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Campbell man arrested after short chase through Youngstown streets

Campbell man arrested after short chase through Youngstown streets


Man arrested in New Middletown for bank robbery parole violations

Man arrested in New Middletown for bank robbery parole violations


Youngstown police, dog warden looking for killer of puppies

Youngstown police, dog warden looking for killer of puppies


Warren police investigating shooting inside city bar

Warren police investigating shooting inside city bar


Report: YSU defensive coordinator Kravitz will not return

Report: YSU defensive coordinator Kravitz will not return.


Columbiana street closed for nearly 8 hours Wednesday

Columbiana street closed for nearly 8 hours Wednesday


NV health district: Luxor guests had Legionnaires’

NV health district: Luxor guests had Legionnaires’ LAS VEGAS (AP) — Health officials in Las Vegas


Ohio panel approves parts of JobsOhio agreement

Ohio panel approves parts of JobsOhio agreement


Doctors: Sen. Kirk is talking, in fair condition

Doctors: Sen. Kirk is talking, in fair condition CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk is able to


2 convicted in al-Qaida terror plot in Norway

2 convicted in al-Qaida terror plot in Norway OSLO, Norway (AP) — Two men were found guilty today


Fan pleads not guilty in Jets game stun gun case

Fan pleads not guilty in Jets game stun gun case HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — A South Carolina man


Eclectic Fla. museum to be emptied by auction

Eclectic Fla. museum to be emptied by auction BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — A one-of-a-kind private


Police chief retiring in Conn. town hit by scandal

Police chief retiring in Conn. town hit by scandal EAST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The mayor of a


US reps want rules for drillers seeking Cuba oil

US reps want rules for drillers seeking Cuba oil MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. David Rivera wants to hold


Presentation on genealogical research scheduled

Presentation on genealogical research scheduled YOUNGSTOWN Timothy A. Seman will present “An


Mahoning County land bank directors to meet Tuesday

Mahoning County land bank directors to meet Tuesday Youngstown The Board of Directors of the


Meeting set tonight to discuss crime in the southwest area of Warren

Meeting set tonight to discuss crime in the southwest area of Warren WARREN The 6th Ward


Warren G. Harding High School will be open for walkers

Warren G. Harding High School will be open for walkers WARREN The front doors to Warren G.


Youngstown Neighborhood Leadership Council meets today

Youngstown Neighborhood Leadership Council meets today The Youngstown Neighborhood Leadership


Nearly 14-pound baby boy born in Des Moines

Nearly 14-pound baby boy born in Des Moines DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman has given birth


Man fatally stabbed

Man fatally stabbed MT. OLIVER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the stabbing death of a


Man arrested for sledgehammer attack

Man arrested for sledgehammer attack WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Police have charged a western


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Rachel McGowan | Richard McCarthy

YOUNGSTOWN Rachel Helena McGowan and Richard Lawrence McCarthy, both of McLean, Va., were married

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Cordelia Dennison-Budak | Warren Swegal

BOARDMAN Cordelia W. Dennison-Budak and Warren C. Swegal, both of Cleveland, exchanged wedding

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WORTH A LOOK

CRAFT SHOWS South Range Middle School PTO is seeking vendors for its second annual craft show


Boy Scouts organize recognition breakfast

Boy Scouts organize recognition breakfast CANFIELD Boy Scout Troop 25 will recognize the 102nd


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YOUNG at ART

The Art Out- reach Gallery at the Sears wing of Eastwood Mall has dedicated wall space for six years to artists in the Mahoning Valley.

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Pats playful in Peyton’s place

Even the usually dour Bill Belichick was joking around as the New England Patriots arrived in Indianapolis for Super Bowl week.

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Associate degree in 18 months? Petro pushes plan

Ohio Chancellor Jim Petro is proposing block scheduling that would allow community college students to earn an associate degree in 18 months.

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City council stays mum on ouster of police chief

By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com NEW CASTLE, PA. New Castle City Council members who


Casino consultant charged Ohio $1.5M

Associated Press COLUMBUS Invoices show the consultant helping Ohio develop rules and


‘Big fight’ expected as GM suit heads to court

By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Twenty-eight General Motors Lordstown workers


Stambaugh golf clubhouse gets a lift from the rough

The exterior of the Henry Stambaugh Golf Course’s clubhouse is undergoing its first major repair work since it was built 59 years ago.

