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Youngstown may dish out $500K to void Covelli food pact
Youngstown may dish out $500K to void Covelli food pact
Judge lifts freeze on Mahoning County woman's accounts
Judge lifts freeze on Mahoning County woman's accounts
Parents discuss Youngstown high school reorganization plan
Parents discuss Youngstown high school reorganization plan
Warren G. Harding team takes top spot in regional robotics competition
Warren G. Harding team takes top spot in regional robotics competition
Friend: Men who fell from bus ‘goofing around’
BOSTON (AP) — A woman who was on a bus returning to Massachusetts from a New Hampshire brew pub tour
Suspects in assaults of Texas girl appear in court
Suspects in assaults of Texas girl appear in court LIBERTY, Texas (AP) — Three of the 19 people
Crews recover W.Va. angler’s body, 2 still missing
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Searchers have found the body of one of three fishermen missing since their
Effort seeks to help schools prevent sex violence
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden says a nation that prides itself on fighting the abuse
3 Pa. girls charged with fight posted on Facebook
SOMERSET, Pa. (AP) — Three teenage girls in western Pennsylvania have been charged with aggravated
Crews race to beat winds at Colorado wildfire
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Crews fighting a Colorado wildfire are trying to get control of a blaze
Man robs IHOP workers of $600
BOARDMAN Police are searching for the man who robbed two employees of a local restaurant at
Feds call on industry to repair aging pipelines
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Federal transportation officials are calling on pipeline companies to speed up
Tests performed on Gulf fail-safe device defended
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — An investigator who examined the safety device that failed to prevent last
Stocks edge higher
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher in midday trading Monday at the start of the last full week
Southwest to cancel 70 flights for inspections
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines expected to cancel 70 more flights, or 2 percent of its Monday
Bonds trial delayed by sick juror
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Testimony in the Barry Bonds perjury trial has been postponed until at least
NASA delays next space shuttle launch by 1 1/2 weeks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA is delaying its next space shuttle flight — the last voyage of
Flight ends in minutes, returns to New Orleans airport
KENNER, La. (AP) — A United Air Lines flight from New Orleans to San Francisco returned to the New
NYC, Craigslist team up to out ‘worst’ landlords
NEW YORK (AP) — Renters in New York City now have a leg up on lousy landlords as they peruse
Search resumes for human remains at NY beach
OAK BEACH, N.Y. (AP) — Investigators have resumed their search of a remote New York beach area for
Two community meetings scheduled on Youngstown school revitalization plan
YOUNGSTOWN The city schools will conduct two community meetings to discuss the revitalization plan
Crews resume search for boaters in New River
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is reducing the New River’s flow to aid in
Stocks opening higher amid fresh round of deals
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising in early trading following a new round of corporate deals.
Cleveland City Hall April Fools’ joker released
CLEVELAND (AP) — A Cleveland City Hall secretary who caused an April Fools’ scare by telling her
Banks, credit-card issuers warn of email breach
NEW YORK (AP) — With the possible theft of millions of consumer email addresses from an advertising
Texas pastor charged in wife’s shooting death
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A pastor and a member of his church have been charged in the shooting
Funeral for Ohio woman found dead in septic system
LOGAN, Ohio (AP) — A kidnapped Ohio woman will be laid to rest nearly a week after her body was
Search for radiation leak turns desperate in Japan
TOKYO (AP) - Workers used a milky bath-water dye today as they frantically tried to trace the path
Memorial to 3 slain Pittsburgh officers unveiled
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A memorial honoring three Pittsburgh police officers slain answering a call will
Prisoner killed in fight at Pa. prison
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An inmate is dead following a fight at a county prison in southwestern
WORTH A LOOK | Events are open to the public
AUCTIONS St. Joseph the Provider Church, 633 Porter Ave., Campbell, will have a basket auction
St. John’s will host Russian Easterfest
St. John’s will host Russian Easterfest CAMPBELL St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 301
Bakers have recipes for success
CANFIELD The third annual White House Fruit Farm Apple Dessert Recipe Contest took place March 26
ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Roomies need to work out issues
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I am a 22-year-old college student living on a fixed
HELOISE: How to clean shower curtains
Dear Heloise: I’ve been looking for the hint on how to launder a shower curtain. I recall it
Jennie-O recalls turkey burgers
Jennie-O Turkey Store in Willmar has recalled nearly 55,000 pounds of frozen, raw turkey burgers.
