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Some details of the tentative deal averting 'fiscal cliff'

Some details of the tentative deal averting 'fiscal cliff'


Stewart praised as she retires as Mahoning County CSB chief

Stewart praised as she retires as Mahoning County CSB chief


Youngstown council expected to vote for traffic cameras in school zones

Youngstown council expected to vote for traffic cameras in school zones


Workers' suit against UAW goes forward

Workers' suit against UAW goes forward


Appellate court reinstates prositution charges for Go Go Girls cabaret dancers

Appellate court reinstates prostitution charges for Go Go Girls cabaret dancers


Obama says fiscal cliff deal close, not done

Obama says fiscal cliff deal close, not done


NC governor sign pardons for Wilmington 10

NC governor sign pardons for Wilmington 10 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Outgoing North Carolina Gov.


Illinois Sen. Kirk to return a year after stroke

Illinois Sen. Kirk to return a year after stroke CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is expected to


Father of Conn. school gunman claims son’s body

Father of Conn. school gunman claims son’s body HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The father of the gunman


Police still seeking gunman in East Side shooting

Police still seeking gunman in East Side shooting YOUNGSTOWN Police are still trying to


Palestinians say 9 dead from swine flu outbreak

Palestinians say 9 dead from swine flu outbreak RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian health


Pa. pastor’s niece, boyfriend jailed in burglary

Pa. pastor’s niece, boyfriend jailed in burglary PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh-area pastor’s


Court date for Maine man in deaths of 2 tenants

Court date for Maine man in deaths of 2 tenants PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a 74-year-


Five streets closed for Youngstown First Night today

Five streets closed for Youngstown First Night today Youngstown Several street closures will be


Officials cancel Youngstown snow emergency

Officials cancel Youngstown snow emergency Youngstown The snow emergency that was put into


NYC couple arrested; explosive substance found

NYC couple arrested; explosive substance found NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a New York City


Avalon Downtown Pizzeria has soft opening today

Avalon Downtown Pizzeria has soft opening today YOUNGSTOWN Those heading to downtown Youngstown


Cleveland Browns fire head coach Pat Shurmur

Cleveland Browns fire head coach Pat Shurmur CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The brief Pat Shurmur tenure is


Cleveland will lose city council seats

Cleveland will lose city council seats CLEVELAND (AP) — The city of Cleveland is losing


Lake Erie one of most threatened Great Lakes

Lake Erie one of most threatened Great Lakes COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new report says Lake Erie is


Ohio Little League official held on porn charges

Ohio Little League official held on porn charges HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio Little League


OH WOW! board of directors recently elected new officers

Bill Florig received the Barbara Abraham volunteer of the year award

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Mended Hearts installs officers

CANFIELD Mended Hearts Chapter 7 installed N. Lee Meadows as president during the group’s annual

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WORTH A LOOK

CRAFT SHOWS St. Patrick’s Home and School in Hubbard will be sponsoring a marketplace and craft


Valley had 5th heaviest snow accumulation in history this December

Valley had 5th heaviest snow accumulation in history this December Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The


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How will you be impacted after the US falls off cliff?

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, walks to a closed-door meeting Sunday night as Congress met to negotiate a legislative path to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff." Little progress was made Sunday night, and congressional leaders largely are pessimistic about chances for a deal today.

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OVER AND OUT

Steelers top Browns with nothing at stake

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Former Ursuline star playing for Canton Charge

D’Aundray Brown’s first name starts with D, and so does his game.

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Outlook for deal tonight gloomy

Associated Press WASHINGTON A Capitol Hill deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” was proving


Broncos, Patriots get AFC playoff byes

Texans’ slump helps Broncos, Patriots


Boardman seeks land-use changes from county

Changes address residential properties


Kasich remains mum on right-to-work initiatives

Kasich signed into law a bill that, among other provisions, will allow guns stored in cars in the Ohio Statehouse parking garage.


Another Black Monday

If the Cleveland Browns change coaches and general managers with a frequency challenged only by Elizabeth Taylor changing husbands or the Duggar family adding children, we should be used to BMIB.


