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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Police seek Ronald Mounts in assault, kidnapping of ex-girlfriend

A city man is facing several charges after he confronted an ex-girlfriend who was about to attend a hearing on him for protection from abuse, police said.


New Castle man dies after being shot in head

Trevaughn Thompson, 19, of New Castle died this evening after being shot in the head earlier today, city police said.


Turnout at Warren Safety Summit disappointment

In what was billed as the first Warren Safety Summit, a panel representing city police and fire departments, officeholders and state and U.S. attorneys called for more help from the public in Warren’s crime-fighting efforts.


New Castle police probing shooting death of elderly man

New Castle police probing shooting death of elderly man


Trumbull grand jury reviewing eavesdropping allegations against 3 jail officers

Trumbull grand jury looks at activities of three corrections officers


Ursuline opponent hopes for different result this year

By JON MOFFETT jmoffett@vindy.com Youngstown Dan Reardon is considered by many as one of the


Boardman police arrest Youngstown teen for township robbery

Boardman cops arrest Youngstown teen for township robbery


Ja’les Hughes named first team All-Ohio

Staff report Ja’les Hughes, who rushed for 1,601 yards and led Campbell Memorial to the All-


Reduced-price tickets for Soulja Boy concert go on sale Wednesday

Reduced-price tickets for Soulja Boy concert go on sale Wednesday


Northeast Ohio gas prices drop more than 2 cents

Northeast Ohio gas prices drop more than 2 cents


Kasich admits job applications will have to come under public scrutiny

Kasich admits job applications will have to come under public scrutiny


Ohio Gov.-elect Kasich still opposes state's high-speed rail plan

Kasich still opposes state's high-speed rail plan


State senator decides not to take Ohio House seat

State senator decides not to take Ohio House seat


Defense, prosecution appeal Ohio priest's sentence

Defense, prosecution appeal Ohio priest's sentence


Obama, GOP promise to work on differences on taxes

Obama, GOP promise to work on differences on taxes


Report: A bit more vitamin D is good, but don't go overboard

Report: A bit more vitamin D is good, but don't go overboard


Feds charge 13 in Ohio scheme to ship pot with toilet paper

Feds charge 13 in Ohio scheme to ship pot with toilet paper


Ohio Gov.-elect makes his choice to head state transportation department

Kasich selects his man to head Ohio transportation department


NY mayor: I never assaulted my wife, she beat me

NY mayor: I never assaulted my wife, she beat me


Youngstown police investigating robbery on South Side

Youngstown police investigating robbery on South Side


New Pa. law improves food safety oversight

New Pa. law improves food safety oversight


Senate passes bill to boost food safety

Senate passes bill to boost food safety


Pentagon study dismisses risk of gay troops

Pentagon study dismisses risk of gay troops


Boardman Township's annual community Christmas is Sunday

Boardman Township's annual community Christmas is Sunday


Miller-Gasser engagement is being announced

The engagement of Kelly Miller, formerly of Haledon, N.J., and Roger Eugene Gasser III, formerly of

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Graham-Nudell engagement is announced

The engagement of Courtney Graham and Brad Nudell, both of North Royalton, is being announced by

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Michelle Bloor, Ryan Petruska plan spring vows

Salem Dave and Debbie Bloor of Salem are announcing the engagement of their daughter, Michelle

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Miss Cameron, Mr. Hodor set wedding date

CORTLAND Dennis and Amy Cameron of Cortland are announcing the engagement of their daughter Jill

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Trains will run at senior center

Trains will run WARREN Riverside Railroad Train Club will have a Christmas open house Dec. 18


HELOISE: Reader’s birthday helped food bank

Dear Heloise: I recently had my retirement and 80th birthday celebration. I suggested in the


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: He has learned his wife is a slob

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I’ve known my wife for two years. We’ve been living


Killer at Auto Zone to be jailed for life sentence

The 27-year-old city man convicted of killing a store clerk at the East Side Auto Zone store in 2006 will spend the rest of his life in prison.

