Celebrating Italy



Celebrating Italy
THE CANFIELD Fairgrounds came alive with the sights, sounds and aromas of Italy as the 21st annual Greater Youngstown Italian Fest got under way Friday. Adelina Pacella and Judge Joseph Donofrio were named 2006 Italian Woman and Man of the Year. Above, Howie Edwards of Youngstown enjoys dinner at the festival.
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New medical center
THE PUBLIC will be able to view the new Center for Emergency Medicine at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital in Warren from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday. The project is the third phase of a $22 million improvement program -- $17 million of it spent on the emergency center.
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Widow faces trial
U.S. DISTRICT Judge David Dowd has sent the case against Donna Moonda to a federal grand jury in Cleveland, which has 30 days to determine if new charges will be brought. She is now facing charges of aiding and abetting her former lover, Damian Bradford, in her husband's death.
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SPORTS
Tour drug scandal
SOUNDING MORE defiant than the day before, eyes flashing and voice steady, Floyd Landis looked into the cameras Friday and said he would prove he "deserved to win" the Tour de France.
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BUSINESS
Credit card study
A NEW REPORT on credit card debt accuses card issuers of pushing consumers to borrow beyond their means and calls for new regulations to end what it calls the most abusive industry practices.
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RELIGION
Big opportunity
DESPITE INSTABILITY, Nigeria and much of Africa represent a growth opportunity for major religions because a substantial number of people still are animists who hold ancient tribal beliefs in spirits and demons.
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