Help for buying a home

Help for buying a home
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown Area Urban League is sponsoring a series of homeownership/financial literacy seminars throughout July. The first, titled "My House" will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at 1350 Fifth Ave. The seminar will cover qualifying for a home loan and downpayment assistance in buying a home. Call (330) 744-4111 to register.
Cleveland man beaten
YOUNGSTOWN -- A Cleveland man is recovering after being beaten during an attempted robbery early Saturday morning. According to police reports the man was walking with several bags to a friend's house at 3:41 a.m. after a fight with his girlfriend, when another man, also walking, pulled a gun and demanded his money and possessions. The two men began fighting, and the Cleveland man was struck several times with the gun before the would-be thief ran off. Reports say officers found the man lying in the devil's strip on Gibson Road at Pasadena Avenue. He refused medical attention.
More loud music citations
YOUNGSTOWN -- Police issued five citations for loud music Saturday on the city's south side to individuals ranging from 18 years old to 37 years old. Most of the citations were issued in the Hillman street area. Officers noticed one car idling in an East Avondale driveway unoccupied with the music playing loudly. Officers shut the radio off and issued the loud music citation to a woman inside the home. The three men and two women are due to appear in Youngstown Municipal Court on Tuesday morning.
Shoreline fire regulations
HERMITAGE, Pa. -- Visitors to Shenango Lake should be aware that shoreline fires are prohibited unless in a container elevated off the ground, lake staff said in a press release Tuesday. Violations may result in fines from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Park regulations are posted in all recreation and access areas. Questions can be directed to the Shenango Ranger Station (724) 646-1124.
Nuke plants under guard
HARRISBURG (AP) -- The Pennsylvania National Guard and the state police will guard the state's five nuclear power plants around the clock at least through today, Gov. Ed Rendell said Friday.
Rendell said that he knows of "no credible threat" against the power plants but made the move "in an abundance of caution." He and former Gov. Mark S. Schweiker have instituted similar measures on occasion since Sept. 11, 2001, as a bulwark against an attack.
The state's nuclear power plants are Beaver Valley in Shippingport Borough, Beaver County; Susquehanna in Salem Township, Luzerne County; Limerick in Limerick Township, Montgomery County; Peach Bottom in Delta Borough, York County; and Three Mile Island in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County.
Warren man dies in fire
WARREN -- Firefighters are trying to determine the cause of a blaze that claimed the life of a city man. The fire erupted around 11:15 p.m. Friday at a home at 370 Washington St. N.E. Jerry Womer, no age available, was found dead on the second floor, firefighters said. No other injuries were reported.
Jury award bill stalls
HARRISBURG (AP) -- The state Legislature declined Friday to advance a measure that would allow limits on the dollar amount juries can award for pain and suffering in medical malpractice claims.
The House voted 107-93 against an attempt to force the chamber's Judiciary Committee to release the resolution on the so-called pain-and-suffering "caps." Hours earlier, the Senate's Judiciary Committee voted 10-4 against moving the resolution to the full Senate floor.
Proponents framed the measure as a way to stabilize the state's rising insurance rates for medical malpractice. Opponents contend that the measure would unfairly curtail the rights of victims of medical mistakes, and say medical malpractice insurance rates are not rising because of jury awards. Changes in law governing insurance companies and tighter controls on the filing of civil lawsuits, not limits on damages, would better stabilize the rates physicians must pay for insurance, they say.