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“Assault on Roe vs. Wade” program Monday at Unitarian church

The Universal Cafe of First Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown, corner of Elm and Illinois, will host a program, “Assault on Roe vs. Wade,” on Monday.


Cavs’ D-League team not coming to Youngstown

By ROB TODOR todor@vindy.com The NBA Development League is headed for Canton. According to a


Kindly neighbors seeking home for shot dog

Billie Jean is making herself at home at a house on the North Side.


Oil and gas leasing presentation is Friday in Canfield

Oil and gas leasing presentation is Friday in Canfield


Special prosecutors to dismiss indictment in Oakhill conspiracy case

Special prosecutors to dismiss indictment in Oakhill conspiracy case


Exxon claimed failed Mont. pipe 12 ft. under river

LAUREL, Mont. (AP) — Federal documents show Exxon Mobil Co. told concerned regulators that an oil


Players' association questions NBA financial statements

Players' association questions NBA financial statements


Alternate juror says Casey Anthony needs help

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An alternate juror in the Casey Anthony murder trial says he feels


Police: Utah kids turn in dad for pot possession

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Authorities say a Utah man was arrested after his two children called police


FOOD SALES AND DINNERS

WEDNESDAY Southington United Methodist Church, routes 305 and 534, will have a chicken dinner from


SOCIETY DIGEST || Cornhole tourney

Cornhole tourney hubbard Hubbard Area Chamber of Commerce will host a cornhole tournament at 8


ACH twilight runs/walks will raise funds for hospice

ALLIANCE Alliance Community Hospital Foundation is sponsoring Steppin’ Out for Hospice 5K Twilight


Garden Forum funds will help students grow

YOUNGSTOWN The Garden Forum of Greater Youngstown presented two $500 scholarships at the June

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Pa. family fights US over rare 1933 gold coins

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia jeweler’s family is fighting the U.S. Treasury in court this week


Ohio health care law opponents to file petitions

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Opponents of the new federal health care overhaul say they’ve gathered enough


Oil remains below $97 a barrel

Oil remains below $97 a barrel


Ohio AG sues central Ohio used-car dealer for consumer-protection violations

Ohio AG central Ohio sues central Ohio used-car dealer


Obama kicks off Twitter town hall session with a tweet

Obama kicks off Twitter town with tweet


Shootings in Toledo worry city leaders

Shootings in Toledo worry city leaders


Fort Hood shooting suspect will face death penalty

Fort Hood shooting suspect will face death penalty


Ohio mountain lion sightings a mystery

Ohio mountain lion sightings a mystery


Theme shopping center near Lake Erie gets new look

Theme shopping center near Lake Erie gets new look


Man dies of fall injuries

Staff report CLEVELAND Matthew Seifert, the 19-year-old Champion man who fell 50 feet into a


Foundation donates $7,500 to Second Harvest child-feeding program

Foundation donates $7,500 to Second Harvest child-feeding program


Traffic rises 14th straight month at Pittsburgh International Airport

Folks keep on using Pittsburgh International Airport


Casey Anthony could go free after murder acquittal

Casey Anthony could go free after murder acquittal


Youngstown firefighters go through rescue training

Youngstown firefighters go through rescue training


Man jailed after beating death at Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities say a Utah man is in custody on accusations that he beat a Florida man


World War II bomber restored in Ohio for display in NY

World War II bomber restored in Ohio for display in NY


Weather worsens for NASA’s last shuttle launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The weather isn’t cutting NASA any breaks, not even for the last space


The beetles are coming to Ohio

The beetles are coming to Ohio


$750,000 awarded over burning of Einstein papers

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California family has been ordered to pay $750,000 for starting a


Cops comb city for more than 60 drug-trafficking suspects

Cops comb city for more than 60 drug-trafficking suspects


NYC pet store bans drunken puppy-buying

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City pet store that’s surrounded by bars has banned drunken puppy-buying.


