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@ChrisWFMJ

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1x Emmy 4x Associated Press 1x Society of Professional Journalists Anchor/Reporter/Forecaster • Fierce #1A and Science Advocate Tweets/views = my own

Youngstown, OH
Joined May 2018
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11 months
@SenTomCotton Nothing to do with the Third Circuit. Nothing whatsoever.
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1 year
I see this everywhere...news outlets, local and national, keep talking about "fears" and hint at a recession when there's literally not one iota of information to suggest something that dramatic. It's like they're trying to speak it into existence.
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Mark Jacob
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The New York Times simply refuses to report good news on the economy without throwing shade on it. What is the phrase “as fears linger” doing here? Fears ALWAYS linger. You could add that to every economy story ever.
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2 years
JUST IN: Ultium Cell workers vote to join United Auto Workers by vote of 710-16 with one void vote @21WFMJNews
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1 year
Ladies and gentlemen, The Browns:
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“Coach Stefanski- what are your goals for the bye week?” “I just hope that we can go two weeks without any players lighting themselves on fire.”
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5 years
@Shermichael_ I’d like to think a reasonable person would view them for what they are - experts. If you needed medical care, you’d want the best minds working to cure you. Democracy is pretty important. Why wouldn’t one want experts helping put this all into context?
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2 years
Just trying to do my liveshot but @TrueWillieHobbs wouldn’t let me be great 😂😂😂 Good meeting you, my guy 🤝
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7 months
Cutting these reps' mics is literally silencing the voices of the people they represent.
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The Tennessee Holler
7 months
WATCH: “This isn’t something we should be doing, when firearms are the #1 killer of kids in our state.” Eldridge (R) repeatedly CUTS THE MICS of @Justinjpearson & @vincentdixie54 as they oppose @repmarkcochran ’s “insensitive” bill honoring the TN Rifle. Not democracy.
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5 years
Can you even begin to fathom the outrage had the prior president said this?
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5 years
TRUMP: "When somebody is the president of 🇺🇸, the authority is total.“ Trump has officially anointed himself. 👑
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2 years
DEVELOPING: officials confirm a train derailment in East Palestine; witness tells 21 News it's not clear what the train is carrying but that it's something flammable; we're working to learn more
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2 years
@NikkiHaley It’s not enough to just call anything you don’t like ‘socialism’.
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@NC5PhilWilliams I hope you've notified the appropriate authorities...
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6 years
@hogangidley45 I wish you cared half as much about facts as we do.
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Chris Cerenelli
1 year
Ohio's and Tennessee's politics have more in common than you might know.
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Phil Williams
1 year
From last April, @DavidPepper looked at how gerrymandering influences public policy here in Tennessee - an issue that I’ve been investigating. 1/2
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5 years
A group of UAW reps is waiting for @BetoORourke to arrive at Lordstown HS
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@Jodyforstaterep @brotherjones_ this tweet isn't the flex you think it is.
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6 months
From Alexander in Craig Beach @StormTracker21
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2 years
Rules for thee, not for me...
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The Tennessee Holler
2 years
Some have asked us to FOIA McNally’s emails — but state reps and senators are exempt from FOIA requests in Tennessee for some reason. 🤔 Public officials whose emails and correspondence are for some reason not public. Go figure!
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5 years
@samstein @maddow "hasn't paid the price yet" sounds like a threat...
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2 years
@mo2dmax @people Jason Aldean, his "music" and his wife's comments are all equally awful.
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5 years
Yup, this. All of this.
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11 months
@GolfDigest Music. In. Carts. It has to stop. It’s so disrespectful.
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6 years
viewer photo from Bazetta of a funnel cloud:
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6 months
The Alabama state bird took a flight up to Ohio tonight @spann
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4 years
Rowan Sweeney’s father is here along with hundreds of others at a candlelight vigil in Struthers; more tonight on @21WFMJNews at 11
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Chris Cerenelli
4 years
@TomCottonAR You just won re-election. Why don’t you worry about how to better serve your constituents instead of trolling on social media?
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Chris Cerenelli
2 years
@elonmusk @kylegrantham Elon, here's something you probably didn't know, besides what journalists ACTUALLY do: there's a reason you need a journalism degree to do this job because with it comes a working knowledge of law, ethical practices and information gathering. That's what makes us legitimate.
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3 years
@ChristinaPushaw you really need to try and be a better human.
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2 years
❤️🫡
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3 years
Everybody wish my mom a happy cake day! She never ages! ❤️❤️❤️
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1 year
From our photojournalist Connor - this is along Valley Avenue near East Liverpool @NWSPittsburgh
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3 years
@TheTNHoller @QuincyJMcKnigh1 you know, Quincy, for you and your ilk constantly preaching the party of personal responsibility, you're certainly showing why we need to start holding elected officials to a higher standard
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Chris Cerenelli
5 years
@AlanDersh No. You're not going to scapegoat us. Watch THE TAPE and try again.
