Clay Aiken ushers in holidays in Valley

Clay Aiken ushersin holidays in Valley
k'AMERICAN IDOL' superstar Clay Aiken brings his "Joyful Noise" tour to the Chevrolet Centre in downtown oungs-town on Sunday. His show is one of many holiday concerts, plays, dances and special events planned in the region.
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WAR IN IRAQ
Bush is optimisticabout fewer troops
kTHE BUSH ADMINISTRATION and military leaders are sounding optimistic notes about scaling back U.S. troops in Iraq next year. Meanwhile, a dozen war protesters were arrested outside President Bush's ranch in Texas on Wednesday.
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LOCAL
Deaths in Girard fireare ruled homicides
kTRUMBULL COUNTY Coroner Dr. Ted Soboslay has ruled the deaths of a Girard woman and her two children as homicides. The three were killed in a fire that tore through their duplex in September.
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Presents for pets
kLOOKING FOR that special present for Fifi or Fido? Why not try massages, hot oil treatments or other luxury treatments from a pet spa? Or try a whole new array of pet toys.
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BUSINESS
Still going strong
kA LIBERTY BUSINESSMAN has been providing building supplies to contractors for 51 years,
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SPORTS
YSU men win/losetheir home opener
kTHIS WILL COME LATER warning is in effec
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WEATHER ADVISORY
Storm warning
kA WINTER STORM warning is in effect from 4 a.m. today to 5 p.m. Friday for Trumbull County. Heavy snow and squalls will be mainly in the northern half of the county. Snow is expected to accumulate from an inch or two around Warren and Niles to 6 inches during the day and up to 6 additional inches tonight for the northern part of the county.