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ODOT: One lane of I-80 westbound now open

ODOT: One lane of I-80 westbound now open


Hockey in shock after Russian jet crash kills 43

Hockey in shock after Russian jet crash kills 43


Former President Clinton to visit Pa. 9/11 memorial

Former President Clinton to visit Pa. 9/11 memorial


Judge: No trial for Ohio 11-year-old in mom's death

Judge: No trial for Ohio 11-year-old in mom's death


Cleveland casino flooded with job applications

Cleveland casino flooded with job applications


2nd Ohio woman dies after crash at covered stop sign

2nd Ohio woman dies after crash at covered stop sign


Boston teen allegedly kills based on address

BOSTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a Boston teenager who was supposed to be at a Red Sox game while on a


Driver survives crash, explosion on I-80 in Hubbard

Driver survives crash, explosion on I-80 in Hubbard


Compromise possible in Cleveland fare-jumper issue

Compromise possible in Cleveland fare-jumper issue


Favorable winds help effort against Calif. fire

TEHACHAPI, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters were aided by winds that pushed a 20-square-mile blaze toward


Ohio Natural Resources chief tapped for JobsOhio

Ohio Natural Resources chief tapped for JobsOhio


Second Harvest participates in Hunger Action Month

Second Harvest participatets in Hunger Action Month


Suspect in W.Va. slaying of 5 did time for robbery

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man suspected of slaying five people in their rural home


Va inmate gets wish: Death penalty for 2 slayings

WISE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia inmate who pleaded guilty to killing an inmate after threatening to kill


Semi goes part way off I-80 bridge, shuts down westbound traffic

HUBBARD An early morning truck explosion and fire on Interstate 80 westbound at the Mount Everett


Hurricane Katia weakens to a Category 1 storm

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Katia weakened to a Category 1 storm in the Atlantic early today and was not


Wildfires in Bastrop area 30 percent contained

BASTROP, Texas (AP) — The Texas Forest Service says massive wildfires near Austin are 30 percent


I-80 westbound closed in Hubbard Township

Interstate 80 westbound at Mt. Everett Rd. is currently closed due to a crash, the Ohio Department


Police: “Pay up Kenny” scrawled in man’s home

ROSSITER, Pa. (AP) — Police say threatening graffiti inside a western Pennsylvania home may have


Man pleads guilty, will cooperate in cold case

WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty in the death of a man who disappeared a decade ago


FOOD SALES AND DINNERS

WEDNESDAY Southington United Methodist Church, state Routes 305 and 534, will serve chicken


Golf scramble set


Jr. Irish Ladies open to new members


Artist’s class offered


Craft fair deadline has been extended

Deadline extended LISBON The deadline for vendors to register for Columbiana County Career and


Hot dog or game ticket? You decide

By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com Average price for a Cleveland Browns ticket? $55. How about


YSU displays new solar-energy panels

YSU displays new solar-energy panels By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com youngstown

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YSU coach: Freshman Christian Bryan has chance to be special

By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN In the days leading up to last Friday’s opener

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Schools work on bus route problems

By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Several parents of students at Stambaugh


Colleagues remember Michelakis

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN In the most political of jobs — Trumbull County


Paul Macejko’s wife: ‘I’ll try to carry out his legacy’

By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com struthers Macejko’s Service Station will be open


Fitch cruises past Harding in girls volleyball

By Matthew Peaslee sports@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN Prior to Fitch’s first home volleyball match,


Liberty board OKs $350K settlement from district’s 2 community schools

By Robert Guttersohn rguttersohn@vindy.com Liberty The board of education voted 4-1 Tuesday to


City of Youngstown OKs request for bike-rack sculpture

By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Bike-rack sculptures, designed to promote art


School supplies make a cool surprise

By christine keeling ckeeling@vindy.com austintown Students were surprised with school

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OSU gets four players back

Associated Press COLUMBUS Tailback Jordan Hall and cornerback Travis Howard were among four


Judge: Set aside $2.8M in lottery suit

Staff report CLEVELAND A judge has ordered the Ohio Lottery Commission to set aside $2.8 million


Prep Cross Country, Golf, Tennis results

TUESDAY’S RESULTS CROSS COUNTRY SUBURBAN MEET At Girard BOYS Team scores — 1. McDonald 34,


Prep Volleyball Roundup | Tuesday’s games

Cardinal Mooney 25-25-25, Newton Falls 10-12-13 NEWTON FALLS McKenzie Reese had eight kills,


Mahoning County hires budget chief

By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Mahoning County commissioners hired Barbara


Canfield and Austintown police calls

POLICE CALLS A summary of police activity in the city of Canfield and Austintown: CANFIELD


Order from Angel Food

Order from Angel Food Youngstown Crossroads Church, 554 S. Meridian Road, is a host site for


Mahoning County Court filings

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Brandon J. Bury, 25, of 3948 Staatz Drive,


Gordon holds on for win 85

Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. Jeff Gordon was sliding all over the track those final 10 laps,


Surplus food/clothing

Surplus food/clothing Warren Family Mission, 361 Elm Road NE, Warren, free produce, 8 a.m.


Poll: OK to trade some freedoms for security

Associated Press WASHINGTON Surveillance cameras in public places? Sure. Body scans at airports?