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Chris Cerenelli
3 years
STOP. DOING. THIS. TO. REPORTERS. ESPECIALLY. WOMEN. REPORTERS.
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Noëlle D. Lilley
3 years
Just another day being a woman in the world! The amount of times that I deal with street harassment as a female journalist who works alone is exhausting. Notice how quickly this man got angry when I tried to *politely* dismiss him so I could DO MY JOB.
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I am truly blessed & grateful to have signed a new contract at 21 News that will pair me up with my buddy Corey McCrae to anchor the weekend 6 and 11 news together. I’ll keep doing weather weekend evenings & report 3 days a week. Get ready for more of “The News Brothers” soon!
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at 71 years old, George Strait just set a new attendance record for a concert at Buckeye Stadium in Columbus with more than 63,000 people He. Is. The GOAT.
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Chris Cerenelli
5 years
what a spectacular sunrise this morning! 😍😍😍
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@FOXNashville A lot less crowded and the music was a lot better
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4 years
@JayScottSmith That was incredible
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Chris Cerenelli
4 years
Ohio Secretary of State @FrankLaRose is touring the Lordstown Motors plant and we’re getting a first look at the first beta builds for the Endurance pickup - the first beta will be ready in 12 days @21WFMJNews
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Chris Cerenelli
2 years
@SenatorHagerty What are you going to do about it, Senator?
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Chris Cerenelli
4 years
First batch of absentee returns in from Mahoning Co: Biden 62% Trump 37% Bill Johnson 57% Shawna Roberts 43% Tim Ryan 67% Christina Hagan 31% Chris Stanley 52% Al Cutrona 48% @21WFMJNews
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Chris Cerenelli
4 years
Without a doubt, the biggest honor of my career - Miss Emmy finally arrived today. Thanks to @NATAS_LGL and the BEST news team in Youngstown - it feels amazing to share this with Danielle, Janet, Lauren, Leslie, and Michelle!
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2 years
Today marks four years for me at the only station I ever wanted to work for. I’m beyond grateful for the opportunity, especially to Mona, Jack and Mark, as well as the viewers. What do you say to a few more years? 😎 #WorkAnniversary @21WFMJ
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1 year
@NC5PhilWilliams Ed clearly knows nothing about journalism, either.
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2 years
Like everyone else, I need to decompress…one of the best ways I know is through music
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3 years
The East High football team was snapping some photos near my liveshot location so they let me join them for one
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4 years
Today’s my two year mark at @21WFMJNews @21WFMJ ...what a ride so far! 😎
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Chris Cerenelli
2 years
Spoke to my mom’s class at Mines Elementary after they read about the 2011 Joplin, MO EF5 tornado - we discussed tornado history in Ohio including the 1985 outbreak, the difference between a watch and a warning, and of course tornado safety! They all asked great questions!
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Chris Cerenelli
5 years
If @dquiz23 isn't in your top 10 college guards in the nation, you need to re-do your list 💪
@YSUMensHoops
YSU Men's Basketball
5 years
ICYMI - Here are all of Darius Quisenberry’s career-high 14 made field goals #goguins
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4 years
@weijia from one reporter to another - just a quick word of encouragement Weijia! Keep doing journalism proud!
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Chris Cerenelli
5 years
@TheTNHoller @CNN @washingtonpost I can't...I just can't with this...
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4 years
@Acosta Good that they said “broadcaster”, because what Fox does is definitely not journalism.
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Chris Cerenelli
3 years
Shout out to the keyboard warriors who said such awful things about me during our tornado warning cut-in. I'm a golfer too, so it stinks to have to cut in - but I will NEVER apologize for doing my job.
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3 years
@abbydphillip I literally thought this driving to the grocery yesterday, said to myself "I kinda miss how quiet and chill everything was for a while"
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Chris Cerenelli
2 years
So wait, AEP shut off the grids too? Every single journalist in central Ohio should be jumping down their throats for answers to this.
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Chris Cerenelli
5 years
Obligatory beauty shot of Lanterman’s Mill on a gorgeous but chilly day @StormTracker21 @EricWFMJ
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2 years
@mattmurphyshow Leave the journalism to the journalists. Sit.
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Chris Cerenelli
5 years
No deaths so far in the Dayton tornado... This 👏🏼 is 👏🏼 why 👏🏼 we 👏🏼 break 👏🏼 in 👏🏼 to 👏🏼 programming!!!
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Chris Cerenelli
4 years
First Emmy nomination 🙏🏼
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1 year
more small hail from Becky in Salem @NWSPittsburgh
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6 years
Not the same without Lindsey Buckingham
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Chris Conte
6 years
It’s pains me to say this but @fleetwoodmac last night was simply a let down. No one on stage looked like they were having fun. There was no storytelling. And the music felt flat.
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4 years
@TheTNHoller @IAGovernor Please, Governor, explain how 160,000 deaths is a “scare tactic by the media”. I’d love to hear your explanation. I insist, I’ll wait.
