' Civil lawsuits were filed Thursday against five of the seven men charged in the June 24 beating of a 32-year-old Austintown man at a Blossom Avenue home.

As millions hit the roadways this holiday weekend, local patrols remind drivers to stay safe.

A city man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder and having weapons under disability in connection to the death of Lawrence E. Anderson II, whose decomposing body was found Sunday on the South Side.