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Another plea in Lawrence County housing fraud case

A New Castle man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court over his role in a scheme to defraud a nonprofit housing agency, the U.S. attorney’s office said.


Howland's Heinemann shoots deciding goal

By JON MOFFETT jmoffett@vindy.com Canfield Scott Heinemann watched as his shot sailed into the


Mooney girls top Lakeview 2-1 in soccer final

By DOUG CHAPIN sports@vindy.com CORTLAND After an absence of one year, the Cardinal Mooney


Ursuline completes 10-0 season behind Teague

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com akron With the top overall seed in Division V, Region 17


Salem falls in Division II volleyball

By JIM FLICK sports@vindy.com BOARDMAN The Salem volleyball squad fought hard until the end,


11 new citizens in Valley

Eleven people became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony Thursday with Judge Beth A. Smith of Mahoning County Domestic Relations Court presiding.


Wellsville beats Columbiana in Div. IV volleyball

By Pete Mollica sports@vindy.com LISBON Wellsville High volleyball coach Dan McKinstry is no


Girard volleyball falls in district final

By Greg Gulas sports@vindy.com SALEM The Waterloo Vikings are firm believers in taking care of


Commission: Halliburton tests before explosion showed cement unstable

Tests performed before the deadly blowout of BP's oil well in the Gulf of Mexico should have raised doubts about the cement used to seal the well, but the company and its cementing contractor used it anyway, investigators with the president's oil spill commission said Thursday.


Melvin Dixon found guilty of 2006 murder

Melvin Dixon found guilty of 2006 murder

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Teen-age girls executed by al-Qaida operatives

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The two accused spies died amid a fusillade of bullets from a firing squad organized by a hardline Islamist militia.


Youngstown police seek details in homicide case

YOUNGSTOWN Police are investigating the shooting death of a Youngstown man on the South Side.


Independent candidate withdraws from Ohio 64th District race

Independent candidate withdraws from Ohio 64th District race


Ohio man charged in 1991 killing of employer

Ohio man charged in 1991 killing of employer


Microsoft's Ballmer hypes smart phone, browser

Microsoft's Ballmer hypes smart phone, browser


Actor James MacArthur of original 'Hawaii Five-O' dies at 72

Actor James MacArthur of 'Hawaii Five-O' dies at 72


Prosecutor: Focus on collar bomb defendants' words

Prosecutor: Focus on collar bomb defendants' words


Mistrial declared in NYC radio newsman’s death

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the murder trial of a New York City teenager


Indonesia tsunami death toll exceeds 370

Indonesia tsunami death toll exceeds 370


Total U.S. intelligence bill tops $80B

Total U.S. intelligence bill tops $80B


Youngstown cops planning checks for valid driver's licenses

Youngstown cops planning checks for valid driver's licenses


Mahoning commissioners approve $1.5M for first phase for Poland Twp. sewers

Mahoning commissioners approve $1.5M for Poland Twp. sewers


Ohio attorney general, Craigslist, target online scammers

Ohio attorney general, Craigslist, target online scammers


Are texting and Facebook worse for teens than TV?

Are texting and Facebook worse for teens than TV?


About the Series

Most of you, there is no doubt, would not have liked Bob, Greg or Anthony. Truth is, they would not have liked you, either, except if you were a means toward feeding their drug habit.

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Fired corrections officer pleads innocent to drug charge

WARREN Sarah L. Graham, a 23-year-old corrections officer at the Trumbull County jail who was


CDC panel: Teens need another meningitis shot

CDC panel: Teens need another meningitis shot


Police: Man likely shot himself while sleepwalking

Police: Man likely shot himself while sleepwalking


Longest snake living in captivity dies in Columbus zoo

Longest snake living in captivity dies in Ohio zoo


Pa. couple blames bagel for positive drug test, sues

Pa. couple blames bagel for positive drug test, sues


Cleveland transit cruiser hydroplanes, hits 2 cars

Cleveland transit cruiser hydroplanes, hits 2 cars


AP Survey: Painfully slow economic gains forecast for 2011

AP Survey: Painfully slow economic gains forecast for 2011


Injuries cut short Ohio pumpkin smash-and-slide

Injuries cut short Ohio pumpkin smash-and-slide


Cincy woman charged with giving kids drugs

Cincy woman charged with giving kids drugs


Unemployment claims drop sharply to 434K

Unemployment claims drop sharply to 434K


Wedding omission


YWCA is offering career workshop


Prayer breakfast set

Prayer breakfast set YOUNGSTOWN Jerusalem Baptist Church, 2003 Wilson Ave., will host a prayer


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: His wife became a social butterfly

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My wife and I have been together for 13 years,