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Mitt soars; Newt roars

McClatchy Newspapers ORLANDO, Fla. Mitt Romney opened a commanding lead in Florida on Sunday,


Smith energizes Buckeyes

Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 17 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds as No. 4 Ohio State flexed its muscles inside to beat No. 20 Michigan 64-49 on Sunday, keeping the Buckeyes in a first-place tie in the Big Ten.

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Crosby also has problem with neck

Associated Press PITTSBURGH Sidney Crosby isn’t just dealing with the lingering effects of a


Woods’ control falters; Rock wins

Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates Tiger Woods talked all week about his improved


Blaney’s 2012 up in the air

Right now, he’s more dad than driver.

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Snedeker rallies past Stanley

Associated Press SAN DIEGO Brandt Snedeker won the Farmers Insurance Open in a playoff not even


Djokovic takes longest Grand Slam finale

Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia Novak Djokovic wore down Rafael Nadal in the longest


Taking Disability In Stride

Nicholai “Kolya” Deykin, who uses prosthetic legs, walks up stairs under the watchful eye of physical therapist Ron Santiago of Youngstown Orthopaedic Associates in Boardman. The 12-year-old also is missing part of his right arm, which aids in balance. Santiago was evaluating Kolya, who lives at the Renewal Orphanage in Dimitrov, Russia, on his walking ability and muscle tone.

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COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY New complaints RBS Citizens NA v. John S. Shelton et al, foreclosure.


INSIDE

INSIDE Novak Djokovic wore down Rafael Nadal in the longest Grand Slam singles final in the


Congress tries to self-police on trading

Associated Press WASHINGTON Aware that most Americans would like to dump them, members of


Mental health risk

Opinion: By Daniel Akst Newsday To a hammer, everything looks like a nail. To a mental health


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Poland Village, finance, wage and insurance committee, 6:30 p.m., Poland Village


Some movie titles are wordy and complicated or generically forgettable. Others, such as the current

Some movie titles are wordy and complicated or generically forgettable. Others, such as the current


NASCAR

NASCAR 2011 season 35 starts, 1 top 5, 1 top 10 Owner standings Car #36 (Tommy Baldwin) 33rd


Crackdown on selling alcohol to minors

Crackdown on selling alcohol to minors Youngstown The police department’s vice squad summoned


Living in the past will get the Mahoning Valley nowhere

Opinion: Living in the past will get the Mahoning Valley nowhere Youngstown and the rest of the Mahoning


bridge

bridge Weekly Quiz answers Q. Both vulnerable, as South you hold: xQ 8 4 u5 vA Q J 9 5 wA Q J


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS ‘The Grey’ tops box office with $20 million NEW YORK Liam Neeson’s “The Grey”


The power to trim government

Opinion: The power to trim government Dallas Morning News: We hope President Barack Obama is serious about


Years Ago

Today is Monday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2012. There are 336 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Welcome to Zinnia’s so-called life

Opinion: By Amy Goldman Koss Los Angeles Times Of all the fictional characters I’ve created, the one who


Gingrich issue complicated

Opinion: A longtime conservative friend sent me an email after reading something positive I had written about


NICHOLAI ‘Kolya’ Deykin | Visiting the Valley

Nicholai “Kolya” Deykin was born with a birth defect. His legs end at the knee, and he is missing


Manufacturing jobs returning to US, Ohio

By Mark Williams Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS The jobs are coming home. American companies


Maneki exhibit at feline museum

Staff report Alliance The Feline Historical Museum will open an exhibition Wednesday that will


Police investigating robbery find 5 dead

Police investigating robbery find 5 dead birmingham, ala. Police investigating a possible


Gingrich: Outsider or insider?