Police seek suspect in purse snatching at North Side post office
YOUNGSTOWN Police are still looking for the man who snatched the purse from an elderly woman’s
Clean sweep for Lambert’s ‘House’
Taylor Swift captured entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night.
Uncle Sam gives income-tax filers 3-day extension
The IRS wants people to know they will get a little more time to file their income tax returns this year.
YSU official: Closing of deck will cause ‘inconvenience’
Major renovations to the M-2 Lincoln Avenue parking deck at Youngstown State University will begin April 18.
Struthers officials discuss bills that would affect utilities
City council was ready to help fight against a bill that would eliminate a requirement for utilities to notify the public of any proposed rate increases.
Autistic students in Valley find use of iPads enriching find iPads enriching
Curtis Bevly and Chris Blair pore over their iPads, barely glancing up when someone enters the room.
Ohio to mark war’s anniversary
Ohio will go all-out to observe the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, even though no major battle was fought here.
Recovered Adams ready
After a surprising showing in Saturday’s scrimmage, YSU tight end Nate Adams got his first chance to talk about himself.
Extended exhibit provides inspiration
Tucked away like a favorite book, the Butler Institute of American Art-Trumbull is a wonderful addition to Trumbull County’s aesthetic beauty.
Warren marks Greek holiday
The city’s Greek community views the annual celebration of Greek Independence Day as an emotional time of remembrance.
The Unlikelies: UConn, Butler play for it all tonight
UConn, Butler play for it all tonight Associated Press HOUSTON Butler coach Brad Stevens
Notre Dame upsets UConn 72-63, heads to title game
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Even Maya Moore’s magic wasn’t enough for Connecticut this time. Skylar
Triple-play Indians roll to first win of the season
Justin Masterson yelled out two and got three outs.
Mill Creek MetroParks Farm sponsors animal baby shower
Mahoning County’s 700 farms produce 469,766 pounds of berries each year and more than 5 million pounds of apples and peaches.
Prep roundup | Sunday's games
Baseball Mooney 3, Springfield 2 STRUTHERS Boo Vazquez (1-0-) relieved starter Dan Reese to
Tough times strike bowling
Chris Hood enjoys some bowling at Kay Lanes in Girard. The long-time business is closing after several years of struggle in a sluggish economy.
Harvick does it again
Kevin Harvick overcame an ill-handling car to charge to the front, pass Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the lead and hold on to win Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway.
Experts hope polymer will stop nuclear leak
Engineers pinned their hopes on chemicals, sawdust and shredded newspaper to stop highly radioactive water pouring into the ocean from Japan’s tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant Sunday.
Gadhafi envoy in Europe to seek an end to crisis
An envoy of Moammar Gadhafi told Greece’s prime minister Sunday that the Libyan leader was seeking a way out of his country’s crisis.
Southwest Airlines cancels 600 flights over the weekend
Southwest Airlines canceled about 600 flights this weekend as the airline continues its inspection of 79 of its Boeing 737 aircraft, in the aftermath of an emergency landing of one of its planes on Friday.
Heart-valve replacement device shows promise in elderly patients
A long-awaited study suggests that many people with a bad aortic valve, the heart’s main gate, can avoid open-heart surgery and have a new one placed through a tube in an artery instead.
Boehner wants to pass cuts with GOP alone
Sometimes in politics and legislation, whether you win is less important than how you win.
Government appeals health-care ruling
The government’s 62-page motion filed Friday to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals argued that Congress had the power to enact the overhaul’s minimum coverage requirements.
Quran protests spread to turbulent Afghan east
Demonstrators battled police in southern Afghanistan’s main city Sunday and took to the streets in the turbulent east.
ODDLY ENOUGH | Citation over front-yard toilet planter is dismissed
An eastern Tennessee man has won what became the battle of the bowl when the city cited his front-yard toilet planter as rubbish.