HELOISE: Cold water cuts soap residue

Dear Heloise: My daughter taught me something the other day. When rinsing out a shampoo bottle or


Boy Scouts to participate in merit badge program

CANFIELD Camp Stambaugh, 3712 Leffingwell Road, will be the setting for a “Historical Merit Badge


Things don’t get easier as Northern Iowa awaits

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The YSU football team has lost nine straight games


WWII veterans reunited after 60-plus years

By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com BOARDMAN Charlie Butler’s leadership abilities and character

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Jurors convict man of 15th DUI

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN A repeat drunken-driving offender will be sentenced the

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Fitch advances to D1 district final against Howland

Fitch defeats Canfield to advance to Division I district final against Howland By John Bassetti

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Youngstown State's green status improving

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN Youngstown State University is getting greener


Sekac’s play inspires Phantoms

By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com BOARDMAN A very short bench contributed to last weekend’s


Howland advances to final in Div. I

By Doug Chapin sports@vindy.com HOWLAND Two weeks ago the Poland High girls soccer team ended


$8M breast-care center at St. E’s fulfills doctor’s promise to wife

By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com youngstown Seventeen years ago, Dr. Rashid Abdu’s wife died

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Trumbull jail officer indicted on drug charges

Staff report WARREN Sarah L. Graham, a Trumbull County corrections officer since June 2006, has

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Badger beats Ursuline, keeps record unbeaten

By JIM flick sports@vindy.com GIRARD The Badger High soccer team remained undefeated and


Prep Soccer roundup | Results from Wednesday’s other games

DIVISION II Cardinal Mooney 4, Liberty 0 LIBERTY Senior Ryan Yavorsky scored three goals to


YSU committee to develop new diversity plan of action

YSU committee to develop new diversity plan of action By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com

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Officials mull demolishing Austintown Middle School

By kristine gill kgill@vindy.com austintown Lack of interest in the old Austintown Middle

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Struthers seeks situational-distress status

Staff report struthers The city has reapplied for situational-distress status with the Ohio


Confronting crime

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray addresses the crowd at Wednesday's Safety Summit at St. Dominic Church, which has lost two parishioners this year to violence in the neighborhood. A multi-pronged plan to make the city safer was outlined by officials.

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Tax cuts for rich must expire

Opinion: By Jacob S. HACKER and PAUL PIERSON Los Angeles Times The richest 0.1 percent of Americans have


Dems sing same old tax song

Opinion: Classic songs from years past are sometimes referred to as “golden oldies.” There are political


Iran a kinder, gentler nation? Afghanistan’s head thinks so

Editorial: President Hamid Karzai’s cavA- lier attitude toward the Islamic Republic of Iran reflects either a


LeBron who? Cavs beat Boston in opener

Associated Press CLEVELAND For one night, losing LeBron didn’t hurt so bad. After nearly four


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .62, 21.28 .28 Avalon


Clinton can win in 2012

Opinion: By Bogdan Kipling McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON The latest buzz flitting among the Georgetown


Kraftmaid to lay off 145 workers

Kraftmaid to lay off 145 workers MIDDLEFIELD Cabinet maker Kraftmaid will lay off 145 employees


Tampa Bay pulls away in third period to beat Pens

Associated Press TAMPA, FLA. Martin St. Louis scored the tie-breaking goal early in the third


bridge

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Brilex acquires Taylor Winfield

By GRACE WYLER gwyler@vindy.com youngstown Brilex Industries, one of Youngstown’s fastest-


Prosecution witnesses testify in murder trial

By John W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The second day of testimony in a murder


Suite D’s and Guitar Bomb: a match made for Halloween

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Rock historians aside, not many people know that funk


Obama gets tough questions from Stewart on ‘Daily Show’

McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON An appearance on “The Daily Show” offered President Barack Obama


Ohio’s top court rejects appeal for pharmacist

By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Ohio Supreme Court has refused to

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TV ads, attention spans shrink

Associated Press NEW YORK And now, a word from our sponsors. A very brief word. TV commercials


New Castle company guilty of fraud

Staff report pittsburgh A New Castle, Pa., company specializing in providing appraisal services


New MySpace narrows focus to entertainment

Associated Press NEW YORK MySpace, the online social hub that’s been fighting to stay relevant


oddly enough

oddly enough NC candidate supports troops: Flier shows Germans RALEIGH, N.C. A North Carolina


McGloin anxious for game action

Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, PA. Penn State quarterback Matt McGloin has never lacked for


CD RATES

CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.


Warren man killed on I-80 in Pa.

Warren man killed on I-80 in Pa. mercer, pa. A Trumbull County man was killed at 2:36 a.m.


