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Niles Marine gets big homecoming tonight at Scrappers game
Family and friends of Frank Pezzano, a 21-year-old Marine from McDonald, wanted to show him how happy they are to have him home.
Hundreds walk in Poland's Relay for Life tonight
If you watch 3-year-old Gianna Bindas in action, you see a fun-loving, robust little girl who loves to blow bubbles, cheer for the Ohio State University Buckeyes football team and catch fireflies.
Indians lose to Blue Jays 11-7
CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Snider drove in five runs and Rajai Davis knocked in four as the Toronto
Betty Ford dead at 93
Betty Ford, the former first lady whose triumph over drug and alcohol addiction became a beacon of hope for addicts and the inspiration for her Betty Ford Center, has died, a family friend said Friday. She was 93.
Poland’s Colin Reardon commits to Miami (Ohio)
By Joe Scalzo scalzo@vindy.com POLAND When Poland quarterback Colin Reardon started getting
Dominic Patello wins second Greatest Junior qualifier
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com cortland On Tuesday at Diamond Back Golf Club, Dominic Patella
Magistrate bans smoking at House of Hope group home
Magistrate bans smoking at House of Hope group home
Gov. Kasich set to name nonprofit job-creation panel
Gov. Kasich set to name nonprofit job-creation panel
Wis. governor signs concealed-carry bill into law
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has become the 49th state to legalize the carrying of concealed
3 firms want to build new, smaller casinos in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Three companies say they’re interested in building new, smaller casinos
Ohio woman pleads guilty for spraying breast milk on deputies
Ohio woman pleads guilty for spraying breast milk on deputies
Ex-cop charged with murdering 2 women in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a retired Missouri police officer with murdering
No fireworks show after St. Christine Church festival
No fireworks show after St. Christine Church festival
Police allege Wyo. man killed his 3 kids, brother
WHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) — Police say the four people killed in a shooting in southeast Wyoming were the
Survey to help determine Trumbull drug, alcohol prevention programs
Survey to help determine Trumbull drug, alcohol prevention programs
Eastern Gateway Community College raises tuition
It will cost Eastern Gateway Community College students $6 more per credit hour beginning this fall.
Police looking for man who assaulted woman in Wick Park
Police looking for man who assaulted woman in Wick Park
Sponsor of Arizona immigration law faces recall
PHOENIX (AP) — The sponsor of Arizona’s controversial immigration law faces a recall election after
Mont. governor tells landowners to take oil sample
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer is telling landowners along the Yellowstone
South African gets 3.5 years for Kandahar stabbing
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An Army contractor from South Africa has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in
Pakistani couple sues airline over threat hoax
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Pakistani couple is suing American Airlines after they were escorted off a
Fatal punch at Vegas casino called self-defense
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The wife of a Florida high school football coach being held on a murder charge in
2 kids found dead in Colorado were smothered
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say two children found dead in their Castle Rock, Colo., home
Olympic Park visitors urged not to urinate near trails
PORT ANGELES, Wash. (AP) — Olympic National Park in Washington state is urging hikers not to urinate
Rockefeller impostor appears in Calif. court
ALHAMBRA, Calif. (AP) — A German immigrant who masqueraded as a member of the famous Rockefeller
Conn. court: Murder convictions wrongly reversed
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court has ordered new trials for two men in a 1993
Community garden workshop Saturday on Youngstown's South Side
Community garden workshop Saturday on Youngstown's South Side
Texas Rangers fan dies from fall reaching for ball
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The family of the man who died at a Texas Rangers baseball game has released
OSHP seizes 13 pounds of suspected marijuana from impaired driver
OSHP seizes 13 pounds of suspected marijuana from impaired driver
Groups sue to block Ala. illegal immigration law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Civil rights groups have sued in federal court to block Alabama’s new law
Police: Michigan shootings suspect commits suicide
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man who went on a shooting spree that killed seven people
Crab boat runs aground in San Juan Islands; 6 hurt
SHAW ISLAND, Wash. (AP) — The Coast Guard says a crab boat ran aground on rocks in the San Juan
NASA’s last space shuttle blasts into history
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Atlantis has blasted off on NASA’s last space shuttle launch. The
Police: 4 fatally shot in Wyo. town; 1 arrested
