Lots of snow in December
Lots of snow
in December
kAS OF 1 P.M. Monday, 22.1 inches of snow had fallen on the Mahoning Valley in December. That makes this month already the fourth-snowiest December in the area’s recorded weather history. Above, Erica Shirilla and Taylor Vanasdale take a sled ride in Mill Creek Park.
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First Night funds
kAN INFLUX of money means First Night Youngstown officials no longer have to worry about scaling back the event.
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BUSINESS
Shared misery
kMICHIGAN AND OHIO share something with Florida and California — some of the nation’s highest rates of foreclosed homes and delinquent mortgages.
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SPORTS
Steelers scramble
kTHE PITTSBURGH Steelers suddenly find themselves in a division race that materialized out of nowhere, and now they’re scrambling with two games to go.
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NATION
Interesting idea
kSHOULD THE media have denied Omaha mall shooter Robert Hawkins the odious fame he coveted, by refusing to identify him by name? It’s an intriguing idea, and one that’s been suggested by media columnists since the rampage earlier this month.
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