U.S. & WORLD NEWS DIGEST | Thousands watch online as eagles hatch in Iowa
A live video feed from northeast Iowa with a bird’s- eye view of eagle eggs hatching has attracted more than 100,000 followers.
METRO DIGEST | Teacher to explore Valley theater lore
Art Byrd will give a presentation on the history of local movie theaters and how modern filmmaking is changing at 6:30 p.m. April 14 at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library.
Years Ago
Today is Monday, April 4, the 94th day of 2011. There are 271 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Go after tax cheats
Opinion: By Carl Gibson OtherWords Like many Americans in their early 20s, I work four part-time jobs and
Reflecting on the last battle Martin Luther King Jr. fought
Opinion: Reflecting on the last battle Martin Luther King Jr. fought April 4, 1968: Dr. Martin Lu- ther
NEWSMAKERS | Comedy ‘Hop’ skips to box-office lead
The Easter Bunny has hopped into the top spot at the weekend box office.
VIDEO GAME REVIEW | ‘CRYSIS 2’
The first-person shooter game that brought home PCs to their knees with its demanding hardware specifications has a new installment for platform play.
A sign of our times: ‘Blight’
Opinion: WASHINGTON A dialectic of judicial deference and political arrogance is on display in St. Louis.
Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer?
Opinion: By Steven R. CUNNINGHAM McClatchy-Tribune One of the most enduring economic myths in our society
Arizona election experiment
Opinion: Arizona election experiment Los Angeles Times: The Supreme Court seems poised to overturn a modest
The top-five concert tours, ranked by average box-office gross per city
The top-five concert tours, ranked by average box-office gross per city. Includes the average ticket price for shows in North America.
BUSINESS NEWS DIGEST | ‘Crash tax’ targets out-of-towners
Out-of-towners would be wise to drive carefully when passing through Fraser, a suburb about 15 miles northeast of Detroit.
There’s no good reason for a drug to go from $10 to $1,500
Editorial: If ever there were a perfect snap- shot of dysfunction in modern American medicine, it would appear
Cirque de la Symphonie Acrobats, jugglers, more combine with symphony
Bill Allen had a notion that the artistry of cirque performance would merge well with a symphony orchestra.
See past emotion of debate
Opinion: Tony Garza, the former U.S. ambassador to Mexico, has the best explanation I’ve heard about why our
Sheen takes Chicago stage after Detroit failure
After being heckled and booed in Detroit, Charlie Sheen changed up his road show for his second stop.
Burnside boxers win in Brookpark
Staff report BrookPark Burnside Boxing fighters Josh Rosenberger, Wesley Triplett and Shawn Edge
NTSB: Jet had pre-existing fatigue
Southwest Airlines mechanics were working Sunday to cut out a section of ruptured fuselage from a Boeing 737-300 that was forced to make an emergency landing at a southwestern Arizona military base.
Lefty wins Houston Open; Stacy Lewis wins LPGA Kraft Nabisco
Phil Mickelson won the Houston Open on Sunday to jump to No. 3 in the world heading into his Masters title defense.
Pirates rally in the ninth to defeat the Cubbies
Neil Walker just kept coming around third and with a hard slide he capped a two-run rally in the ninth inning against Cubs closer Carlos Marmol that sent the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory Sunday.
Trumbull County court filings
COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Tyler E. Furrie, 26, of 129 Northgate Drive NE,
Agenda Tuesday
Agenda Tuesday Ellsworth Township Zoning Commission, workshop, 7 p.m., township administration
Aggies defenders stampede Cardinal
TOP-SEED TURVY Aggie defenders stampede Cardinal Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Texas A&M’s
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS | Swizzle Stick day at Daffin’s Candies
Daffin’s Candies will have its annual open house and Swizzle Stick Sunday on April 10 at the company’s factory at 7 Spearman Ave.
Walgreens’ e-mails accessed without permission
Drugstore chain Walgreens said a marketing and communications vendor that it uses, Epsilon, has informed the company about unauthorized access to its customers’ e-mail addresses.
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