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Irish numbers dazzle

Dan Reardon was casually reading off statistics during his conference call Monday morning with reporters.

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Despite being born with cerebral palsy, Joe Slanina is one tough kid

If you saw Joe Slanina on a football field, you’d think he was just a normal 15-year-old.

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Police probe shooting, stabbings in city

Police have a suspect in a weekend shooting that left one man in critical condition.


More documents are filed secretly

More documents have been filed and sealed from public view in the Oakhill Renaissance criminal conspiracy case.


Ravens on edge against Big Ben

Ben Roethlisberger is the great equalizer in the Steelers-Ravens rivalry.

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Harding’s Hymes commits to Penguins

Warren Harding senior running back Demond Hymes likes to tell people “Go hard or go home.”

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Vacant home burns on East Side

An East Side blaze in a vacant home put neighboring residents out of the house Monday afternoon.


Brown named Horizon’s best

It didn’t take first-year head coach Bob Boldon long to realize he had a special player in Brandi Brown.

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Brogdon departs YSU men’s team

Freshman guard Sheldon Brogdon has left the Youngstown State men’s basketball team.


Howland rolls past Struthers

Howland’s girls basketball team didn’t play anywhere near as well as the Tigers did in their season opener on Saturday.

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Atty. General: Court’s ruling to try boy as adult is proper

The state Attorney General’s office is arguing to the Superior Court that a lower court’s denying a petition to prosecute an 11-year-old murder suspect as a juvenile was proper.


YSU seeks feedback on strategic plan

Development of a strategic plan designed to take Youngstown State University into 2020 is on track.

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Precinct committee members to appoint new councilman

A new Youngstown City Council 4th Ward member will be appointed Dec. 21.

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Barnes named to first team

Youngstown State wide receiver Dominique Barnes was the lone Penguin named to the first team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference on Monday.

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Korean clash

Border area seen as a recipe for war Associated Press YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea The view


Lame-duck session to start

The Ohio Senate will get back to business this week after a break that has stretched for nearly six months.


Fire department to purchase new gear

The city’s fire department will receive $159,856 from the federal government to purchase new fire gear.


‘A Christmas Open House’ set for this weekend in Salem

“A Christmas Open House” is the theme of Salem’s annual holiday celebration, which will feature several special events Friday and Saturday.


Carlson scores 16 as Rockets romp

Lowellville High girls basketball coach Tony Matisi doesn’t have a senior on his roster and isn’t too concerned about his team offensively.


Falcons, Tigers earn top honors

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Austintown Fitch football players Demitrious Davis and Steve Zaborsky,


Local births

BIRTHS Forum Health Northside Medical Center Shanreka Jones and Ian Thomas, Youngstown, girl,


‘Tea party’ will be trouble on the foreign policy front

Opinion: By Dana H. ALLIN and STEVEN SIMON Los Angeles Times The “tea party” agenda in the midterm


US calls leaking of files a crime

Pentagon unveils security safeguards


Entertainment news in brief

The top 5 concert tours, ranked by average box- office gross per city. Includes the average ticket


Obama to meet with Republican leaders

Associated Press WASHINGTON In the first test of Washington’s new political alignment, President


Local news digest

Campbell mayor’s hearing reset; Man arrested after break-in at bank

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Colombia steps back from US

Opinion: Colombia’s right-of-center President Juan Manuel Santos may have been kidding when he recently said


It wasn’t just Rosa Parks in Montgomery 55 years ago

Opinion: It wasn’t just Rosa Parks in Montgomery 55 years ago By Starita Smith McClatchy-Tribune Dec. 1


Business news in brief

Schwebel honored; Recruiting event; Income-tax seminar


Shows find cash in trash

Associated Press LOS ANGELES Allen Haff has found himself in a precarious position. Armed with a

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Arrest of teens reveals value of neighborhood block watch

Editorial: When local officials gather this evening in Warren for a “Summit on Safety” sponsored by Ohio Sen.


