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Warren police seek missing 16-year-old girl
WARREN Police are asking the public to contact the Warren Police Department if they know the
Judge: Jail for driver in fatal Utah bus crash
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A tour bus driver will spend less than a year in a county jail for an accident
23-member committee to search for UA president
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Board of Regents has appointed a 23-member committee for a national
US rep’s top aide cited for failing to report $54K
ATLANTA (AP) — The House Ethics Committee has sanctioned the chief of staff to Democratic U.S. Rep.
Proposed track/slot center would move from Vienna to North Jackson
NORTH JACKSON — A company proposing a $300 million horse racetrack with slot machines and
Jury convicts 5 officers in post-Katrina shootings
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal jury has convicted five current or former police officers of civil
Concerned citizen interrupts robbery
YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown police are investigating the reported robbery of an “extremely intoxicated”
New lava flow oozes from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
HONOLULU (AP) — Scientists say a new lava flow has broken out at Kilauea, a volcano that has been
Four years in prison for embezzler Adair
Youngstown Scott Adair, convicted of embezzling $1.3 million from Southwind Trucking Inc., was led
Man held in jail for death of wife
YOUNGSTOWN A 55-year-old Knapp Avenue man is being held in the Mahoning County jail on a $25,000
Rupert-Orr wedding planned in Columbiana
Kent and Jayne Rupert of New Springfield and Dennis and Lucille Orr of Canfield are announcing the
Miss Tamulonis, Daniel Wysmier to wed in Chicago
BOARDMAN Dr. Donald and Susan Tamulonis of Boardman are announcing the engagement and coming
Allen-Kamerer wedding planned for Sept. 17
AUSTINTOWN William and Shawn Anderson of Austintown and Rodney Allen of New Springfield and Bonnie
Melanie Noble, Stanley Fannin II to wed in Sept.
Melanie Noble of Poland and Stanley Fannin II of Youngstown are announcing their engagement and
CLUB CALENDAR
ATHLETIC GROUPS McDonald Baseball Association will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday in the community room at
Cat, dog adoptions half off today, tomorrow
Cat, dog adoptions half off today, tomorrow CANFIELD Angels for Animals, 4959 W. South Range
All eyes on Dow after 513-point drop
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Debt-ceiling deal? Compromise. Domestic
New faces, same expectations for YSU football
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Last summer, the YSU football team got one transfer
Fiscal panel begins work to rescue Liberty schools
By Robert Guttersohn rguttersohn@vindy.com Liberty The Ohio Department of Education on
Agency on aging proposes 1-mill levy
Wednesday is deadline to put issue on fall ballot By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com
Boy, 15, charged in killing of teen
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Police have in custody a 15-year-old boy
Thousands compete in AKC events in Canfield
Thousands compete in AKC events at fairgrounds all weekend By CHRISTINE KEELING
Dumping, other problems come into full focus
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Nine cameras installed throughout the city to
Scrappers shutout Yankees
By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com NILES For five innings at Eastwood Field on Thursday,
Youngstown man gets 5 years in prison for assault on cop
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A city man will serve five years in prison
Brewer leaves YSU hoops
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Tre Brewer finished this basketball season as an
State to award funds to 2 Valley concerns
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Ohio Department of Development will
Youngstown mayor to department heads: Communicate with me
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN At the end of his first board of control
Agenda Saturday
Agenda Saturday Liberty Township Neighborhood Watch, 12:30 p.m., township administration
birthdays
birthdays Bassist Rick Huxley of The Dave Clark Five is 71. Actress Loni Anderson is 66. Actress
B-17 tour stop in Valley offers historic flight experiences
1st Lt. Richard Ames of Poland stands in front of the World War II-era B-17 bomber that is at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna for ground and air tours through Sunday. Ames flew in B-17s in 33 missions during the war.
