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Police: Pa. man shot ex-wife as she played organ at church
Police: Pa. man shot ex-wife as she played organ at church
GM Lordstown holiday shutdown to start one week early
GM Lordstown holiday shutdown to start one week early LORDSTOWN General Motors announced late
YSU's Slocum: Covelli Centre game could eventually draw Notre Dame, Michigan State
YSU's Slocum: Covelli Centre game could eventually draw Notre Dame, Michigan State.
Mill Creek Park roads closed to vehicular traffic Dec. 10 for winter
Mill Creek Parks closed Dec. 10 for winter
Two hit by gunfire in weekend Warren incidents
Two hit by gunfire in weekend Warren incidents WARREN Two people were hit by gunfire, and four
Boardman man pleads guilty to attempted murder
Boardman man pleads guilty to attempted murder YOUNGSTOWN A Boardman man has pleaded guilty to
Salem zoning appeals board meets today
Salem zoning appeals board meets today Salem The Salem City Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at
Alaska suspect kills self; linked to 7 murders in 4 states
Keyes, 34, also indicated he killed four others in Washington state and one person in New York state, but didn’t give the victims’ names, authorities said.
Philly suburbs debut new 8-mile, $200 million parkway
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A new eight-mile parkway spanning communities in Philadelphia’s northern suburbs is set to open Monday afternoon.
Underground Railroad center honors two
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati says the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and journalist Nicholas Kristof will be the eighth and ninth recipients of its International Freedom Conductor Award.
Report: Syrian chemical weapons tools in play
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and allied intelligence have detected Syrian movement of chemical weapons components in recent days, a senior U.S. defense official said Monday, as the Obama administration again warned the Assad regime against using chemical weapons on Syrian rebels.
Hubbard library plans fundraiser
Hubbard library plans fundraiser HUBBARD Hubbard Public Library, 436 W. Liberty St., will offer
WORTH A LOOK
CRAFT SHOWS First Baptist Church of Howland, 8957 E. Market St., Warren, is sponsoring a Crafters
12/03/12 Holiday Go and Do
TODAY YOUNGSTOWN: Cardinal’s Nest Christmas Open House and Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, 3:15
Kennedy Center honors Letterman, Led Zeppelin, Hoffman, others
Kennedy Center honors Letterman, Led Zeppelin, Hoffman, others Associated Press WASHINGTON
The Claus Menagerie: Bevy of unusual animals joins Santa in Canfield
MADELYN P. HASTINGS | THE VINDICATOR Ella Horne, 2, daughter of Bryan and Holly Horne of Canfield, was a little overwhelmed during her visit Sunday with Santa Claus at the Wintertime Barn gathering at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm.
Beating of 90-year-old spurs anger, questions
By ALYSSA LENHOFF and TIM FRANCISCO TheNewsOutlet.org STOW At 7:30 a.m. Jan. 30, there was a commotion at Stow Glen Health Care Center, a nursing home for about 100 residents on Kent Road in Stow.
Facilities skirt prosecution in many elder-abuse cases
By ALYSSA LENHOFF and Doug Livingston The News Outlet BOARDMAN As an ombudsman for the Area Agency on Aging, John Saulitis sees the best and the worst in Northeast Ohio’s nursing facilities.
Ursuline’s Tomko preps for stellar season
By MATTHEW PEASLEE mpeaslee@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Attention Ursuline High School freshman: there is not a swimming pool on the fourth floor. Or is there?
Proposal to block all injection wells in Youngstown could not be enforced
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A city councilwoman is sponsoring an ordinance to ban injection wells in Youngstown even though she and other officials say the proposal is unenforceable.
Steelers recover, stun Ravens
Associated Press BALTIMORE Because there’s still some life in the 37-year-old arm of Charlie Batch, the Pittsburgh Steelers remain alive in the AFC North.
A true blue Hero: Beaver Township's new police dog proves his worth
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com NORTH LIMA This holiday season, Beaver Township is thank-ful for a new police dog — and, in a way, for the criminals who paid for him.
Weeden has career day against Raiders
Associated Press OAKLAND, CALIF. Nursing a three-point lead and backed up to the shadow of his own goal posts, rookie Brandon Weeden engineered a touchdown drive that gave the Cleveland Browns a happy plane ride home for a change and hope for a much brighter future.
Study: School mobility linked to test scores
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown Student mobility — students who move into and out of school districts for reasons other than promotion — is higher in urban districts such as Youngstown, linking to lower test scores, according to a recent study.
Group links kids, treatment foster parents
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com NILES Many people have heard of foster parenting and adoption of children through a county Children Services agency, but what is treatment foster parenting?
Irish and Tide set to tango in Miami
Associated Press NEW YORK On one side, a blossoming dynasty from the college football capital of the Deep South. On the other, the sport’s most famous team, trying to reclaim its place among the elite.
Fitch grad McGlynn a hero to Indy family
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com A little more than a week ago, Mike McGlynn’s wife, Megan, was watching the local news in Indianapolis when she saw a news story about a local school teacher whose minivan was robbed while she made her final Black Friday stop at Menard’s.
Copeland Oaks adds memory-care wing
By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com SEBRING Copeland Oaks and Crandall Medical Center has added Memory Lane, a new memory-care wing, to meet the needs of the growing Alzheimer’s and dementia population.
Closing of American mind
Opinion: WASHINGTON In 2007, Keith John Sampson, a middle-aged student working his way through Indiana
Crestview girls, Lowellville boys win
Crestview girls, Lowellville boys win Ashley Harrison scored 26 points and Morgan Neubauer added
3rd storm in days drenches N. Calif.
