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Baylor QB Griffin wins Heisman trophy

Baylor QB Griffin wins Heisman trophy.


No. 13 OSU women win easily 84-41

No. 13 OSU women win easility 84-41


Police charge Pa. priest with possession of child porn

Police charge Pa. priest with possession of child porn


Prisoner art displayed at defender's Ohio offices

Prisoner art displayed at defender's Ohio offices


2,080 lashes for Saudi man who raped his daughter

2,080 lashes for Saudi man who raped his daughter


Indiana stuns No. 1 Kentucky at the buzzer

Indiana stuns No. 1 Kentucky at the buzzer


EEOC in town Friday to hear complaints

EEOC in town Friday to hear complaints


Expert: 'Panther' spotted in Ohio likely a big house cat

Expert: 'Panther' spotted in Ohio likely a big house cat


Ministerial alliance accepting nominations for Rev. Elizabeth Powell Award

Ministerial alliance accepting nominations for Rev. Elizabeth Powell Award


Ohio officer won't face charges in fatal shooting

Ohio officer won't face charges in fatal shooting


Without Sullinger, OSU men fall to Kansas

Without Sullinger, OSU men fall to Kansas


Final death toll from melon listeria outbreak: 30

Final death toll from melon listeria outbreak: 30


Mount Union advances to seventh straight Division III final

Mount Union advances to seventh straight Division III final.


Calif. parents asked man to beat their son

Calif. parents asked man to beat their son


Brawl mars Xavier- Cincy men's basketball game

Brawl mars Xavier-Cincy men's basketball game


YMTA awards annual music scholarships


You can help with gifts for mothers


Animal Welfare group schedules open house

Animal Welfare group schedules open house LORDSTOWN Animal Welfare Shelter, 545 Brunstetter Road


Tease photo

Ayana Durden is crowned Miss Cinderella at 2011 ball

BOARDMAN The Junior Civic League had its 56th Annual Cinderella Ball on Nov. 25 at Mr. Anthony’s

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Loew on Pavlik: ‘It’s sad in the way it ended’

In an interview with WFMJ Channel 21 sports, Jack Loew on Friday officially announced that he and former middleweight boxing champion Kelly Pavlik have severed ties.


Drilling deal expected in mere days

Negotiations between the Associated Landowners of the Ohio Valley and an oil and gas driller could be completed “in a matter of days.”


Marquee effort to save Playhouse puts board president Becker in the limelight

By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN When the Youngstown Playhouse was faced with


Teachers get donated school supplies

By Christine keeling ckeeling@vindy.com austintown District educators were delighted with a


Canfield students, staff excel in roles as angels

By christine Keeling ckeeling@vindy.com canfield Brand-new bicycles and gift bags joined the


CSB manager suspended over child-rape case

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Trumbull County Children Services suspended a superviser,


Tigers roar in rivalry

By LOWELL SPENCER sports@vindy.com BEAVER TOWNSHIP Friday’s Springfield-South Range boys


LaBrae rallies after half to take bite out of Bulldogs

By John Bassetti bassetti@vindy.com POLAND It was too good a game for this early in the


Occupy campers, city plan to keep talking

By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Members of Occupy Youngstown want to set


Cycle Supply revs up drive for kids in hospital

By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com BOARDMAN Megan Stevens was so thankful for her healthy


Program at Youngstown school unites kids, toys and books

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown Aaronay Agee, 6, leafed through the pages of


Supreme Court panel probes administrator, lawyer in Austintown

Staff report Austintown Township Administrator Michael Dockry is under review by the Supreme


Howland offense, defense too much for Campbell

By BRANDON JUDEH sports@vindy.com HOWLAND A relentless full-court press by the Howland High


Sam’s Club representatives see first hand the benefits of program

Staff report Youngstown With cupcakes in hand, Rachel Bell and Kathy Stinson of the Boardman


Big run powers YSU over Ohio

Staff report ATHENS The Youngstown State women’s basketball team went on a 20-5 run early in the


YCS, Adams hold on against Mooney

By GREG GULAS sports@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Christian boys basketball team


Plans for YBI expansion move forward

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Business Incubator is moving forward quickly with


GOING BACK IN TIME

By LINDA M. LINONIS religion@vindy.com hubbard A faith-based and family-friendly experience


GED testing offered

GED testing offered Youngstown Official GED testing will be at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday


YSU students place second in Green Energy Challenge

Staff report youngstown Six Youngstown State University students placed second nationally in


Hundreds of wish lists for kids remain unfilled

Candy Fritsch, a Salvation Army envoy, reviews families in need. Each page in the books on her lap and at her side represents one needy family who will be helped through the organization’s Angel Giving Tree program.


Officials try to remedy shortage of substitute teachers

Staff report Grove city, pa. A shortage in substitutes with Pennsylvania certification has


Shurmur defends handling of McCoy

Associated Press BEREA Browns coach Pat Shurmur strongly defended his team’s handling of Colt


courts

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Daniel J. Burrell, 26, of 5000 Westchester Drive,


Foreign-born priests step up

Detroit Free Press DETROIT The U.S. Catholic Church is increasingly turning to foreign-born


Real-world training

Staff report Salem As part of their coursework, 10 nursing students, along with two faculty


Today

TOday Children “Where’s Rudolph,SDRq by Stage Left Players Youth Theater, noon and 7 p.m.,


Deer farmers seeking regs

Opinion: COLUMBUS Here’s something you don’t hear very often down at the Statehouse: people calling for


