Rock and ribs mix at Valley festival

Rock and ribs mixat Valley festival
kHOT RIBS and hot rock 'n' roll mix at this weekend's Mahoning Valley Rib Burn Off in the parking lot of Cafaro Field, behind Eastwood Mall in Niles. Cheap Trick, Lee Greenwood and The Gin Blossoms are scheduled to perform.
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LOCAL
Gun ban proposal
kA PUBLIC HEARING in Youngstown City Council chambers on a proposed ban on possession or sale of assault firearms brought out raw emotion on both sides.
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NATION
David Brinkley dies
kDAVID BRINKLEY, who for more than a half-century loomed large in the newscasting world he helped chart, died Wednesday night at his home in Houston. He was 82.
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BUSINESS
Wedgewood Plazais sold for $2.8M
k MOST OF Wedgewood Plaza in Austintown has been sold for $2.8 million to a Parma company that plans improvements.
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SPORTS
All tied up
k THE NEW JERSEY NETS outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 77-76, evening the best-of-seven NBA Finals at two games apiece.
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WEATHER
More rain ahead
k Tonight, showers likely with lows in the lower 60s. Friday, chance of showers in the morning then partly cloudy. Highs in the mid-70s. PAGE A14