Witness challenged in Ohio 11 slayings trial

Witness challenged in Ohio 11 slayings trial


Red Cross safety training set Saturday

Red Cross safety training set Saturday


Railroad doubts train passed over drunk Iowa teen

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Interstate Railroad official doubts a train drove over a teenager


US stocks mixed; debt woes sink shares in Europe

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are mixed in early trading following a broad sell-off in Europe. Moody’s


9 feared dead in cargo plane crash in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Russian-designed Ilyushin-76 cargo plane chartered by the U.S. military


UK companies pull ads from News of the World

LONDON (AP) — Several companies are hastily pulling ads from the British tabloid News of the World


Source: Prosecutors, Strauss-Kahn lawyers to meet

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors will meet with defense lawyers who are pushing for sexual


Driver in fatal Va. bus crash due in court

BOWLING GREEN, Va. (AP) — A driver for a discount bus service whose bus crashed on Interstate 95 in


Man killed while lighting fireworks

LEVITTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Neighbors are remembering Ray Criblear as the man whose annual fireworks show


Paper: Forgery of Orie papers confirmed

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A new report issued by the U.S. Secret Service is confirming that some defense


UPDATED: Ryan congratulates Williams on auto post

UPDATED: Ryan congratulates Williams on auto post


Jay Williams will join Obama administration as auto czar

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown Mayor Jay Williams has accepted an executive position in the President Barack Obama Administration, and will resign as the city’s top official for the new job.


Rach ready to return to YSU squad

By Joe Scalzo scalzo@vindy.com Youngstown A few weeks ago, David Rach had just finished his

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Ryan introdues legislation in Congress for STEM funding

Innovation Inspiration School Grant Program Act introduced By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com

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North Lima’s David Wenger to race in the Tour of the Valley

North Lima’s David Wenger to race in the Tour of the Valley By jim flick sports@vindy.com

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Warren man arrested on fireworks charge

Staff report WARREN A 20-year-old Warren man paid a $100 fine, $115 in court costs and another

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Valley residents offer relief to Joplin flood victims

By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com boardman Individuals from across the Mahoning Valley

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Civil trial nears in cop’s lawsuit against Ford over ’07 fiery crash

By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Lawyers sparred over Austintown Patrolman

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Police probe holiday weekend crimes

By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Most people celebrated the country’s


$20M YMHA project OK’d

120-UNIT VILLAGE TO REPLACE WESTLAKE By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The


Official ‘happy’ with attendance

trumbull county fair By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com BAZETTA At around 65,000, the paid


Jeter gets two hits as Yankees top Tribe

Associated Press cleveland CC Sabathia took out any anger for being snubbed as an All-Star by


Ceremony at new park leads events

Staff report youngstown The ribbon will be cut at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on Harrison Common, a new


Politics not based on reality

Opinion: It is hard to understand politics if you are hung up on reality. Politicians leave reality to


Don’t play with debt ceiling

Opinion: Don’t play with debt ceiling Miami Herald: With the deadline for raising the debt ceiling just one


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS Voice problems cancel Duran Duran tour LONDON Veteran New Romantic band Duran Duran


Stores focus on the hunt

Associated Press Trader Joe’s, the specialty grocery chain, might not have the cheapest toilet

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Many people can relate to ‘Horrible Bosses’ A job that’s murder

By Lewis Beale Newsday Seth Gordon knows from bad bosses. He once worked as a dishwasher in an


Study: Slaughter rate same for US horses

Study: Slaughter rate same for US horses fort worth, texas More than 100,000 U.S. horses a year


‘Potter’ cast graduates without child-actor woes

By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer LOS ANGELES If the young cast of the “Harry Potter” films


Parents riled up over ruling

Opinion: You’ve gotta love Justice Antonin Scalia when he gets on a First Amendment roll. Writing the

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The Summer Festival is YSU’s thriving artistic tradition

Editorial: It is difficult to count the ways in which Youngstown State University contributes to the betterment


Slaying stuns ‘Dougie’ crew

Associated Press LOS ANGELES Corey Fowler was driving when he heard the gunshots that killed his


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A lack of evidence or good defense?

Reasonable doubts By TAMARA LUSH and KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla.

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Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Brookfield trustees, executive session only, 5:30 p.m., 6844 Strimbu Drive.