Massive storm brings 2nd day of rain and wind

Associated Press VALE, N.C. Yolanda Corona prayed she wouldn’t die. She was watching


Bob Dylan marches to his own beat

By Jim Abbott Orlando Sentinel “An artist has to be careful never to really arrive at a place


Sure of big gains, Republicans ready their agenda

Associated Press WASHINGTON Republican leaders, ever more confident of their chances of winning


birthdays

birthdays Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 83. Country musician Charlie Daniels is 74. Actress Jane


Time change

Time change YOUNGSTOWN Cardinal Mooney’s varsity football game against Cincinnati Moeller on


Pickle juice to the rescue

Q. I experienced leg cramps that started in my toes and went up almost to my diaphragm. I tried


Obama gets tough questions from Stewart on ‘Daily Show’

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama apparently thinks politics is no laughing


UFE procedure

UFE procedure Sharon, Pa. Sharon Regional Health System now offers an innovative uterine fibroid


Bad Boys owner of Boardman gets two-year prison sentence

Staff report WARREN Troy Keslar, the 29-year-old Boardman man who owns Bad Boys Toys on Belmont


Feeling tired can threaten your health

Feeling tired can threaten your health Chicago Tribune For many of us, exhaus- tion is a fact of


Woman proclaims innocence in Erie collar-bomb death

Associated Press ERIE, Pa. A Pennsylvania woman accused of helping plan a heist that ended with


AUDITIONS

AUDITIONS ACTORS “Who Will Wipe My Tears Away,SDRq No Greater Love Christian Center, 3121 Market


San Francisco treat: Giants shell Rangers’ ace Cliff Lee in opener

Associated Press SAN FRancisco The San Francisco Giants turned the World Series opener into an


MarketWatch

MarketWatch TEL AVIV The social network MySpace relaunched its site Wednesday in an effort to


Lending on full automatic

Opinion: Seattle Times: Sloppy, greedy mortgage lenders helped inflate the housing bubble of the Great


newsmakers

newsmakers Cameron will make 2 ‘Avatar’ sequels LOS ANGELES James Cameron will start writing


East Palestine theater brings ‘Sweeney Todd’ to the stage

Staff report EAST PALESTINE East Palestine Community Theater’s production of “Sweeney Todd: The


34west goes jungle in detective spoof

Staff report Columbiana Was it the washed-up British safari hunter, or could it have been the


US security rules trigger debate

US security rules trigger debate LONDON European officials accused the United States of


Tropidelic looks to build on VexFest performance

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Even though rock ’n’ reggae act Tropidelic has been


New This Week

New This Week Buried (R) A civilian worker in Iraq is buried alive in a box for a terror


Agenda Friday

Agenda Friday Youngstown school board, executive session, 4:30 p.m., board caucus room. No formal


City cops probe West Side shooting

youngstown A man was shot on the city’s West Side shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday. His injuries


Years Ago

Today is Thursday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2010. There are 64 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


BIRTHS

BIRTHS ST. JOSEPH HEALTH CENTER Brian and Holly Smallsreed, Southington, boy, Oct. 25. Adam


Trans-Siberian Orchestra Christmas rockers are branching out

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Imagine if Don Draper, the fictional advertising whiz


Weight program

Weight program BOARDMAN Registered dietitians from Humility of Mary Health Partners and staff of


Humphries has a right to speak

Opinion: Humphries has a right to speak The over reactions to Tom Humphries, president of the Youngstown-


Buckeyes are hurting in the secondary

Associated Press COLUMBUS The secondary is of primary concern for No. 10 Ohio State. Down


Mahoning County Court filings

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Marcus A. Moore, 27, of 3634 Arden Blvd., Youngstown,


Durable-goods orders rise

Associated Press WASHINGTON A surge in demand for commercial aircraft lifted orders for big-


Trick-or-treat and other Halloween events

A list of trick-or-treat hours and other Halloween events as submitted to The Vindicator: MAHONING


Outlaws — and in-laws — gather in Struthers

There’s a good story about how Chicago singer Taylor Smith became one of the opening acts for


Poland and Boardman police calls

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Poland and Boardman townships: POLAND


NIGHTLIFE

Aces Wild Wings, 277 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman; 330-758-8404 Fri: Pirates of the Burning


The Outlaws: Pioneers of country rock keep it old-school for their longtime fans

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Outlaws singer Henry Paul has been around the world


Hillary should stay at State

Opinion: By Nicholas L. CAIN McClatchy-Tribune CLAREMONT, Calif. With President Obama’s polling numbers


Steelers get ready for Brees, Saints

Associated Press PITTSBURGH This is one week where the Pittsburgh Steelers are truly convinced


Where to go

Thursday music New Wine Band (Christian originals), 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., The Atmosphere Cafe, 815


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