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Hence Cheris charged in brother's stabbing
A man is charged with felonious assault in the stabbing of his brother.
Buildup in Sinai changing Egypt-Israel landscape
Egyptian troops, light tanks, armored vehicles and attack helicopters are pouring into the Sinai desert to root out increasingly aggressive Islamic militants in the most significant easing to date of a key provision in the landmark 1979 peace treaty with Israel: The demilitarization of the peninsula.
Mercer hard hit by tonight's storm
Mercer County was hit hard by Thursday evening’s storm, according to the Mercer County 911 center and Pennsylvania State Police.
Lockbox giveaway date changed to Monday
The date has changed for a lockbox giveaway to keep prescription drugs safe and will now be Monday at select Mahoning Valley Walgreens. V
Elderly driver crashes into apartment complex
Boardman police were called to Mill Creek Village apartments at about 11 a.m. Thursday when an elderly woman crashed her car into the complex, at 6821 Lockwood Blvd.
New charges filed in nuclear weapons plant breach
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal grand jury has toughened the charges against three anti-war protesters who authorities say cut their way through three security fences and spray-painted slogans on the walls of a nuclear weapons plant in Tennessee.
Indictment follows fatal crash
A Mahoning County grand jury has handed up an indictment against a 22-year-old city woman in connection with a July car accident where a 32-year-old man was killed.
First track and field world record set at Olympics
First track and field world record set at Olympics By The Associated Press David Lekuta Rudisha
Report warned that Loughner condition was fragile
Report warned that Loughner condition was fragile PHOENIX (AP) — A psychological report released
Downtown streets closed Fri. through Sun. for jazz fest
Downtown streets closed Fri. through Sun. for jazz fest
Miss. congregation fights town square church ban
Miss. congregation fights town square church ban NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A tiny Mississippi
Man sentenced to 311 years in barbecue shooting
CLEARLAKE, Calif. (AP) — A man convicted in a shooting at a backyard barbecue in Northern California that killed a 4-year-old boy and wounded five others has been sentenced to 311 years to life in prison.
Youngstown, Warren men charged in carjacking
WARREN — Shauntare R. Davis, 25, of East Avondale Avenue, Youngstown, and Christopher L. Foster, 19, of Transylvania Avenue, Warren, have each been charged with aggravated robbery in the carjacking of a 39-year-old Niles man.
Pa. woman fatally struck by police SUV
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Officials say a female pedestrian is dead after being struck by a Harrisburg police SUV.
Pittsburgh NPR station changing its name, some shows
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh FM radio station that carries National Public Radio is changing its name, and some of its programming.
Zimmerman defense team will seek ‘stand your ground’ hearing
Zimmerman defense team will seek ‘stand your ground’ hearing ORLANDO, Fla. - George Zimmerman’s
Airports with the best on-time performance
Airports with the best on-time performance By The Associated Press U.S. airlines are on pace to
Penn State trustees to meet over weekend on NCAA penalties
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State trustees will meet this weekend to consider whether to ratify the school’s consent decree with the NCAA that imposed penalties for how the university handled the Jerry Sandusky child-molestation scandal.
CDC: 145 cases of new swine flu strain from pigs
ATLANTA (AP) — Officials say there’s been a five-fold increase of cases of a new strain of swine flu that spreads from pigs to people.
Wildfires threatening Bosnian ammunition factory
Wildfires threatening Bosnian ammunition factory KONJIC, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Officials say
Husband jailed in Pa. molestation case
CLAYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The husband of a central Pennsylvania woman jailed on charges she sexually abused boys and girls and exposed some of them to pornography has been jailed himself on charges that he molested a child along with his wife in September.
Ohio man shoots wife, then kills himself at hospital
Ohio man shoots wife, then kills himself at hospital
Sweep finds no Asian carp in western Lake Erie
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — A three-day sweep of western Lake Erie for Asian carp turned up no trace of the invasive fish.
Youngstown Foundation awards more than $500K to area organizations
YOUNGSTOWN — Area organizations have been awarded grants totaling $534,396 by the Distribution Committee of The Youngstown Foundation.
