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Niles man pleads innocent to crimes in Warren

Niles man pleads innocent to crimes in Warren


Issue 2 commercial criticized

Issue 2 commercial criticized


Youngstown school board approves slight wage hike for kitchen workers

Youngstown school board approves slight wage increase for kitchen workers


Ohio youth facility sued agrees to pay $400K

Ohio youth facility sued agrees to pay $400K


Ohio man found guilty in online child porno bulletin board

Ohio man found guilty in online child porno bulletin board


YSU picks up third football commitment of 2012 class

YSU picks up third football commitment of 2012 class


2 arrested in alleged plot to kill ambassador

NEW YORK (AP) — Two people have arrested with conspiracy to kill the U.S. ambassador to Saudi


Suspect says the pair wanted to kill Jews

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman suspected in four killings in the Pacific Northwest says that she and


3 hospitalized when pot brownies served at funeral

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Police say three people were hospitalized after they unknowingly ate


Kevorkian suicide machine among NYC auction items

NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s assisted suicide machine is among his personal effects being


NEO gas prices increase more than 3 cents

NEO gas prices increase more than 3 cents


Seattle ‘superhero’ bails out, back on street

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle’s self-styled superhero Phoenix Jones wrote on his Facebook page that he was


Austintown fire safety program scheduled for Wednesday

Austintown The Austintown Fire Department will present a fire safety program at the township’s


Haircut assaults put glare on Ohio Amish communitys

BERGHOLZ, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio sheriff says three men suspected of assaulting fellow Amish by cutting


Kansas man sentenced to death for killing family

LYNDON, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas judge has sentenced a former Missouri city official to death for


Firefighters say pro-Issue 2 TV ad is deceitful

Mahoning Valley firefighters and We Are Ohio are complaining that a pro-state Issue 2 organization


NY trial starts for Soviet officer in weapons case

NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection has gotten off to a rocky start in the arms sale trial of a former


Closing arguments expected in NC terrorism trial

NEW BERN, N.C. (AP) — Closing arguments are expected in the federal trial of three North Carolina


Oil prices fall after OPEC forecast

NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices fell below $85 per barrel today after OPEC cut its estimate for world oil


TCTC schedules business open house

CHAMPION Businesses are invited to the Trumbull Career and Technical Center Adult Training


Housing voucher users choosing the suburbs

YOUNGSTOWN Americans who use housing choice vouchers are increasingly choosing to live in the


Home Savings kicks of series of TV commercials

YOUNGSTOWN Home Savings, a subsidiary of United Community Financial Corp., recently kicked off the


Library aims to educate kids about finances

YOUNGSTOWN The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County has teamed up with Boardman-based


Foreclosure rates increase in region

YOUNGSTOWN Foreclosure rates in the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman region increased in July, according


Trial starts in Detroit in airline attack case

DETROIT (AP) — The man accused of trying to destroy an airliner on behalf of al-Qaida has entered a


Wall Street protests to target NYC millionaires

NEW YORK (AP) — The national Occupy Wall Street movement has been heating up again — resulting in


3 Ill. teens charged in deaths of friend’s parents

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) — Three teens have been charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of a


Police: Man raped woman, killed her uncle

HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — Police say the suspect in a fatal shooting over the weekend raped a member of


Pa. trial lifts curtain on forced labor in US

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania jury could soon weigh charges against Ukrainian brothers charged


Inmate guilty of manslaughter, not murder

MEADVILLE, Pa. (AP) — An inmate has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter, not the third-degree


October wedding for Miss Adams, Benjamin Reed

GIRARD Christopher and Barbara Adams of Girard are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage

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Dayna Vivacqua, Joseph Revetti plan to marry

cANFIELD The engagement and coming marriage of Dayna Vivacqua of Columbus and Joseph Revetti, also

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Miss Higham, Mr. Drayo to wed in November rite

poland Dr. Richard and Karen Higham of Poland are announcing the engagement of their daughter,

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Allison Aracich | Christopher Hintosh

punta cana, d.R. The Grand Palladium Resort in Punta Cana was the setting July 9 for the marriage