Budgeting on Verizon’s plans

Associated Press NEW YORK Are you a wireless data glutton or a nibbler? Many Verizon Wireless


On Wall Street, rally stalls

Associated Press NEW YORK The first week of July is off to a much slower start than the last


After acquittal, Anthony’s lawyers blast cable news

Associated Press No sooner had Casey Anthony been acquitted on charges of killing her daughter

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Fewer pets killed because of spay, neuter programs

Associated Press LOS ANGELES When Stephen Zawistowski got his first dog 50 years ago, she was


Voting precincts may be reduced

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN A Republican member of the Trumbull County Board of


Driver dies after truck rolls over him

Staff report North Jackson The driver of a semi truck died Tuesday afternoon when his own truck


Phone-hacking case shocks Britain

Associated Press LONDON Britain’s voracious tabloids may have hit a new low: The News of the


Tiger to skip British as leg injury heals

Associated Press jacksonville, fla. Those “minor” injuries to his left leg now have kept Tiger


Officials: 10,000 US troops on offer for Iraq

Associated Press BAGHDAD The White House is offering to keep up to 10,000 troops in Iraq next


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Alisha Shelton and Rashad Robinson, Youngstown, boy, July 4.


Writer files charge against Strauss-Kahn

Associated Press PARIS A young French author has formally accused former International Monetary


Dayton packing them in at record rate

Associated Press DaYTON Don Campbell has attended 600 Dayton Dragons games, cheering on the


Qualifying event held for Greatest Junior Golfer of the Valley

Brandon Pluchinsky, 17, works his way out of a sand trap on the No. 10 hole of Diamond Back Golf Course in Canfi eld on Tuesday during the fi rst qualifying round for the inaugural Greatest Junior Golfer of the Valley golf tournament. Eight golfers — four boys and four girls — made the cut to advance to the championship round, which will be played July 31 at Trumbull Country Club. Pluchinsky, a student at South Range High School, led the boys with a two-over 74.

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Goodell, Smith to talk later this week

Associated Press new york Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith will conduct NFL labor talks later


iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending July 4:

iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending July 4: Singles: v “Party Rock


Bucs move into second in Central

Associated Press pittsburgh Jeff Karstens is just going to close his eyes and hang on. The


Transit budgets hit by recession

Associated Press BOSTON Cash-strapped and debt-ridden, public transit systems across the nation


U.S. has a legacy of compromise

Opinion: Since moving to Philadelphia, I’ve often visited the room in Independence Hall where the Founding


Contador strong in Tour’s Stage 4

Associated Press MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, FRANCE Make no mistake, Alberto Contador is back on the


11 hours of deliberation, 4 misdemeanor convictions for Casey Anthony

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. Casey Anthony’s eyes welled with tears and her lips trembled as

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Mahoning County Court filings

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Jeremiah M. Turk, 33, of 1233 Valley View Drive,


Years Ago

Today is Wednesday, July 6, the 187th day of 2011. There are 178 days left in the year.


Some Social Security questions

Opinion: Some Social Security questions We are being bombarded every day in every news media outlet about


Obama says no to short-term debt deal

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama prodded Congress on Tuesday to reach a

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Anthony family statement: Jury made ‘fair decision’

Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, Fla. Orlando attorney Mark Lippman issued the following statement on

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Food program

Food program youngstown Crossroads Church, 554 S. Meridian Road, is a host site for Angel Food


Trumbull County 4-H program will have summer camp

Staff report CORTLAND The Trumbull County 4-H program will have a summer camp for youth ages 9


Sandlot roundup

Class B Dave Sugar 1, Youngstown Express 0 Tyler Slepski pitched six scoreless innings, Tony


Ohio Supreme Court sets execution dates

By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS The Ohio Supreme Court has set a July 2012 execution


US shipmates await word on 7 missing

US shipmates await word on 7 missing san felipe, mexico They are fathers, fianc s and


Officials await word on racing license

By MARY GRZEBIENIAK news@vindy.com NEW CASTLE, Pa. Lawrence County Commissioners have their


Ohio limits fines for destroying records

Associated Press COLUMBUS The Ohio Legislature has significantly reduced the civil penalties for


Acquittal prompts different reactions

By ED RUNYAN and robert guttersohn runyan@vindy.com WARREN The unexpected Casey Anthony


Youngstown men facing charges

Staff report BOARDMAN Two Youngstown men, one of whom recently served jail time, are facing


Where does the Anthony case go from here?

Orlando Sentinel Q. What happens next to Casey Anthony? A. She could be free by the end of the

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