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NYC Halloween Parade brings spooky to the streets

NYC Halloween Parade brings spooky to the streets NEW YORK (AP) — The streets of New York City are


Theft of game hens could cost Ark. sheriff his job

Theft of game hens could cost Ark. sheriff his job LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas prosecutor


Howland playoff game moved to University of Akron

Howland playoff game moved to University of Akron Howland’s football playoff game vs. Kent


Yeager resigns as Niles football coach

Yeager resigns as Niles football coach.


Send us your Halloween pictures

Send us your Halloween pictures


Prosecutor of Middle Eastern descent reaches settlement with his boss, Youngstown

Prosecutor reaches settlement with his boss, Youngstown


Harding football coach Rick Rios not retained after one season

Harding football coach Rick Rios not retained after one season


Libya names new prime minister

Libya names new prime minister


US home video spending up for 1st time since 2008

US home video spending up for 1st time since 2008


Federal officials charge western Pa. police chief

Federal officials charged western Pa. police chief


Niles union ratifies tentative pact with school board

NIles union ratifies tentative pact with school board


Lawyers sum up their cases in Pa. corruption trial

Lawyers sum up their cases in Pa. corruption trial


Ohio Parole Board rejects mercy for man who killed his 3 sons

Ohio Parole Board rejects mercy for man who killed his 3 sons


For now, don't try to call Aqua America

For now, don't try to call Aqua America


FBI releases video, papers on Russian spy ring

FBI releases video, papers on Russian spy ring


Town-hall meeting on Issue 3 tonight at Eastwood Mall

Town-hall meeting on Issue 3 tonight at Eastwood Mall


Pa. teen struck while trick-or-treating dies

Pa. teen struck while trick-or-treating dies


Police say gunman kills self at Cincy bus station

Police say gunman kills self at Cincy bus station


Angels for Animals open today to offer adoptions

Angels for Animals open today to offer adoptions NORTH LIMA Angels for Animals, state Route 165,


Ohio zoo: Quarantine testing won't start for weeks for surviving exotic animals

Ohio zoo: Quarantine testing won't start for weeks


2-year-old girl fatally struck in western, Pa.

2-year-old girl fatally struck in western, Pa.


200K without power in Pa., 6 dead after storm

200K without power in Pa., 6 dead after storm


Mom: Son convicted of killings visited several porn websites

Mom: Son convicted of killings visted several porn websites


Man linked to OSU tattoo-parlor scandal seeks nearby prison

Man linked to OSU tattoo-parlor scandal seeks nearby prison


Pro, con Issue 2 rallies set for Tuesday

Pro, con issue 2 rallies set for Tuesday


Pilot injured in plane crash in Vienna remains in ICU

Pilot injured in plane crash in Vienna remains in ICU


Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa announces retirement

Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa announces retirement


Obama to order FDA to help reduce drug shortages

Obama to order FDA to help reduce drug shortages


Ohio steps up abandoned mine cleanup program

Ohio steps up abandoned mine cleanup program


Power restoration in snowy East could take days

Power restoration in snowy East could take days


Boardman 'pumpkin patrols' out tonight

Boardman 'pumpkin patrols' out tonight


Ohio pastor apologizes for Halloween pamphlets

Ohio pastor apologizes for Halloween pamphlets


Ohio hanging-man Halloween display a bit too realistic

Ohio hanging-man Halloween display a bit too realistic


Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber loses econ development leader to JobsOhio

Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber loses econ development leader to JobsOhio


Town-hall meeting on Utica Shale drilling is Wednesday in North Jackson

Town-hall meeting on Utica Shale drilling is Wednesday in North Jackson


November Snapz will honor veterans


WORTH A LOOK

AUCTIONS Bloomfield High School, 2077 Park Road W., will be the setting for a basket auction Nov.


Valley Legacy Awards honor 5 for dedication to senior citizens

CANFIELD Nearly 250 people attended a ceremony at Avion on the Water on Oct. 19 to recognize 21

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Rayen backers unleash power of Web

Staff report youngstown Leaders of a fundraising campaign to renovate Rayen Stadium have posted


Pittsburgh solves Brady, Patriots

Associated Press PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Steelers no longer have a Tom Brady problem. And


J-M, Ridge set for rematch

Staff report Three weeks ago — Oct. 10, to be precise — Jackson-Milton’s volleyball team visited


For 13 schools, it’s the second season

By ROB TODOR todor@vindy.com Don’t expect Andy Hake to change anything this week as he prepares


City council candidates target crime, blight

By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Only two of seven positions on Youngstown City


Boardman plans new fire station near mall

By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com BOARDMAN Township officials have confirmed they are in


Creepy obsession

PHOTOS AND STORY By JESSICA M. KANALAS photo@vindy.com LOWELLVILLE Brian Wharry describes


Warren’s new school chief boosts alternative education program

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Raymond, the character played by Dustin Hoffman in the


New NCAA spending rule will affect YSU

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Imagine you’re a Division I-caliber football player


Jason Kokrak 5th at Tour Championship

It was a mixed-emotion day for Jason Kokrak at the Nationwide Tour Championship on Sunday.


Same, sad story for Browns

By Tony Grossi Cleveland Plain Dealer SAN FRANCISCO Is it possible to lose a football game on


Agenda for ACTION

Pastors, politicians, police officers and community activists filled St. Luke Church on Sunday to chart plans for positive change in the Mahoning Valley at the 10th annual ACTION public meeting.


