miles southeast of Toledo.

The chain-reaction collision occurred when a semi truck plowed into the rear of a red pickup truck that was following behind the Marine Corps vehicle. The impact rammed the pickup truck into the marine recruiter’s car, forcing them into the busy intersection where it was hit by several other vehicles.

Happy Trails: One of the starving horses confiscated in Trumbull County Friday after deputies arrested their owner.RAVENNA, Ohio -- A Trumbull County woman's trial begins Tuesday on animal cruelty charges.

Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary took in 11 starving horses, a goat, a calf, three chickens and three guinea fowl from Melissa Giambrone.

Sheriff's deputies arrested her Dec. 4 at her home on Ohio 82 in Braceville Township, near Newton Falls.

"The horses were in various stages of malnutrition and starvation," Fisher said. "Some had tails that were eaten off."

Fisher is asking for donations to help cover the cost of the horses' care and rehabilitation.

Detective Harold Firster said Giambrone is charged with two counts of cruelty; one for failing to care for the horses, another for failing to feed her dogs and cats.

The Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County took the pets.

Covered Bridge PostcardCheck out this item I saw on Ebay today. Kinda cool old postcard featuring a photo of our covered bridge.

I don't think I've seen a photo of the bridge in this shape and version before. Auction ends here in a couple days. Bid now if you want to snatch this one up.

Link to Ebay Item

NEWTON FALLS - Voters in the Newton Falls School District will see a 4.6-mill emergency renewal levy on the May 4 primary election ballot.

"If the levy is not renewed, we lose that funding," said Don Baker, president of the Board of Education, which voted recently to put the levy on the ballot.

"It's our life blood," said David Wilson, Newton Falls superintendent. "It's been what we've been running on for 20 years."

"To keep things status quo, the levy needs to pass," said Baker. "The chief thing we want people to understand is that it's not a new levy. It's simply to maintain the funding that we already have."

Although the levy will not increase taxes for residents, concerns still remain.

"Obviously, there is a concern about passage, but we hope that people realize that it will basically keep things the way they are," said Baker.

NEWTON FALLS, Ohio- A Newton Falls man is accused of shooting a teenager in the shoulder over the weekend.

Jack KaczmarkJack Kaczmark, 43, is in the Trumbull county jail and is charged with felonious assault, attempted felonious assault, having weapons under disability, two counts of obstructing justice, inducing panic and discharging a weapon withing city limits.

Police believe Kaczmark was showing a gun to two young girls, ages 12 and 13, at a house on Newton Drive when he allegedly grabbed one of the girls and held the gun to her neck.

According to police, Kaczmark then allegedly fired a shot that hit one of the girls in the shoulder.

Her name has not been released.