Obama to propose $300B jobs plan

Obama to propose $300B jobs plan WASHINGTON The economy weak and the public seething, President


Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Trumbull Career & Technical Center school board, finance committee at 6 p.m. in


‘Contagion’ makes pandemic feel real

Soderbergh’s new film ‘Contagion’ makes pandemic feel real By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer


oddly enough

oddly enough UMass welcomes students with world-record stir-fry AMHERST, Mass. It wasn’t


Riding with …

Riding with … Dave Blaney Tuesday: The Trumbull County native finished 43rd and earned $82,641


Fair attendance falls

Fair attendance falls Canfield Final attendance numbers for the 165th Canfield Fair fell below


IHOP shootings leave 4 dead, including 2 National Guardsmen

Associated Press CARSON CITY, Nev. A gunman wielding an AK-47 opened fire on a table of


Pa. volunteers lend a hand to help rescue Irene victims

By MARY GRZEBIENIAK news@vindy.com NEW CASTLE, Pa. Many local residents watched the


USPS on verge of collapse, postmaster general warns

McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service is on the verge of financial collapse


Golf Roundup | This week’s events

WALKER CUP Site: Aberdeen, Scotland. Schedule: Saturday-Sunday. Course: Royal Aberdeen Golf


Man sentenced in tax-evasion case

Staff report CLEVELAND A Poland man who pleaded guilty to violating federal tax laws has been


Lordstown’s Chevrolet Cruze turns 1

Bob Thomas, left, of North Jackson and Ray Milstead of Austintown talked Tuesday at the Spitzer Chevrolet dealership in North Jackson about driving their Chevrolet Cruzes. Thomas and Milstead each bought one of the first Cruzes last fall. The Lordstown-built car celebrates the anniversary of its launch Thursday.

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Prep Soccer Roundup | Tuesday’s matches

BOYS Canfield 2, Hubbard 1 CANFIELD Jon Hutnyan and Tony El Hayek scored for Canfield. Gianni


HMHP implements digital records system

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Medical records at Humility of Mary Health Partners officially have


Ohio Farmers Union opposes law, wants repeal

Associated Press COLUMBUS A coalition of unionized farmers opposes Ohio’s new law placing limits


Group studies ways to alter suspensions of driver’s licenses

Associated Press COLUMBUS Parents who have their Ohio driver’s licenses suspended for not paying


Years Ago

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 7, the 250th day of 2011. There are 115 days left in the year.


Take a stand on principle

Opinion: Take a stand on principle There is an old saying that goes something like this: “In matters of


iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Sept. 5:

iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Sept. 5: Singles: v “Someone Like


Rucker feels at home with country

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Darius Rucker, the country singer with a rock ’n’ roll


Shelton, Aldean shake up CMAs

By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. After a decade toiling away at the


bridge

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birthdays

birthdays Jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins is 81. Singer Alfa Anderson of Chic is 65. Singer Gloria


Service sector grows at faster pace

Associated Press WASHINGTON Service companies that employ 90 percent of the U.S. work force


newsmakers

newsmakers Cedar Point riverboat makes final voyage SANDUSKY Cedar Point’s riverboat ride has


Astros defeat Lincoln, Bucs

Associated Press PITTSBURGH After struggling working out of the bullpen in the majors, Brad


LSU jumps up to No. 2

Associated Press NEW YORK Winning the biggest game of college football’s opening weekend boosted


Crisis in Europe leads stocks to fall

Associated Press NEW YORK Europe’s debt problems rumbled through global financial markets again


Carmona blasted; Tigers pound Tribe

Associated Press CLEVELAND Clinging to any hope of staying in the AL Central race, the Cleveland

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Rain washes out U.S. Open matches

Associated Press NEW YORK A little after 3 p.m. Tuesday, Rafael Nadal settled in at a table in


Don’t let off accelerator, analysts advise GM

By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com LORDSTOWN If auto sales are a race, then the Chevrolet Cruze


W.Va. man kills 5 before shooting self

Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. Authorities say a man who killed five people near Morgantown


Officials learn about bond-issue plan

By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN City council’s finance committee met with the service


Speaker to discuss shared services for local entities

Staff report LIBERTY Randy Cole, an advocate for more shared services among local governments


Steelers: Age is just right

Associated Press PITTSBURGH James Harrison has spent all training camp trying to answer


Texas wildfires kill 4, destroy 1,000 homes

Associated Press BASTROP, Texas One of the most devastating wildfire outbreaks in Texas history


Business Digest || Lab coming to area

Lab coming to area HUBBARD NanoLogix, the Hubbard-based company that has developed accelerated


Americans very charitable

Opinion: Ideological clashes over particular laws, policies and programs often go far deeper. Those with


Colombia’s spreading scandal

Opinion: Colombia’s spreading scandal Los Angeles Times: The United States has long considered Colombia its


China loses a battle over tires, but other battles lie ahead

Editorial: When President Barack Obama imposed tariffs on cheap tires being imported from China two years ago,


Events, sites offer ways to recycle, help

By christine keeling ckeeling@vindy.com The environment isn’t the only thing that can benefit


Browns line adjusting on fly

By Nate Ulrich Akron Beacon Journal BEREA The Cleveland Browns will enter their regular-season


Stop pirate fishing

Opinion: By Jane Lubchenco and Maria Damanaki McClatchy-Tribune Piracy off the coast of Africa has


Protecting America is costly

Opinion: Ten years ago, before 9/11 made terrorism our national preoccupation, the agencies that now make up


MLB roundup Tuesday’s other games

AMERICAN LEAGUE Red Sox 14, Blue Jays 0 TORONTO Jon Lester struck out 11 in seven innings to


N.J. has gone too far to stop bullying

Opinion: With children heading back to school, educators in New Jersey are struggling with the realization


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