Agenda Wednesday

Boardman Township trustees, special meeting


More than 8M stop using credit cards

Associated Press NEW YORK More than 8 million consumers stopped using credit cards over the past


‘Judas Priest’ singer Rob Halford goes from ‘Living After Midnight’ to ... LIVING after

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com You’ve got another thing coming if you think age is going


Canfield and Austintown police calls

Canfield and Austintown police calls


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks


Dr. Laura shifts to satellite radio

Associated Press NEW YORK Talk-show host Laura Schlessinger won’t stay away from radio very long


A liberal-arts education?

Opinion: The Providence (R.I.) Journal: For decades, encounters with Plato, Shakespeare, the Bible and more


CIA came close to getting Al Qaida leader

Associated Press WASHINGTON The CIA has come closer to capturing or killing Osama bin Laden’s


Tactics used in bomb plot criticized

Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. Some residents of this famously liberal city are unnerved, not


A surreal find: Unknown Picassos surface

Associated Press PARIS A retired French electrician and his wife have come forward with 271


LOTTERY

LOTTERY Monday’s numbers OHIO night DRAWINGS: Pick 36-3-5 Pick 48-4-0-7 Classic Lotto


Mahoning County court filings

Mahoning County court filings


Stocks weighed down by Europe

Associated Press NEW YORK Stocks ended lower Monday on lingering fears that Europe’s debt crisis


This Day in History

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2010. There are 31 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


A sure cure for health care

Opinion: By Ed Feulner Heritage Foundation Ask any 10 voters what motivated them to go to the polls, and


Deer hunters take to the fields on first day

Canton Repository CANTON As daylight broke in a cornfield, Enos Hershberger aimed and fired his


Group seeks to beautify Liberty

By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com liberty Liberty in Bloom grew out of a “can-do”

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Newsmakers

‘Spider-Man’ debut hits a few snags


Stop making excuses; cut jobs

Opinion: Stop making excuses; cut jobs Please continue to write ed- itorials about Mahoning County’s


Manic Cyber Monday

Sales could top $1 billion Associated Press NEW YORK Cyber Monday started as a gimmick to get


National news in brief

Hostages released from high school; Bush appears on Facebook broadcast; Congress delays Medicare cuts; US service members killed by policeman


Report: More Vitamin D is good — but not much more

Associated Press WASHINGTON Got milk? You may need a couple cups more than today’s food labels


Woman escapes after being held captive, raped

By Janice Morse The Cincinnati Enquirer HAMILTON Held captive in a closet for 10 days and


Cutbacks may dismay bird watchers

Associated Press CLEVELAND Reduced operations at two Ohio power plants have fishermen and bird


Court: Highway Patrol not at fault in woman’s death

By James Nash The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS The state won’t have to pay the family of a woman


World news in brief

Italy leader: I throw only dignified parties; Ahmadinejad: Leaks intended for ‘mischief’; Israel: Arabs agree Iran is a danger


Bond set at $2M for suspect in killing of 3 in Columbus

By Jeb Phillips, Stephanie Czekalinski and John Futty Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS The day


Fire death prompts call for more help for the homeless

Associated Press CINCINNATI A man’s death in a weekend fire at a homeless camp prompted


49ers’ long runs stifle Cardinals

Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. Brian Westbrook rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown in place


Oddly enough

Boy’s savings to help rebuild burned fire station in W.Va.; Elderly man is accused of whacking deputy with cane


REUNIONS

Chaney High School January and June Classes of 1946 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at


Browns admit luck was on their sideline

Eric Mangini’s face was drained and strangely expressionless, hardly what you would expect from a winning coach.


Devils honor Burns

Associated Press MONTREAL Pat Burns, who coached the New Jersey Devils to the 2003 Stanley Cup


Streaking Pens down Rangers for 7th straight

Associated Press NEW YORK Sidney Crosby extended his point streak to 13 games and the Pittsburgh


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