Stocks waver, with hard-to-read signs on economy
Stocks waver, with hard-to-read signs on economy NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market is wavering
OSHP seizes $2.2M worth of marijuana in Hamilton County traffic stop
CINCINNATI — Two Ohio men face felony drug charges after Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers seized about 570 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $2.2 million, after a traffic stop in Hamilton County.
Buffalo Soldier Monument notes 20th anniversary
Buffalo Soldier Monument notes 20th anniversary FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A bust has been
US applications for unemployment aid drop by 6,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 361,000, a level consistent with modest gains in hiring.
East Side street closed Saturday for community block party
East Side street closed Saturday for community block party
Ohio ex-officer gets 16 years in wife’s slaying
MENTOR, Ohio (AP) — A former police officer from northeast Ohio has been sentenced to serve at least 16 years in prison in the slaying of his wife — whose body was found wrapped in plastic inside a sleeping bag at their home last fall.
Permits for concealed weapons increased in Ohio
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Gun-rights advocates say the surge this year in concealed-weapons permits in Ohio is likely due to new laws that make it easier to carry them.
Date changed for Mahoning Valley lock-box giveaway
Date changed for Mahoning Valley lock-box giveaway
Trumbull Young Republicans to meet
Trumbull young Republicans to meet NILES — The Trumbull County Young Republicans will meet at the
Youngstown South Side street closed Saturday for block party
Youngstown South Side street closed Saturday for block party
Felicia Banks Beemer competency hearing set for September
Felicia Banks Beemer competency hearing set for September
Man accused in boy’s dismemberment due in court, expected to plead guilty
NEW YORK (AP) — A man accused of abducting and dismembering an 8-year-old boy who got lost on the way home is expected to enter a guilty plea to avoid trial.
Wild bees sting Texas man more than 300 times
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Gun-rights advocates say the surge this year in concealed-weapons permits in Ohio is likely due to new laws that make it easier to carry them.
4 injured when car strikes Amish buggy near Cleveland
CLEVELAND (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies say four people were hospitalized after a car crashed into the back of an Amish buggy southwest of Cleveland.
Ohio teen competent for trial in rape of 90-year-old woman
LIMA, Ohio (AP) — A judge has ruled that an Ohio boy who was 13 when he was accused of raping a 90-year-old woman is competent to stand trial.
Some charges against bank protester dropped
Some charges against bank protester dropped EASTON, Pa. (AP) — An eastern Pennsylvania prosecutor
Police: Man made 911 call during drug deal
Police: Man made 911 call during drug deal SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Police say a northeastern
LOUIE TODAY: Radiation oncologist, abused Youngstown dog, muni court judgeship
Louie, Vindy.com's news radio partner, will interview Russell Scott Anderson, a radiation oncologist who serves as the medical director of Anderson Cancer Center in Meridian, Miss.
Free dog food available through Second Harvest Food Bank
The Mahoning-Shenango Kennel Club (MSKC) donated 400 20-pound bags of super-premium mix dog food, provided by Blackwood Pet Food of Lisbon, to Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley.
It’s time for the Ohls and the news to come together
AUSTINTOWN In the 1850s a thriving village called Ohltown bustled near what is now Meander
Buyer hopes to restart Warren’s RG Steel plant
By BURTON SPEAKMAN and ED RUNYAN new@vindy.com WARREN The new owner of the RG Steel facility
Michigan ends Poland’s softball World Series bid
The shocked, sullen stares across the faces of the Poland 13-14 year-old All-Star softball team certainly emanated a feeling of “the one that got away.”