Columbiana County firm will stockpile sand for fracking

The sand will be brought in from out of state


Without history, you know nothing

Opinion: By Lewis W. Diuguid Kansas City Star PHILADELPHIA Students step onto college campuses today


BRIDGE

BRIDGE Answers to Weekly Quiz xA K 8 6 5 2 uA Q J v9 5 4 w7 The bidding has proceeded: SOUTH


Violence rates high at Ohio youth prisons

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio’s youth prisons have much higher assault rates than the adult


Former GM plant in Mansfield sold; 1,100 new jobs envisioned

Former GM plant in Mansfield sold MANSFIELD The sale of a former General Motors plant in


Standings, SUmmaries & Schedules

STANDINGS AMERICAN CONFERENCE East WLTPctPFPA y-New England1240.750557331


Southern Ohio has a stake in Kasich’s turnpike plan too

Opinion: Southern Ohio has a stake in Kasich’s turnpike plan too Ironton Tribune: Anyone who doesn’t pay


New Year’s Day | What’s open/closed

A checklist of local, state and federal institutions and local businesses that will be open or


LOTTERY

LOTTERY Saturday drawings Powerball36-46-50-52-55 Red Ball14 Jackpot in Wednesday’s


Years Ago

Today is Monday, Dec. 31, the 366th and final day of 2012. Associated Press On this date in:


Guns remain polarizing issue

Associated Press WEXFORD, Pa. Inside the Big Buck Sport Shop, where mounted moose and deer


Egyptian currency falls to record low

Associated Press CAIRO The Egyptian pound fell to a record low against the dollar Sunday as the


Deal reached to avert big spike in milk prices

Associated Press WASHINGTON The top leaders in both parties on the House and Senate Agriculture


newsmakers

newsmakers ‘The Hobbit’ stays atop box office for 3rd week LOS ANGELES “The Hobbit: An


Putin shows his ugly side with cynical attack on children

Editorial: As the end of a year approaches, there are any number of candidates on the international stage vying


Spartans end season with victory

MSU ends season of close games with win


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Lanae Lowe, Youngstown, boy, Dec. 28 Kurtis and Brandy


Teacher says she was fired over pregnancy

Associated Press DAYTON A former teacher at a Catholic elementary school says she was fired


Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot

Hillary Clinton hospitalized with blood clot WASHINGTON Secretary of State Hillary Rodham


Notable deaths of 2012

Associated Press Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick


oddly enough

oddly enough Vultures pick at visitors’ cars in Fla. HOMESTEAD, Fla. Visitors to parts of


The political price

Opinion: By Orson Aguilar McClatchy-Tribune In the debate over the so-called fiscal cliff, many in the


Toledo, police union fight over parking

Associated Press TOLEDO The city is again fighting with the police union over who should be


How the West was built

Opinion: WASHINGTON At the end of this year in which election results reinserted immigration into the


Afghan violence decreases in 2012

Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan Violence in Afghanistan fell in 2012, but more Afghan troops


GOP abandons all reason

Opinion: By Dick Polman Philadelphia Inquirer All sanity seems to have left the ranks of those in charge


Suspect in NYC subway death laughs throughout arraignment appearance

Associated Press NEW YORK A 31-year-old woman accused of shoving a man to his death in front of


Obama wants gun-violence bills to be adopted in 2013

Associated Press WASHINGTON Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first-graders as the


Miami Herald film critic Rene Rodriguez took one last — and highly irreverent — look at

Miami Herald film critic Rene Rodriguez took one last — and highly irreverent — look at the year in


TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Robert B. Glaze, 84, of 1521 W. Park Ave., Niles, and


Ohio court wants new trial over Native American tablet

Associated Press COLUMBUS A state appeals court says there should be a new trial to determine


House fire probed

House fire probed YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Fire Department is investigating the cause of a fire


Healh-care model’s fatal flaw

Opinion: Healh-care model’s fatal flaw What do our medically insured people really want? As well as I can


Among New Year’s revelers: security

Associated Press NEW YORK When revelers pack Times Square for the annual New Year’s eve


Colts win in Pagano’s return

Chuck Pagano walked onto the field waving to the fans and hugging his wife and left the field hugging everybody in sight


Bengals top Ravens as both play it safe

Playoff-bound Bengals, Ravens rest key players


49ers clinch NFC West title

Michael Crabtree’s career day sends 49ers to another NFC West crown and into the playoffs with some momentum


Holmgren, Haslam shared in Shurmur’s undoing

Pat Shurmur went down fighting. Even more appropriately, shadow boxing


NEW YEAR’S EVE CELEBRATIONS TONIGHT IN YOUNGSTOWN, CANFIELD, SALEM

Staff report New Year’s Eve always means a night of family entertainment in Youngstown, Canfield


today’s college football Bowl games at a glance

Music City Bowl Who: North Carolina State (7-5) vs. Vanderbilt (8-4). Time & TV: Noon, ESPN.