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Julie Mayer | Shaun Toth

AUSTINTOWN Fellows Riverside Gardens was the site where Julie Mayer and Shaun Toth exchanged

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REUNIONS

Poland Seminary High School Class of 1991 will have its 20th class reunion from 7 to 11 p.m. Nov. 26


Story time, Ask the Nurse scheduled

Story time, Ask the Nurse scheduled POLAND Staff from Shepherd of the Valley in Poland will


Boy’s 4-H pig bought, donated to Rescue Mission

Boy’s 4-H pig bought, donated to Rescue Mission By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com

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Cardinal Mooney girls soccer wins 3-2 over Canfield

Mooney-Canfield soccer By TOM WILLIAMS williams@vindy.com STRUTHERS Kaylee Buchenic’s long

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Ron Knight takes charge of officials

By Greg Gulas sports@vindy.com BOARDMAN When local OHSAA official Fred Vicarel retired as


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WR is the new No. 1 in Div. VI

Staff report The unbeaten Western Reserve football team has moved into the No. 1 spot in this

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Bishop vows openness with sex-misconduct case

By christine keeling and ashley luthern news@vindy.com Youngstown Bishop George V. Murry

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Mike Stoops fired as Arizona coach

Mooney grad let go after 1-5 start to season Associated Press TUCSON, Ariz. Coach Mike Stoops


Decontamination unit ready for use

By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN When an event requiring decontamination of

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NBA cancels first 2 weeks

Associated Press NEW YORK NBA commissioner David Stern canceled the first two weeks of the


Welcome to the jungle: Ticket sales start Friday for Guns N’ Roses show

By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for a


3 Chevy models lead new-car sales in Valley

By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN New-car sales in the Mahoning Valley jumped 21


V2 Wine Bar Trattoria opens at downtown site

By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Vernon Cesta’s Mahoning Valley-famous cuisine has


Gasoline prices fall

Gasoline prices fall YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning Valley gas prices fell 4 cents during the past week.


Woman accused of attack, cutting out fetus

Associated Press MILWAUKEE A woman who faked a pregnancy and panicked as her supposed due date


Browns’ Benard injured in crash

Associated Press BEREA On the first day back from their bye week, the Cleveland Browns suffered


Seattle’s Mega Bog making Valley debut

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Two decades may have passed since Nirvana’s “Nevermind”


Secretary of State Husted owes public details on Betras ruling

Editorial: Does Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted really intend to make competency the standard for service


Reality check on China’s prospects

Opinion: By Troy Parfitt Special to The Vindicator It’s known in argumentative logic as a slippery slope


Longoria supports message in ‘Harvest’

By E.J. TAMARA Associated Press LOS ANGELES Eva Longoria says she lent her support to “The


Steve Jobs may have failed abroad

Opinion: A Tweet I received from a Spanish follower hours after the death of Apple founder Steve Jobs caught


The Innovation Deficit

Opinion: The Innovation Deficit Cal Thomas The death of one of the great innovators of our time, or any


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS Sondheim to receive NYC arts award NEW YORK Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen


7 survive capsizing and 20 hours at sea

Associated Press MARATHON, Fla. Four hours into a family fishing trip, rough waves flipped a


NYPD costs rise; protests continue

OCCUPY WALL STREET Associated Press NEW YORK As the protest on Wall Street enters its fourth


Rev. Shuttlesworth’s legacy

Opinion: Rev. Shuttlesworth’s legacy Cincinnati Enquirer: In 1955, the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was a young


Ohio harvest OK in spite of challenges

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio’s fall harvest is coming in better than expected following a


Ohio GOP: Divided or undecided?