PRO-ISSUE 2 RALLY

PRO-ISSUE 2 RALLY In the Valley WHAT: Political rally to show support for Issue 2. WHEN: 5


2012 Great Race to include stop at Packard Museum

Staff report Warren The National Packard Museum will play host to The Great Race on June 29,


Symphony tonight at Powers Auditorium

Symphony tonight at Powers Auditorium YOUNGSTOWN Opera, song and ballet music is the focus of a


area high school football Playoff schedule

Schedule for area teams in the OHSAA football playoffs. Dates and times are tentative. Sites, dates


Cowboys no match for Vick and Eagles

Associated Press PHILADELPHIA The “All-Hype” team finally played up to their super


Stewart issues warning after win in Sprint Cup

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. Tony Stewart passed Jimmie


YOUNGSTOWN CITY GOVERNMENT RACES | 1st and 5th Ward Council, and Clerk of Courts

Two candidates are each running in the Youngstown City Council 1st and 5th Wards, and for clerk of


Ohio St. may have turned the corner

Associated Press COLUMBUS Three weeks ago, Wisconsin seemed to be cruising toward a season to


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Boardman Township trustees, special meeting, 3:45 p.m., in front of Boardman


Don’t be fooled by divide/conquer

Opinion: Don’t be fooled by divide/conquer I have received three pieces of junk mail recently telling me


S. Side event harvests fun, unity

By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Seeing youngsters gathered at an outdoor festival


h6th-century token of Christianity found

h6th-century token of Christianity found JERUSALEM A tiny, exquisitely made box found on an


Bengals win fourth straight

Associated Press SEATTLE Marvin Lewis politely acknowledged becoming Cincinnati’s all-time wins


Years Ago

Today is Monday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2011. There are 61 days left in the year. This is


Man expects wife to return when freed in Tenn.

Associated Press COLUMBUS The husband of a woman likely to be freed after a plea agreement in a


oddly enough

oddly enough Late for work, officer accused of going 120 mph MIAMI A Miami police officer is


Bench to be dedicated to Ohioan killed in Vietnam

Associated Press NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio Spurred by an impromptu $100 donation, a Vietnam vet plans


COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY New complaints Fannie Mae et al v. William D. Little et al,


Ex-skeptic: Global warming is real

Associated Press WASHINGTON A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years


birthdays

birthdays Folk singer Tom Paxton is 74. Actor Ron Rifkin (“Alias”) is 72. Actress Sally Kirkland


bridge

bridge Weekly quiz answers Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold: x9 5 uA K Q 9 4 v10 7 6 wA Q 8


CEO in Ohio sentenced to one week in scheme

Associated Press DAYTON A federal judge in Ohio has handed a one-week sentence to the chief


Nearly 500 songbirds die at wind farm

Associated Press ELKINS, W.Va. The deaths of nearly 500 songbirds during the fall migration


Columbiana County

Columbiana County Columbiana: 5 to 7 p.m. today. East Palestine: 6 to 7 p.m. today. Leetonia:


Protesters arrested in Texas, Oregon

Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. Dozens of anti-Wall Street demonstrators were arrested Sunday


Prof funds scholarship for YSU accounting majors

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN David E. Stout, an endowed accounting professor in the Williamson


Watch for third-party presence in 2012 presidential race

Opinion: American voters have fired two modern presidents after just one term, Jimmy Carter in 1980 and


Brazilian students visiting the Valley

Brazilian students visiting the Valley YOUNGSTOWN Master of business administration students and


‘Unforgettable’ star would rather forget

By David Hiltbrand Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA You can hear traffic in the background


Iran ups bid in Iraq

Opinion: By Frederick W. KAGAN AND KIMBERLY KAGAN Los Angeles Times Iran has just defeated the United


newsmakers

newsmakers ‘Shrek’ spinoff ‘Puss in Boots’ tops box office NEW YORK The “Shrek” spinoff “Puss


Search suspended after explosion in grain elevator

Associated Press ATCHISON, Kan. Crews suspended their search Sunday for three people missing


Ending the Syrian bloodbath

Opinion: Ending the Syrian bloodbath Los Angeles Times: While other Arab nations take the first steps


Can Kodak rescue itself by selling patents?

Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. Picture this: Kodak — the company that invented the first


‘STRONGER’

By Gerrick D. Kennedy Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES Kelly Clarkson was three songs into a


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 22.28 .00 Avalon


video game review

‘uncharted 3: drake’s deception’ Grade: A Details: Sony, $59.99 for PlayStation 3 It was


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Dawna and Timothy Toth, Canfield, girl, Oct. 29 ST. Joseph


Keep the Ohio Constitution free of unnecessary clutter

Editorial: We have been traditionally Con- servative when it comes to amending the Ohio Constitution, because


Cain ad puts focus on viral videos

Associated Press NEW YORK Before Smoking Man, there was Obama Girl. And who can forget Jib Jab?


Today is Halloween, so what better time to ponder TV’s coolest ghouls — the macabre clan

Today is Halloween, so what better time to ponder TV’s coolest ghouls — the macabre clan known as


Why a stadium, why now?

Opinion: Youngstown City School District has an opportunity to renovate the historic Rayen Stadium providing


Romney is the pretzel candidate

Opinion: WASHINGTON The Republican presidential dynamic — various candidates rise and recede; Mitt Romney


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