Brouhaha over Cornersburg coffee-shop barista plan unplugs effort to reach lease agreement
By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A dispute between the owner of Cornersburg
YSU RBs Pace, Bellamy in battle to back up starter Cook
RBs Torrian Pace and Adaris Bellamy in battle to back up starter Jamaine Cook By joe scalzo
Media tour Eastern Gateway Community College’s new Valley Center
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown The new quarters of Eastern Gateway Community
No 4-leaf clovers for unlucky Scrappers
By jon moffett sports@vindy.com NILES A slight break from Eastwood Field may have come at
Valley voters to decide 80 tax issues, several judgeships
By DAVID SKOLNICK and ED RUNYAN news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN In addition to Mahoning Valley
Felix golden; US adds 7 medals to cache
Associated Press LONDON No more heartbreak for Allyson Felix. No more silver, either. Denied
Indians snap 11-game streak
Associated Press CLEVELAND For the first time in 13 days, there were actually some smiles in
Plea deal angers mother of victim Melesia Day
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The mother of a shooting victim said she
Questions surround Browns’ Richardson, Haden
Associated Press Cleveland Trent Richardson wasn’t there. Joe Haden was, despite a potential
Suit filed against Warren school district, board over furlough
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN Kristen Lewis, who was laid off from Warren City Schools
Results of sex-trafficking study released by AG Dewine’s office
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Minors should not be labeled as “prostitutes,” and
Trial date set in case against former mayor Pat Layshock
Staff report RAVENNA An Oct. 9 trial date is set in the misdemeanor criminal case brought by the
Student, alumni musicians prep for Rayen Stadium opener
Christina Ashford, a 2001 graduate of the Rayen School, rehearses her flute music for the halftime show during the Aug. 25 opening football game in the newly renovated Rayen Stadium on Youngstown’s North Side. The band consists of current and former band members from Youngstown City Schools.
Transition under way for 2012 Steelers
Associated Press LATROBE, PA. Jerricho Cotchery hears “the voice.” Troy Polamalu senses the
HEALTH DIGEST || Free dog food
Free dog food Youngstown The Mahoning-Shenango Kennel Club (MSKC) donated 400 20-pound bags of
Years Ago
Today is Thursday, Aug. 9, the 222nd day of 2012. There are 144 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Syrian troops push into Aleppo to oust rebels
Associated Press TEL RIFAT, Syria Syria launched a ground assault Wednesday on rebel- held areas
The Monkees plan 12-date tour in U.S.
Associated Press NEW YORK The Monkees will perform their first live shows since star Davy Jones
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 25.63 —.28 Avalon
Governor trades on tragedy
Opinion: Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat: Gov. Pat Quinn and his amendatory veto pen are out of control. He
NIGHTLIFE
Backyard Bar and Grill, 8942 Youngstown- Pittsburgh Road, Poland; 330-757-2476 Thu: Karaoke with
“wipeout” (9 p.m., ABC): “Wipeout” delivers a hillbilly-themed episode that
“wipeout” (9 p.m., ABC): “Wipeout” delivers a hillbilly-themed episode that features a county fair
Farmers adapt to climate change, drought with hardier animals, crops
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa Cattle are being bred with genes from their African cousins
Obama pitches health plan to women; Romney takes dig at Calif.
Associated Press DENVER Pitching for the women’s vote, President Barack Obama said Wednesday
Wolves Den Bar in Girard closes
Staff report GIRARD A local restaurant has closed six months after opening. The Wolves Den Bar
Specialist to examine Richardson’s knee
Associated Press BEREA Trent Richardson’s ailing left knee may be more seriously injured than
Neil Armstrong has heart surgery
Neil Armstrong has heart surgery COLUMBUS Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon,
Onions and cantaloupes latest cause of worry
Los Angeles Times Gill’s Onions, based in Oxnard, Calif., has issued voluntary recalls of diced
Sleeping pill ignites horrible heartburn
BY JOE GRAEDON, M.S., AND TERESA GRAEDON, Ph.D. Q. I have been taking Ambien for years, and in
Energy boom benefits Ohio
Opinion: By Linda Waggon Special to The Vindicator The first oil well in Ohio was drilled in Washington
Musical legends tour for summer vacation
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Just having a ball is what most folks do on vacation.
Surplus food
Surplus food Price Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church, 920 Dryden Ave., Youngstown, fresh produce and
Charitable acts lead to concert tickets
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Black Keys, Foo Fighters and Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Death Punch gives bands mainstream exposure
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com In the musical world, the road has long served as a place
CD RATES
CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.