Associated Press WEST CHESTER, Ohio The Grand Ole Pub in this Cincinnati suburb is a good place


Stocks soar on European pledge to help banks

Associated Press NEW YORK Just last week, a bear market seemed inevitable. Since then,


Military vows to get tough

Associated Press CAIRO Egypt’s ruling military Monday condemned a surge in deadly violence as an


Supreme Court puts lawsuit on US House map on the fast track

Associated Press COLUMBUS The Ohio Supreme Court has put a lawsuit challenging the state’s new


Robots in movies are still a popular subject

By Barry Koltnow The Orange County Register I was never a violent person. But I became a


Years Ago

Today is Tuesday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2011. There are 81 days left in the year. Associated


Providing veterans what they earned

Opinion: By Eric K. SHINSEKI Secretary of Veterans Affairs Nearly 3 million men and women have


Omarosa speaks on slaying of brother

youngstown STAR OF REALITY TV ASKS PUBLIC TO RESPECT PRIVACY By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR.


Hitler doesn’t score points

Opinion: Are you ready for some fallout? The latest poster boy for political incivility is country singer


Lean times for Big Ben

Associated Press LONDON Big Ben has a little bend. Experts say the neogothic clock tower — one


New Middletown gets grant for waterlines

By MARY GRZEBIENIAK news@vindy.com NEW MIDDLETOWN A grant to replace aging waterlines on a


Surplus food/clothing

Surplus food/clothing St. Andrewes A.M.E. Church, 521 W. Earle, Youngstown, lunch, noon to 2 p.m.


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Lechelle Hatcher, Youngstown, boy, Oct. 7. Matthew and


Chief Foley remains determined to curb gun violence in the city

Web tease test. With five murders in 22 days and a Monday shooting that sent two men to the hospital, Youngstown Police Chief Rod Foley said the department will continue all efforts to curb gun violence in the city and ensure the safety of residents.


CORRECTION

CORRECTION The name of a South Side man killed Sunday is Jack T. Manigault. The name was incorrect


Rangers win in grand style

Nelson Cruz’s grand slam wins it for Texas in 11th inning Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas


Regional airport to receive new TSA devices

By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com VIENNA The latest wave of airport- security technology is


Man dies in fall

Man dies in fall lisbon A man working on a construction project at the Columbiana County Job and


Detroit is 5-0 after beatdown of Bears

Associated Press DETROIT Matthew Stafford’s second touchdown pass put Detroit ahead in the


Agenda Wednesday

Agenda Wednesday Western Reserve Joint Fire District Board of Trustees, 7 p.m., Poland Township


Hopkins set for title defense

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Bernard Hopkins changed his tune after his swan song. He


TCU leap-frogs over Big East to join Big 12

Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas TCU accepted an invitation to join the Big 12 on Monday


YNDC gets $70K grant for community garden program

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s People’s Garden Grant Program has


‘New’ Bengals aren’t folding like past teams

Associated Press CINCINNATI The Bengals have figured out a way to go against their nature.


Canfield ciy and Austintown police calls

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Canfield city and Austintown: CANFIELD


McDonald board opposes voucher bill

By MARY SMITH news@vindy.com McDONALD The board of education Monday approved a resolution


Austintown Relay for Life breaks record

By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Austintown The township’s Relay For Life broke its fund-


NEOMED trustees choose chairman, vice chair

Staff report Rootstown Northeast Ohio Medical University announced that Dr. Chander M. Kohli of


Our democracy is under attack

Opinion: Our democracy is under attack I noted with some interest two letters to the editor in the Sept. 18


Brookfield building will serve as set

The former Trumbull County Nursing Home is overgrown and abandoned — the perfect place for Matt Adkins and Chris Rosier of Laythrom Media to shoot their first full-length feature film, which is a psychological drama, according to Adkins.

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Redman and Dwyer get Steelers running

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Ben Roethlisberger joked with running back Issac Redman before the


ODOT continues work on area projects

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN An Ohio Department of Transportation District 4 spokesman said


Trumbull County Court filings

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY New complaints Citibank NA v. Robert D. Moody et al, foreclosure.


Pujols has 5 RBIs; Cards beat Brewers

Associated Press MILWAUKEE Your turn, Albert Pujols. The St. Louis slugger had one of the


Man struck, shot

Man struck, shot FARRELL, PA. A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man was hit over the head with a bottle


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