WHEATLAND, Wyo. (AP) — Police say four people have been shot to death at a residence in a southeast
Tickets for next Pavlik fight go on sale July 15
YOUNGSTOWN — Tickets for Kelly Pavlik’s Aug. 6 fight at the Covelli Centre will go on sale July 15
US stocks dive after dismal June jobs report
Stocks are opening sharply lower after the government said businesses added the fewest jobs in June
UK hospital sues to force someone to claim body
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital has filed a lawsuit asking a
Texas executes Mexican despite White House plea
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block Texas from executing a Mexican
Obama: Still differences on debt, new talks Sunday
WASHINGTON (AP) — With an August deadline for a budget deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling
Man hurt in Columbiana County plane crash
LISBON A 61-year-old West Virginia man has been hospitalized with unspecified injuries following a
Ex-Cameron aide arrested in UK hacking scandal
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister David Cameron’s former communications chief and a former royals
Unemployment rose to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month. Employers added the fewest jobs in
NH woman collars burglar, makes him wait for cops
CENTER HARBOR, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman was so angry when she came home and found a burglar
DA probes alleged misuse of Tasers by officers
READING, Pa. (AP) — Detectives in eastern Pennsylvania are investigating allegations that two police
Lawyer faces sentencing in hunting death
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — An attorney who shot and killed a fellow deer hunter with a high-powered
Boat involved in fatal Pa. accident was speeding
CONFLUENCE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a high-performance boat that flipped over on a western
Dog recovering after being hit by train twice in Salem
She was pregnant, alone and scared, then hit by a train, not once but twice.
Replacements named for Trumbull County official
Trumbull County commissioners have appointed Donald Guarino as interim director of the Trumbull County Child Support Enforcement Agency and Atty. John Gargano to serve as interim director of the county Department of Job and Family Services.
Sex-crime charges withdrawn against New Castle man
Sex-crime charges were withdrawn against a Neshannock Township man. Joseph Granata, 52, had been charged with a sexual assault on a 25-year-old woman in March 2010, Neshannock Township police said.
Barnhisel House has uniform display
Barnhisel House has uniform display GIRARD The Girard Historical Society’s Barnhisel House is
CLUB CALENDAR
ASSOCIATIONS Columbiana County Historical Association will have an executive board and trustees
6th suspect in Liberty homicides to be arraigned Monday
Prosecutors believe a 37-year-old man serving a federal prison sentence in Maryland will arrive in the Trumbull County jail this weekend to make an initial court appearance Monday on charges that he killed a mother and daughter in their Liberty Township home Nov. 15, 2009.
Scrappers take Williamsport 8-3
Three-game skid ends with win at Eastwood By JON MOFFETT sports@vindy.com NILES You won’t
Police raid wrong house in Struthers in drug sweep
Cops mistakenly converge on wrong home in Struthers By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com
State slaps Legacy Academy with $352K in findings
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN The state auditor’s office has issued more
Ball game! Hafner slam beats Toronto
Associated Press CLEVELAND Travis Hafner hit a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to
Coitsville can’t leave Youngstown schools
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com youngstowN An appeals court has ruled that Coitsville
Chemical bomb injures Girard teenager
Staff report girard A 16-year-old Crumlin Avenue youth was in good condition in the burn unit at
Ohio St. players work to stay focused
Associated Press COLUMBUS The weight room has been a place to retreat for the Ohio State
Absence of tapes puts brakes on Oakhill case
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Thousands of hours of tapes held by the FBI
OSU ready to respond to NCAA
Associated Press COLUMBUS With the hours dwindling until the deadline for Ohio State’s response
Dog injured twice by train in Salem finds a family
By LINDA M. LINONIS linonis@vindy.com salem She was pregnant, alone and scared, then hit by a
Hurdle has Bucs believing they can win
Associated Press PITTSBURGH One by one, a seemingly endless train of reporters filed into first-
Sferra promotion raises question in Warren
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Dan Sferra Jr., 31, first hired to work for the city of
Officials defend closing of Western Reserve Road
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Closing a portion of Western Reserve Road is the
Mill Creek rain garden teaches how to help environment
Kirsten Peetz, Mill Creek MetroParks environmental-land manager, talks about the new rain garden installed at the MetroParks Farm in Canfield. The garden, paid for by a grant, will absorb rainwater runoff and act as an educational tool.
