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Witness ID of Jamar Houser in murder case will be allowed at trial
Witness ID of Jamar Houser in murder case will be allowed at trial
Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber CEO: 'Time to move on' from SB 5 debate
Humphries: 'Time to move on' from SB 5 debate
Ohio school urges people to ignore church's protest
Ohio school urges people to ignore church's protest
Legislation would require gas companies to justify charges
LIBERTY State Reps. Ronald V. Gerberry and Robert F. Hagan plan to introduce legislation shortly
Warren officer injured in cruiser chase and crash
WARREN Police officer Patrick Hoolihan was treated Sunday at Trumbull Memorial Hospital after a
WORTH A LOOK
BOOK SALES Friends of the Community Library of Shenango Valley will have a spring book sale from 9
Spaghetti dinner to fund scholarships
The final Taylor Lee Veisz Memorial Scholarship Fund spaghetti dinner and basket auction will be from noon to 5 p.m. May 22 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 122 S. State St., Girard.
HELOISE: Extend bottom sheet for good fit
Dear Readers: Many of you write to complain that top bedsheets are not long enough! There is a hint
ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Sister’s night vision is worse
By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I’m worried about my younger sister, “Louise.” I
Canfield schools to collect input, bypass August levy
School board members will meet Tuesday to discuss the effects of this month’s defeat of a 6.8-mill additional operating levy.
Animal Kingdom likely for Preakness
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom will be heading back to his home turf to await a likely run in the second leg of the Triple Crown.
Mooney graduate is hoping NFL calls
In the days leading up to the NFL draft, Derrell Johnson-Koulianos started hearing from more and more teams and started to wonder what it all meant.
Team of YSU students accepts Green Energy Challenge
A team of Youngstown State University engineering students walked the corridors of Cafaro House, evaluating the dormitory’s lighting and general energy efficiency.
YSU explores takeover of Mighty Moe’s
Youngstown State University is moving ahead with plans to reopen a restaurant near campus and level a nearby building.
Pavlik eager for a summer fight
The first thing Kelly Pavlik fans likely noticed Saturday night in his first fight after 13 months away from boxing, were the large tattoos covering his chest and forearms.
Poland accepting views on plan for traffic light
Residents and village officials have until Tuesday to voice any concerns about the Ohio Department of Transportation’s plan to install a traffic light in front of the post office.
Four YSU athletes capture titles
Youngstown State’s Alisha Anthony, Kaitlyn Griffith, Samantha Hamilton and Jessica Parham captured individual event titles on Sunday at the Horizon League track and field tournament at Butler University.
Fire district to receive $537K for volunteers
The Western Reserve Joint Fire District will receive $537,440 from a federal grant to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters.
Green Bay sweep ends YSU season
Softball always has been called a game of inches. And a few inches in Sunday’s game between Green Bay and Youngstown State made all the difference from it being an uplifting close to the 2011 season.
Pirates reach .500
The Pittsburgh Pirates have steadfastly insisted that merely reaching .500 wouldn’t be cause for celebration.
Natural-gas rights could limit Ohio parks drilling revenue
Uncertainty about who owns natural-gas rights for some state lands could limit how much money Ohio could make if it passes a proposal to open the lands to drilling.
PUTTING ON A SHOW
Penguin Productions was started five years ago, with a goal of staging large-scale entertainment for the campus and greater community.
Tribe roadtrip ends in frustrating loss
A costly fielding error by third baseman Adam Everett led to three unearned runs in the sixth inning against Fausto Carmona and a bitter end to a 3-3 West Coast trip for the Cleveland Indians.
Tournaments set to begin
With the fields mostly dry and the seasons way behind schedule because of excessive rainouts, it’s time for area baseball and softball teams to focus on the next step.
Two-thirds of Ohio smoking ban fines unpaid
The Ohio Department of Health and the attorney general’s office have collected only one-third of the $2.2 million in fines levied for facilities that have violated the state’s smoking ban since enforcement began four years ago.
High school sports at a glance
SCHEDULE TODAY BASEBALL Regular season Austintown Fitch at Lake, 5 p.m. Canfield at Beaver
4 nonprofits to receive $13,500
Youngstown State University students will distribute $13,500 among four local nonprofit organizations Wednesday.
New Mill Creek director takes it all in
Clarke Johnson, newly appointed executive director of Mill Creek MetroParks, has spent his first few months getting acquainted with the system.
SPORTS DIGEST | Pavlik to appear on ESPN’s OTL
ESPN will air a segment on Youngstown boxer Kelly Pavlik on its show “Outside the Lines” at 3 p.m. today.
US wants access to bin Laden’s widows
The United States wants access to Osama bin Laden’s three widows and any intelligence material its commandos left behind at the al-Qaida leader’s compound.
Practicing what they preach?
The killing of Osama bin Laden, a man who was America’s face of evil for nearly a decade, left Christians, Jews and Muslims relieved, proud or even jubilant.
Ohio Senate bill targets ‘pill mills,’ painkiller abuse
State leaders are close to enacting a law that aims to eliminate Ohio’s “pill mills” and cut into its growing painkiller-addiction problem.
Police, firefighters to honor the fallen, oppose union law
Ohio police and firefighters are planning events around the state to honor officers killed in the line of duty and simultaneously reaffirm their opposition to a law limiting collective-bargaining rights for public workers.
More residents told to leave homes
Tourists gathered along Beale Street, and gawkers snapped photos of the rising Mississippi, even as more residents were told Sunday to flee their homes and the river’s crest edged toward the city.