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5 years
Proud that my brother and I both serve our community in different ways
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1 year
This finally came today #grateful #OhioAPME
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5 years
Omg that face! 😍😍😍😍😍
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Chris Conte
5 years
Boss: I need you to go play with some puppies today. Me: Fine, twist my arm!
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4 years
I’m off until Saturday morning for WFMJ Weekend Today, but I want to wish you a truly blessed Christmas if you’re celebrating, a joyous Kwanzaa if you’re celebrating and every good thing no matter what! ❤️
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2 years
Statement from Hot 101 GM Bill Kelly:
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3 years
@ServeThe901 @NC5PhilWilliams for someone who hasn't had a town hall with her constituents in years, she sure has a lot of time to spend saying ridiculous nonsense on here...
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4 years
Not the Blues Brothers - @coreymccrae21 and I are the News Brothers
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I got the best assignment today 😍🐶🥹
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4 years
New numbers in with ALL PRECINCTS reporting - Trump has won Mahoning county @21WFMJNews
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3 years
At @youngstownstate working on my story and who do I run into?! @21WFMJ
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5 years
I’m sad. I’m sad for the family, I’m sad for the employees, I’m sad for journalism and more than anything, I’m sad for Youngstown.
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Grateful to have earned first place honors from the Ohio Associated Press for the second year in a row and recognition from them for the third year in a row 💪 And props to my colleagues on our 5pm newscast for earning second place honors for best coverage of a scheduled event!
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2 years
We have not downplayed anything. We’ve brought chemists and experts in to contextualize the data published, detailed Norfolk Southern’s track record of these incidents, given residents a voice for their concerns, and will continue to.
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I will be traveling with President Biden during his time in East Palestine today; follow updates here and on the @21WFMJNews app
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2 years
EPA has tested air quality in area of derailment and so far it’s not deemed dangerous @21WFMJNews
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5 years
@RepLizCheney You and your party need to stop using “the media” and “socialism” as buzzwords. Yesterday.
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2 years
@JeremyFaison4TN It would be great if you actually read the story and understood what it said.
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4 years
SO grateful...wow! As @JerrySeinfeld would say, "I'm BLOWN AWAY!"
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NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter
4 years
The Emmy for Team Coverage goes to - Heavy Rain | WFMJ | Lauren Stebelton | Leslie Barrett | Danielle Cotterman | Chris Cerenelli | Janet Rogers | Michelle Nicks @21WFMJNews #2020EmmysLGL
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Shout out to the wonderful lady who offered me a ginger snap cookie right before my liveshot! Made my day ☺️ #MolnarFarms #CookieMonster
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Our @coreymccrae21 is watching this shelf cloud in Howland @EricWFMJ @AndrewWFMJ
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Chris Cerenelli
5 years
So @MidlandOfficial is on @FallonTonight performing their new single “Mr Lonely”... it’s somewhere between Keith Whitley and Brooks & Dunn... these guys are the best thing smokin’ in country music right now! They just knock my socks off with every song
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3 years
@MarkCalc I think the networks overestimate the appetite for celebs in these tournaments even among casual viewers
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2 years
JUST IN: authorities advise anyone with an a 1 mile radius of train derailment to evacuate. @21WFMJNews
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4 years
Buon Natale from my family to yours 🇮🇹❤️
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4 years
cirrocumulus clouds courtesy of my Aunt Elaine in McDonald! @StormTracker21
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3 years
Every national security expert, dozens of secretaries of state, Trump's own AG all said the 2020 election was the most secure in history and that there was no widespread fraud.
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Michael Rulli
3 years
Elections without voter ID aren’t fair elections.
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@NC5PhilWilliams *pretends to be shocked*
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Chris Cerenelli
3 years
Always a blast anchoring with the lovely @ErinWFMJ ! I’ll be back tomorrow and Friday night at 11 too!
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4 years
Mahoning County Board of Elections director Tom McCabe says in person turnout has been heavy today; combined with early vote numbers, total turnout could be 78-80%, which would eclipse the high of 72% @21WFMJNews
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3 years
Grateful to be named finalist for Best Broadcast Writing from the OH Associated Press for the 2nd year in a row! Also s/o to Derek, Corey, Lauren, Madison and Andrew for their finalist awards! We’ve worked hard to step our game up and it’s nice to see it bear fruit! #AllWeDoIsWin
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Chris Cerenelli
3 years
a HUGE congrats to our chief meteorologist and his lovely bride!
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Eric Wilhelm
3 years
I couldn’t dial up good weather today but it’s been a great day anyway.
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5 years
@SeinfeldTV it's peppermint...it's DELICIOUS!
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Chris Cerenelli
3 years
@MikeLoychik If you’re not prepared to be held accountable by JOURNALISTS whose profession is protected by the Constitution you took an oath to uphold, you may want to rethink running for public office. Stop the scapegoating, Rep Loychik. Enough.
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@NC5PhilWilliams Get ‘em Phil
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Trumbull County dispatch reports no damage, incidents or arrests after Warren protest
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