3rd storm in days drenches N. Calif. SAN FRANCISCO Residents of Northern California endured the
nba roundup Sunday’s game
Knicks 106, Suns 99 NEW YORK Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points and the Knicks ran their best home
nfl standings and summaries
AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WLTPctPFPA y-New England930.750430260 N.Y. Jets570.417228296
Top 25 roundup | Women’s college basketball
No. 9 Kentucky 48, No. 6 Louisville 47 LOUISVILLE, KY. Janee Thompson scored 13 points,
Rose Bowl reps seeing red
Los Angeles Times PASADENA, CALIF. Rose Bowl officials are seeing red, but not because they’re
Crowds welcome Palestinian leader
Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank The Palestinian president returned triumphantly to the West
on campus How area FBS players fared
BIG TEN Nebraska RB Braylon Heard, Soph., Mooney — rushed six times for 28 yards and a TD in
prep swimming teams At a glance
BOARDMAN Division: I Coach: Terry O’Hallaran Top players: Boys: Ryan Bailey, Tyler Calpin,
YSU WOMEN’S preview Today’s game
Matchup: YSU (5-1) at IUPUI (4-3) Tip-off: 7 p.m. at the IUPUI Gymnasium. Radio: WKBN-AM 570.
In the huddle How area players fared in Week 13
Buffalo Bills Donald Jones, WR, YSU — was not active in Buffalo’s 34-18 win over Jacksonville.
Dad facing kidnapping charge surrenders
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN A 35-year-old man charged with the kidnapping and abduction of his 3
Highest court joins judicial strike
Associated Press CAIRO Egypt’s highest court joined a judicial rebellion against President
Obama saved capitalism
Opinion: By Wayne Madsen McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON The canard that President Obama is anti-business
nfl roundup | Sunday’s other games
Chiefs 27, Panthers 21 KANSAS CITY, MO. Brady Quinn threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns, and
KC tragedy stuns Belcher’s neighbors
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, MO People were coming and going Sunday from a house where a day
newsmakers
newsmakers ‘Twilight,’ ‘Skyfall’ still top picks for fans LOS ANGELES The “Twilight” finale
video game reviews
‘epic mickey 2: the power of two’ Grade: D Details: Disney, for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3,
White House waits on GOP move
Associated Press WASHINGTON Republicans have to stop using “political math” and say how much
the five
“Killing Them Softly” is a dark comedy about low-level gangsters and thugs, set squarely within the
birthdays
birthdays Director Jean-Luc Godard is 82. Singer Jaye P. Morgan (“The Gong Show”) is 81. Actress
oddly enough
oddly enough Pa. chicken-rant victims don’t show for hearing POINT MARION, Pa. A district
‘Hobbit’ doubles rate of frames
Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES Wendy Aylsworth fixed her eyes on a screen at the Landmark theater
“blake shelton’s not so family christmas” (10:01 P.M., ABC): “Blake
“blake shelton’s not so family christmas” (10:01 P.M., ABC): “Blake Shelton’s Not So Family
$9,000 artwork bought for $12 at Goodwill
Associated Press MILWAUKEE “Red Nose” just meant a reindeer named Rudolph to Karen Mallet until
M-7 exec will speak at YSU fall commencement
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Michael Garvey of Canfield, president and chief executive of M-7
SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS 1 Source: NCAA
Rank of Notre Dame in the final BCS football standings and in team graduation rates. It is the first
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 25.54 .13 Avalon
BSA resisted background checks on Scout leaders
Los Angeles Times After reports of widespread sexual abuse of children in the late 1980s, several
IN BRIEF: Forum on end of the world at YSU; art exhibit; Jabali event; language classes
End of the world? YOUNGSTOWN The Maya Prophecy and predictions of the end of the world this
Spain’s disabled protest austerity cuts
Associated Press MADRID Disabled people took to the streets of Madrid on Sunday in the latest
Ex-Nazi guard, of Sharon, faces deportation hearing
Associated Press SHARON, PA. As U.S. authorities continue a long legal battle to deport a former
Strategy, timing key to states’ legalization of marijuana
Associated Press SEATTLE In the late-1980s heyday of the anti-drug “Just Say No” campaign, a man
N. Zealand: Write new climate deal
Associated Press DOHA, Qatar Highlighting a rift between the rich countries and emerging
Shortcuts won’t work in seeking peace in Middle East
Editorial: Time after time it has been shown that two wrongs don’t make a right in the Middle East, so yet
Rice wrong choice for State
Opinion: Republicans are shooting themselves in the foot with a campaign to prevent U.N. Ambassador Susan
QUOTABLE MARK STOOPS, Cardinal Mooney grad and new Kentucky coach at introductory press conference.
“A big part of who I am comes from how I grew up with my father (Ron). He was a high school coach
Report: Delta mulls stake in Virgin
Report: Delta mulls stake in Virgin NEW YORK Delta Air Lines Inc. is mulling the purchase of a
How ‘fiscal cliff’ could affect Ohio
Columbus Dispatch WASHINGTON Call it this decade’s Y2K — except this time, there truly is
Cedar Point plans to spend $60M to spruce up hotels
Associated Press SANDUSKY Cedar Point says it plans to spend about $60 million over the next
Book debunks liberal vision
Opinion: If everyone in America had read Stephen Moore’s new book, ”Who’s The Fairest of Them All?”, Barack
Agenda Tuesday
Agenda Tuesday Ellsworth Township ZoningSFlbBoard, workshop, 7 p.m., township administration
Years Ago
Today is Monday, Dec. 3, the 338th day of 2012. There are 28 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Get comfy with TV show DVD sets
By FRAZIER MOORE and LYNN ELBER AP Television Writers A TV show DVD set represents more than a
TRUMBULL COUNTY Courts
COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Jared M. Kohn, 25, of 200 Snyder Way, Apt. 55,
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