Marvel, Whedon extend partnership
McClatchy Newspapers LOS ANGELES Joss Whedon doesn’t have to worry about finding work for the
A Golden State train wreck
Opinion: PALO ALTO, Calif. State Sen. Joe Simitian’s district office near Stanford’s campus is nestled
Shaker Woods Festival marks 30th year
Staff report COLUMBIANA The Shaker Woods Festival, the region’s top family craft gathering, will
REALITY-SHOW CONTROVERSY
REALITY-SHOW CONTROVERSY Osbourne threatens to quit “America’s Got Talent.” C2
Ohio voters will decide how political districts are created
Editorial: Ohio Republicans have only themselves to blame for the constitutional amendment pertaining to the
NEw movies this week
NEw this week The Bourne Legacy (PG-13) CIA agent Aaron Cross escapes death and aims to expose
George Thorogood to bust out the blues at Covelli
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Blues rocker George Thorogood loves baseball. In fact,
Cops probe large fight, shooting
By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Police are investigating a large fight
Smooth jazz on a summer night
Youngstown Jazz Festival By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Jazz icon Najee may have never
On visit to Munnell Run Farm, kids learn home-grown lessons
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com mercer, pa. Six-year-old Evelyn Dickinson munched
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Alexander J. Braxton, 18, of 203 E. Boston Ave.,
METRO DIGEST || Medication Lockbox giveaway Saturday
Electrical fire AUSTINTOWN Firefighters responded to an electrical fire shortly after 6 p.m.
Power outage hits Springfield Twp.
Staff report SPRINGFIELD More than 1,000 township residents were without power Wednesday night,
Day-care open house
Day-care open house Struthers Sunshine & Lollipops Daycare and Learning Center will have an
'64 YSU graduate develops new way to treat cancer, other diseases
By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com JACKSON cENTER, PA. Premier Biomedical Inc., a
Delphi retirees Rep: Emails show ‘back-door deal’ to cut benefits
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Emails between the U.S. Treasury Department
A difference of opinion
Opinion: A difference of opinion I must take issue with a letter writer from my community who claimed in
Will Mormon offer prayer at convention?
Associated Press Spiritual leaders will give invocations and benedictions each day at the
College students being treated as commodities
Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Let’s take a trip deep into the magic kingdom of “Laissez Fairyland”
Megabus catches fire in Ga.; 80 passengers escape
Associated Press A double-decker bus caught fire Wednesday along Interstate 85 in northeast
OSHA levies $126K fine on Heritage-WTI
Staff report EAST LIVERPOOL Heritage-WTI Inc., a hazardous-waste treatment and disposal facility
Country couple heads to gig in Las Vegas
Associated Press LAS VEGAS Country-music power couple Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are heading to
Fallon’s Oscar talks falter
McClatchy Newspapers NEW YORK Despite last-minute maneuvering by outgoing Academy of Motion
Osbourne, NBC in reality-show battle
Associated Press LOS ANGELES NBC defended itself this week against Sharon Osbourne’s claim the
Buckeyes ready for fresh start
Associated Press COLUMBUS It’s a fresh start for Ohio State. As it turns out, a lot of the
HEALTH DIGEST || Latino Food Fest
Latino Food Fest YOUNGSTOWN The Organizacion Civica y Cultural Hispana Americana (OCCHA) is
Barricades will remain in front of Wick Building
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Barricades will remain in front of the
Agenda Friday
Agenda Friday Horizon Science Acad-emy governing board, 6 p.m., 3403 Southern Blvd., Youngstown.
MCDONALD School board reinstates bus route
By MARY SMITH news@vindy.com McDONALD The board of education Wednesday reinstated a second bus
METRO DIGEST || I-680 ramp to close today
Ramp to close YOUNGSTOWN The entrance ramp from U.S. Route 62/state Route 7 to Interstate 680
Obama’s welfare waiver: Is it gutting rules or tweaking?
Associated Press WASHINGTON Welfare is causing a ruckus in the presidential campaign. But the
Springfield Twp. hires company to pursue grant
By MARY GRZEBIENIAK news@vindy.com NEW SPRINGFIELD Springfield Township trustees have hired
Chief: Cause of house explosion unknown
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com BOARDMAN The investigation into an explosion at a Lealand
May-Treanor, Walsh Jennings earn more gold
Associated Press LONDON Misty May-Treanor danced on the sand and then off it, leaving Horse
Sloppy Pirates squeak past D-Backs
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Neil Walker homered and drove in five runs, Kevin Correia won his
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