Associated Press WINTER PARK, Fla. Newt Gingrich is presenting an increasingly contradictory


Concert by Dana orchestra

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Dana Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of John Wilcox, will


ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Urinating cat caused smoke NEW CASTLE, Pa. One western Pennsylvania fire


Hollywood horses

By SANDY COHEN AP Entertainment Writer ACTON, Calif. One star of Steven Spielberg’s latest


Strickland, 70, gets Harvard fellowship

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ted Strickland obviously has a thing for the classroom. The former


Collecting debts is good; doing it in Youngstown, even better

Editorial: Debt collectors get a bad rap. To be sure, some of them cross the line from trying to collect to


Ohio seeks to get more kids involved in food program

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio education and food program officials want to increase the number


SAG AWARDS List of winners

A complete list of winners at Sunday’s 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards: MOVIES Actor:


DE Pierre-Paul dazzles with best

Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Jason Pierre-Paul is no longer the freakish athlete with


Oakland officials assess damage

Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. For weeks the protests had waned, with only a smattering of


Fiscal commission to scrutinize proposed cuts of $1.2 million for schools in Liberty

Budget cuts to personnel in any institution are never easy.

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Oil spill brings attention to coast

For decades, farmers and fishermen along the Gulf of Mexico watched as their sensitive ecosystem’s waters slowly got dirtier and islands eroded, all while the country largely ignored the destruction.

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Cause sought in deadly Fla. pileup

Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. A long line of cars and trucks collided one after another


Davos forum ends

Davos forum ends davos, switzerland Europe’s crippling debt crisis dominated the world’s


Greek debt deal might not equal Wall Street relief

Associated Press NEW YORK Greece and the investors who bought its bonds have the beginnings of a


Family found guilty in honor killings

Associated Press KINGSTON, Ontario A jury on Sunday found an Afghan father, his wife and their


SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS 38 SOURCE: Associated Press

The Ohio State men’s basketball team’s home winning streak.


high school sports at a glance

RECENT RESULTS Bowling Boys Fitch 2602, LaBrae 2046 Fitch 2660, Lakeview 2238 Mineral


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Timothy and Stacey Foster, boy, Boardman, Jan. 28. ST.


college basketball roundup | Sunday’s other games

BIG TEN No. 16 Indiana 103, Iowa 89 BLOOMINGTON, IND. Freshman Cody Zeller scored a season-


Davis and Dujardin win lead honors at SAG awards

Associated Press LOS ANGELES The Deep South drama “The Help” won three prizes Sunday at the


Gaborik named All-Star MVP

Associated Press OTTAWA Marian Gaborik got the best of New York Rangers teammate Henrik


nba roundup Sunday’s other games

Heat 97, Bulls 93 MIAMI LeBron James scored 35 points while reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose wasted


Inside the ropes ... With Jason Kokrak

Next: The Warren JFK High graduate will play in the Phoenix Open starting on Thursday at TPC


minnesota 76 ohio state65

minnesota 76 ohio state65 Next: Wisconsin at Ohio State, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m.


Witnesses in city’s latest shooting tell of 2 volleys of gunfire

By robert Guttersohn rguttersohn@vindy.com Youngstown Witnesses in Saturday’s shooting of a 17


Ohio State 64 Michigan49

Ohio State 64 Michigan49 Next: OSU at Wisconsin, Saturday, 2 p.m.


Cavs streak to pin ‘bad loss’ on Celtics

Associated Press BOSTON It was the same play Cleveland ran at the end of regulation in its


Catholic leaders oppose birth-control rules

Associated Press CINCINNATI Catholic leaders in Ohio have joined the chorus of church officials


Gophers topple Buckeyes

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS Ohio State became the bully of Big Ten women’s basketball over the


Penguins vs. MAPLE LEAFS

Penguins vs. MAPLE LEAFS When: Tuesday at 7 p.m. Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh


QUOTABLE JASON PIERRE-PAUL, Giants defensive end, on the NFL:

“Every quarterback can be rattled; there’s no guy who can’t be. Even the great ones.”


Team chara 12 TEAM Alfredsson9

Team chara 12 TEAM Alfredsson9


Marshall soars; AFC romps

Associated Press HONOLULU Brandon Marshall caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record


CAVALIERS 88 CELTICS87

CAVALIERS 88 CELTICS87 Next: Celtics at Cavaliers, Tuesday, 7 p.m.


Abbott wins third U.S. skating title

Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. Rust will no longer be Johnny Weir and Olympic champion Evan


What about the war next door?

Opinion: In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Barack Obama talked about the conflicts in


AFC 59 NFC41

AFC 59 NFC41


Violence in Syria leaves dozens dead

Los Angeles Times BEIRUT Syrian tanks and troops moved Sunday to crush resistance in the