2 charged with buying meth-making ingredient
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Canfield Two out-of-towners remain in jail after they were
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v Party on the Plaza, 8 p.m.: The Kellys, preceded by Jordan DePaul
Browns’ top pick makes debut
Associated Press BEREA No. 1 draft pick Phil Taylor made his much-awaited debut at the Cleveland
Traffic jam on 224
Traffic jam on 224 BOARDMAN A portion of one of the busiest roads in Mahoning County was closed
Youngstown woman is charged with assault
Special to The Vindicator STATE COLLEGE, Pa. A woman who was wanted on a warrant in Ohio is in
Williams leaves city stable
Opinion: When Jay Williams resigned as Youngstown mayor, what did he leave behind for Charles Sammarone, his
Death Cab rocks out on new album
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Before the recent release of Death Cab for Cutie’s eighth
Scott has 62, Tiger 68 at Bridgestone
Associated Press AKRON Tiger Woods appeared to face a big test Thursday in his return to golf.
GM doubles 2nd-quarter profit
Associated Press DETROIT After years of big discounts, GM is charging customers more for its
Wall Street plunge could worsen economy’s woes
By PAUL WISEMAN and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writers WASHINGTON The two-week plunge
Panel OKs heating-system pact for Oakhill
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County Building Commission
Edwards decides to stay put
Associated Press Carl Edwards spurned an offer from Joe Gibbs Racing, and signed a multi-year
Cubs complete 4-game sweep of Bucs
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Carlos Pena hit one of Chicago’s three home runs and walked with
Colon happy to be back
Associated Press LATROBE, Pa. Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin turned toward practice field
Jobless applications drop to 400,000
Associated Press WASHINGTON The number of people seeking unemployment benefits dipped last week,
F-16s intercept plane during Obama visit
F-16s intercept plane during Obama visit SOUTH BARRINGTON, Ill. Two F-16 fighter jets
USDA explains delay in recall of ground turkey
Associated Press WASHINGTON The first sickness was in March and the first signs of a salmonella
Tribe, Masterson top Bosox
Associated Press BOSTON Justin Masterson struck out nine and again beat his former team, Carlos
Years Ago
Today is Friday, Aug. 5, the 217th day of 2011. There are 148 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Surplus clothing
Surplus clothing Simon Road Church of God, 4750 Simon Road, Boardman, clothing giveaway from 10
Ex-employee charged with felony robbery
Staff report HOWLAND A former female employee of Dunkin’ Donuts, 1501 Niles Cortland Road, faces
Profiles in sleaze and courage
Opinion: Profiles in sleaze and courage Los Angeles Times: It is often said, and usually supported by
Ohio State officials recall ‘JT’ bands
Combined dispatches Ohio State issued a recall on “JT” wristbands Wednesday night, hours after
Reid: Deal reached to end FAA shutdown
Associated Press WASHINGTON Congress has reached a bipartisan compromise to end a two-week
Lewis will miss telethon
Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. Comedian Jerry Lewis is no longer serving as the Muscular
America’s poor are not really poor
Opinion: If there were a contest for the most misleading words used in politics, “poverty” should be one of
Military funding at risk in tough times
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Pentagon got nearly everything it asked for during a decade of
Borel will be aboard Infrattini
By Bill Mooney sports@vindy.com CHESTER, W. VA. Among the jockeys venturing in for Saturday’s
Retailers report solid gains in sales for July
Associated Press NEW YORK The back-to-school season got off to a strong start as discounts and
Polygamist leader guilty of sex crimes
Associated Press SAN ANGELO, Texas A Texas jury convicted polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs
Congress again demonstrates the high cost of gridlock
Editorial: A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money is a phrase attributed to
Concrete lab denies faking test results
Concrete lab denies faking test results NEW YORK A concrete-testing laboratory faked results for
Man hired for Canfield city manager files lawsuit
Staff report Canfield The man hired briefly in 2009 as Canfield’s city manager has sued the city
Underage marriage common
Opinion: By Gulnur Ragifgizi Institute for War & Peace Reporting BAKU, Azerbaijan Two years ago,
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .62, 21.29 —.49 Avalon
GOP jobs program
Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Attention jobless Americans! If you’re among the millions of long-
Debt-ceiling deal doesn’t end battles
Opinion: In the end, President Barack Obama got his longer debt-ceiling extension, and tea party Republicans
Young love has no chance
Opinion: By Sayed Wahed Hashemi Institute for War & Peace Reporting HERAT, Afghanistan Ali Ahmad, 19,
Man shot during family argument in Brookfield
Staff report BROOKFIELD A 21-year-old Syme Street man was treated Wednesday night for a gunshot
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