Obama: ‘Getting our man’ outweighed risks of raid
President Barack Obama ordered the commando raid that killed terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after deciding the risks were outweighed by the possibility “of us finally getting our man” after a decade of frustration.
Bills to target online privacy
The push for new laws to protect online privacy — particularly the ability of websites to track people’s movements across the Internet — gained momentum as key lawmakers said they would propose new legislation.
Judge to speak at YSU commencement
U.S. District Judge Peter C. Economus, a graduate of Youngstown State University, will receive an honorary degree and speak at YSU’s spring commencement May 21.
Trial set for youngest suspect in torture death
When the youngest of six defendants charged in the torture death of a mentally disabled woman goes to trial today, she’ll try to prove that it wasn’t a fit of jealous pique that inspired the killing.
Economic talks
Fast-growing Beijing might have the upper hand this week in the latest round of discussions between the world’s two biggest economies.
U.S. & WORLD NEWS DIGEST | Child reported killed in Syria
Gunfire and shelling rattled a city in central Syria on Sunday and killed a 12-year-old boy.
METRO DIGEST | Car-show fundraiser
The Youngstown State University Armed Forces Student Association will have a car-show fundraiser from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday in the M-26 parking lot at Lincoln and Fifth avenues on campus.
Japan won’t abandon nuclear power
Atomic power will remain a major part of Japan’s energy policy despite the ongoing crisis at one tsunami-crippled plant and a looming shutdown of another while its quake protections are improved.
The Blind Boys and Jamey Johnson join forces Gospel goes country
Jamey Johnson is the young, wild-haired heir to country music’s outlaw throne. The Blind Boys of Alabama are the enduring heralds of God’s word through gospel music.
Junk-bond rally is good for economy
What has jumped in value more than its biggest fans expected and withstood worries such as slowing U.S. growth, European debt woes and even the specter of the U.S. losing its top credit rating?
ODDLY ENOUGH | Ill. man who kept alligator to woo women charged
A suburban Chicago man thought he had the perfect chick magnet in his pet alligator. Authorities saw only a dangerous animal.
A very good day in sports for the ‘hometown’ boys
Editorial: One of The Vindicator’s late and legendary sports editors, Chuck Perazich, was fond of saying “there’s always a homestown connection” in any big sports story.
U.S. Marshals Most Wanted
The U.S. Marshals Service in Northern Ohio is asking the public to help find its most- wanted fugitive of the week.
Higher ed must sacrifice
Opinion: By Jane S. SHAW McClatchy-Tribune RALEIGH, N.C. When you consider how important higher
Years Ago
Today is Monday, May 9, the 129th day of 2011. There are 236 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Ashley Baker and Ryan Lowe, Mineral Ridge, May 5, girl, boy.
The real terror coup
Opinion: The real terror coup Chicago Tribune: Clustering at their predetermined departure site, the two
A ‘Phantom’ fit for Broadway
Opinion: A ‘Phantom’ fit for Broadway With ticket in hand, I made my way from New Middletown to West
Agenda Tuesday
Agenda Tuesday Ellsworth Township Zoning Commission, 7 p.m., township administration building, US
Columbiana and Trumbull county court filings
COURTS COLUMBIANA COUNTY NEW COMPLAINTS Asset Acceptance v. Gary Davis, money. Meadville
Cuts will destroy prosperity
Opinion: By Charles E. WILSON McClatchy-Tribune COLUMBUS, Ohio Reduced state funding of public colleges
Indians’ White tames the Angels
Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. Nothing intimidated Alex White in his second major league
At 70, the world is your oyster
Opinion: WASHINGTON In 1960, after the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees in an electrifying
Osama’s killing noteworthy
Opinion: By James Jay Carafano Heritage Foundation It’s been called the Rodney Dangerfield branch of
MLB roundup Sunday’s other games
AMERICAN LEAGUE Yankees 12, Rangers 5 ARLINGTON, Texas Derek Jeter homered twice after going
The top-5 concert tours
The top-5 concert tours, ranked by average-box-office gross per city. Includes the average ticket
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS | Civil War lecture
Canfield Historical Society’s spring lecture series concludes at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with a free lecture by Hugh Earnhart in the historic Bond House.
Pacquiao courts Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao returned to his corner before the 12th round to an unfamiliar soundtrack of steady boos rising from the MGM Grand Garden crowd.
BUSINESS NEWS DIGEST | Consumers increase use of credit cards
Consumers used their credit cards more in March, marking only the second increase in the more than two years since the height of the financial crisis.
NASCAR drivers feuding — again
Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick have again focused the NASCAR spotlight on who’s fighting instead of who’s winning.
Hawks win, even series against Bulls
The Atlanta Hawks finally won a second-round playoff game at home.
VIDEO GAME REVIEW | “MotorStorm: Apocalypse”
After weathering a confluence of real-world events, “MotorStorm: Apocalypse” has arrived in fine form.
NEWSMAKERS | Cosby tells grads to help tornado victims
Comedian Bill Cosby encouraged graduates of Birmingham’s Miles College to help rebuild the tornado-ravaged communities in Alabama.
Swoosh! Mavs sweep Lakers
Phil Jackson walked off the court with a tight smile, shaking hands and accepting congratulations like he has after so many series-ending playoff games.
Red Wings bite back to stay alive
Tomas Holmstrom broke a tie with 6:08 remaining, and the Detroit Red Wings scored three third-period goals to avoid elimination with a 4-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Sunday night.
Iowans court Christie
Some of Iowa’s top Republican campaign contributors, unhappy with their choices in the developing presidential field, are venturing to New Jersey in hopes they can persuade first-term Gov. Chris Christie to run.
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