Mahoning County Court filings
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Russell D. Baldwin, 30, St. Cloud, Fla., and Rhonda
oddly enough
oddly enough Runners beat a path up to McKinley’s tomb in Ohio CANTON A man who was president
METRO DIGEST || Plane crash in East Liverpool
Plane crash EAST LIVERPOOL A plane crash near the Columbiana County Airport sent the pilot, the
Derek Jeter gets 2,998th hit in Yankees’ loss to Rays
Associated Press NEW YORK A few hours before gametime, Derek Jeter was asked what advice he’d
Logano returns to track where he’s had success
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service The leader in the Most Pressure To Perform Sweepstakes heading
NFL talks go 12 hours, but no resolution
Associated Press NEW YORK NFL owners and players’ association leaders met for more than 12 hours
Ohio to begin ranking all schools from best to worst
By Catherine Candisky Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS Starting next year, Ohio’s 3,500 public
Country singer Easton Corbin is true country
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Patiently waiting for his chance in the spotlight for
Officials: Gas drilling did not sicken woman
Associated Press HARRISBURG Elevated levels of barium and contaminants in a sickened woman’s
Fight for rare coins reaches court
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA A federal jury in Pennsylvania began hearing a tale Thursday that
Homeowner fights get ugly
Associated Press The Inlet House condo complex in Fort Pierce, Fla., was once the kind of place
Anthony to go free July 17
Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. Casey Anthony looked ready for freedom. For the first time since
Years Ago
Today is Friday, July 8, the 189th day of 2011. There are 176 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Project to train military veterans for employment
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Cleveland-based Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth
Storms threaten final shuttle launch
Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Rain in the forecast threatened to delay the last space-
Sports Digest || Poland’s Reardon verbals to Miami (OH)
Poland’s Reardon verbals to Miami (OH) POLAND Poland quarterback Colin Reardon verbally
Toledo defends choice to guard rock that was gift from China
Associated Press TOLEDO Ohio’s fourth-largest city is defending a decision to have police stand
Abductee to work at ABC
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY Elizabeth Smart is taking a job with ABC News as a commentator
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: vRockin’ the River, 5 p.m.: Five bands will perform at the Riverwalk
Wean Foundation awards grants
Staff report WARREN Neighborhood SUCCESS, a program of The Raymond John Wean Foundation, awarded
Murdoch kills off News of the World
Murdoch kills off News of the World LONDON The Murdoch media empire unexpectedly jettisoned the
Springfield Twp. trustees place 2 renewals on ballots
By MARY GRZEBIENIAK news@vindy.com NEW SPRINGFIELD Springfield Township trustees placed two
Parade in Austintown was so sweet
Opinion: I was standing next to a guy with a beagle waiting for the Austintown Fourth of July Parade to
Security hole in iPhones, iPads, iPods
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO A new security hole has opened up in Apple Inc.’s iPhone, iPad
Obama calls budget talks for Sunday
Associated Press WASHINGTON Under an urgent deadline, President Barack Obama and congressional
Texas pat-down bill dies
Opinion: El Paso Times: Disappointed. That’s the feeling of many after the 82nd Texas Legislature adjourned
Woman cited
Woman cited BOARDMAN A 78-year-old Youngstown woman was cited for failure to control after she
Questions remain even as MYCAP sets a new course
Editorial: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, and U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-17th, met recently with
Supreme Court shuns justice
Opinion: By Erwin Chemerinsky Los Angeles Times Has the Supreme Court lost faith in the American court
YSU police chief deserves no raise
Opinion: YSU police chief deserves no raise As a student of Youngstown State University, I personally have
A power failure in Iran
Opinion: Of all the series of unexpected, transformative, events unfolding in the Middle East, one of the
Prospective Clemens jurors critical of Congress
Associated Press WASHINGTON Prospective jurors screened Thursday for the Roger Clemens perjury
US women say they’re up for Brazil challenge
Associated Press DRESDEN, Germany The Americans can read a draw as well as anyone else. To win a
Flights extended
Flights extended PITTSBURGH Delta Airlines will continue offering nonstop flights between
Rain lashes Tour riders in sixth stage
Associated Press LISIEUX, France Alberto Contador knew it made little sense to take risks on a
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .62, 22.59 .02 Avalon
Chamber: Membership has risen post-SB 5
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown/ Warren Regional Chamber says it
Mississippi tops list in study of obesity statistics
Associated Press WASHINGTON Rural Mississippi is the country’s fattest state for the seventh
‘Horrible Bosses’ is a horrible movie
If you are bright enough to count your change at the popcorn stand, you are too smart to see “Horrible Bosses.”
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