Dyslexia a boon to gospel legend

Associated Press ATLANTA Andrae Crouch’s songs have made him a gospel legend. He’s written


Tim Tebow keeps on smiling

Opinion: By Jennifer A. MARSHALL Heritage Foundation When Pam Tebow was counseled to abort her baby to


They don’t give a hoot Hooters purists aren’t happy about renovation of original site

By TAMARA LUSH Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. The original Hooters was a ramshackle, dove-


Submit details on holiday services

Submit details on holiday services The Vindicator will publish a listing of area services that are


Ohio zoo gets elephant from Arkansas

Associated Press POWELL, Ohio A male elephant has moved from an Arkansas sanctuary to an Ohio


Holiday party set for MVYP group

Holiday party set for MVYP group YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning Valley Young Professionals’ holiday


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Alysa Frankland, Youngstown, girl, Dec. 4. David Ayala and


CORRECTION

CORRECTION The name of one of the YSU Moot Court team members was incorrect in some references


BLM: Mustangs mistreated, but not inhumanely

Associated Press RENO, Nev. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s internal review of a wild-


“It’s what my kids really need. When the students get a book they can read, it’s

“It’s what my kids really need. When the students get a book they can read, it’s like,


‘X-Factor’ meltdown: Judge refuses to choose

Associated Press NEW YORK Declaring herself unable to choose between two rival contestants, an


Fitness program benefits students

Staff report Canfield Every afternoon, criminal-justice juniors at the Mahoning County Career


Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v Youngstown Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m.: This annual holiday concert


“appropriate adult” (10 p.m., sundance): “Appropriate Adult” is a two-part

“appropriate adult” (10 p.m., sundance): “Appropriate Adult” is a two-part psychological thriller


Teacher receives master designation

Staff report johnston Trumbull County Educational Service Center has announced that Lana


American Airlines in a storm

Opinion: The Miami Herald: There’s no way to put a smiley face on the decision by American Airlines to file


In Mahoning Valley, new-car sales increase

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN New-car sales in the Mahoning Valley increased 4 percent in November,


Police ID gunman who killed Va. Tech policeman

Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. A dean’s list student who killed a Virginia Tech police officer


Community college to offer safety class for jobs

Staff report steubenville Eastern Gateway Community College will offer a required safety course


U.N. agencies playing with fire with admission of Palestinians

Editorial: The passage by the House Foreign Affairs Committee of a Republican bill to slash U.S. contributions


COLLEGE BASKETBALL | YSU at Buffalo

Road trip: The Youngstown State men’s basketball team (6-2) hits the road for three straight road


Referendum on election reforms set for 2012 ballot

By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS A group that wants to block Republican-backed changes to


Warren copper thefts

Warren copper thefts WARREN CenturyLink Inc. has experienced numerous copper thefts this year


Europe is able to forge a fiscal union

Associated Press BRUSSELS Working almost to exhaustion and persuading countries one by one,


Man condemned to die in Conn. case

Man condemned to die in Conn. case new haven, conn. A jury condemned a man to death Friday for


Big Ben looks ahead to SF

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Jerricho Cotchery watched Ben Roethlisberger limp into the locker


Life’s trials firm up one’s faith

Remembering that God has authority over all things while we are in the battles of life can be very


GAME TIME/Steelers at 49ers

Game Time What: Steelers at 49ers When: Dec. 19, 8:30 p.m. TV/radio: ESPN; WNIO-AM 1390


Cleveland casino developer buys Ritz and office tower

Associated Press CLEVELAND Ohio’s first casino, opening early next year, announced plans Friday


Kirkmere Elementary School first-grader Samair Colon gets help with reading during a program at the

Kirkmere Elementary School first-grader Samair Colon gets help with reading during a program at the


Poll: Many against re-electing Congress

Tribune Washington Bureau WASHINGTON Americans’ hostility toward members of Congress is at a


As staff flees, fire kills 89 at hospital in India

Associated Press KOLKATA, India Fleeing medical staff abandoned patients to a fire that killed


House GOP unveils bill renewing payroll tax cut

Associated Press WASHINGTON House Republicans unveiled a bill Friday renewing the Social


Colleges buy sites to thwart porn

Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. The University of Kansas is buying up website names such as


OSU, Kansas ready to face off

Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. Bill Self rattles off the matchups that everyone wants to see:


DeWine seeks review of Ohio foster care

Associated Press CINCINNATI Ohio’s attorney general said Friday he wants a comprehensive review


Zombies storm Havana cinema festival

Associated Press HAVANA The hottest ticket in Havana is a gory, campy zombie flick with a wicked


Van involved in robbery, purse snatching in Warren

Warren police provided a photo of a blue Dodge or Chrysler minivan that was involved in a robbery at


Illinois hires Tim Beckman

Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Tim Beckman has rebuilt a program before. He inherited a


Years Ago

Today is Saturday, Dec. 10, the 344th day of 2011. There are 21 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Sponsor of bill to expand vouchers is open to change

Associated Press COLUMBUS The sponsor of legislation to expand private-school vouchers in Ohio


Justice gives $10M to Cleveland Clinic

Associated Press CLEVELAND A West Virginia man who made his money in mining and farming is


Cavaliers weigh decision on Davis

Associated Press INDEPENDENCE Baron Davis remains one of Cleveland’s starting guards. That could


FDA panel backs birth-control patch

Associated Press ADELPHI, Md. A panel of federal health advisers said Friday that a birth-


Major League Baseball roundup

Diamondbacks: Arizona has agreed to terms with first baseman Lyle Overbay on a one-year contract.