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Man shot in head in Warren

Jamaal Manson, 34, of Stiles Street Northwest was in a room on the surgical floor of ValleyCare Trumbull Memorial Hospital Wednesday after walking into the hospital Tuesday night reporting that he had been shot in the head.


Tablack offered job in bankrupt Alabama county

Former Mahoning County auditor and administrator George Tablack is being offered a job that will require him to wrestle with more than $4 billion in debt.


Former student can sue over pepper spray incident, court rules

Former student can sue over pepper spray incident, court rules LOS ANGELES - A federal appeals


New YSU baseball coach looking for a turnaround

New YSU baseball coach looking for a turnaround


Reginald Everson sentenced to long prison term

Reginald Everson sentenced to long prison term


Columbiana County has its first producing well

Mahoning Valley's first producing well in Columbiana County


Pa. Spanish website covers voter ID law in English

Pa. Spanish website covers voter ID law in English


Owners of vacant properties must pay fee

Owners of vacant properties must pay fee Youngstown is requiring owners of vacant properties to


Ohio judge denies new trial in septic-tank slaying

Ohio judge denies new trial in septic-trial slaying


Illegal kidney broker faces sentencing in NJ

Illegal kidney broker faces sentencing in NJ TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New York man who admitted


Suit says Hyundai inflated gas mileage claim

Suit says Hyundai inflated gas mileage claim SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawsuit says


Hubble telescope spies fifth moon around Pluto

Hubble telescope spies fifth moon around Pluto LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s something lurking around


Double-murder trial postponed till March

Double-murder trial postponed till March WARREN At the request of the defense, the trial for a


Warren police looking for 2 burglars

Warren police looking for 2 burglars


NTSB to probe derailment of freight train carrying ethanol

NTSB to probe derailment of freight train carrying ethanol The National Transportation and Safety


Ohio to combat drug theft in nursing homes

Ohio to combat drug theft in nursing homes


USOC: Philly gyro stand must change its name

USOC: Philly gyro stand must change its name


Man charged with felony over fireworks

Man charged with felony over fireworks CORTLAND A Ripley, Ohio, man who allegedly ignored


Trial set for father, daughter in baseball scuffle

Trial set for father, daughter in baseball scuffle


Some corn farmers mow fields as drought worsens

Some corn farmers mow fields as drought worsens


Pittsburgh Post-Gazette president leaving

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette president leaving


W.Va. man accused of enslaving, torturing wife

W.Va. man accused of enslaving, torturing wife


Oil prices bounce back near $85

Oil prices bounce back near $85


Report: Downed wires kill 3 cows in W. Pa.

Report: Downed wires kill 3 cows in W.Pa.


GOP says health care repeal also stops a tax

GOP says health care repeal also stops a tax


Caiman Energy of Dallas enters Utica Shale play

Caiman Energy enters Utica Shale play


Delta expands with LaGuardia/Cleveland flights

Delta expands with LaGuardia/Cleveland flights


Eastern Gateway hosts information days

Eastern Gateway hosts information days


YNGAir Partners public meeting is Thursday

YNGAir Partners public meeting is Thursday


Self-service added to NEO auto exhaust testing

Self-service added to NEO auto exhaust testing


Pa. plans trial smoking ban in state parks

Pa. plans trial smoking ban in state parks


Cincy TV anchor says she has breast cancer

Cincy TV anchor says she has breast cancer


4-H members seek to help Rescue Mission

4-H members seek to help Rescue Mission


Obama re-election campaign office opens tonight in Boardman

Obama office opens tonight in Boardman


Romney to make pitch to black voters at NAACP

Romney to make pitch to black voters at NAACP


Snack theft leads to Cincy police car chase, crash

Snack thefts leads to Cincy police car chase, crash


Ohio police say man attacked, killed by his dog

Ohio police say man attacked, killed by his dog


Boardman school board special meeting is Thursday

Boardman school board special meeting is Thursday


Anti-violence tour to visit Valley Saturday

The “Let’s Bury Violence” summer tour 2012 will be coming to the F.D. Mason Funeral Home, 511 W. Rayen Ave., at 6 p.m. Saturday. All teens and young people are invited to attend.


FOOD SALES AND DINNERS

WEDNESDAY Cortland United Methodist Church, 155 N. High Street, will serve drive-through chicken


Baby, Toddler Olympics planned

Baby, Toddler Olympics planned SALEM Salem Public Library will host the Baby and Toddler


Civil War reenactment planned July 21 and 22 in Argus Park

canfield The 105th Ohio Volunteer Infantry will host the seventh biannual Civil War reenactment on

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Trumbull parks to close Monday to Wednesday

Trumbull County MetroParks will close these parks Monday to Wednesday for parking lot maintenance: Canoe City MetroPark, North Leavitt Road, Leavittsburg; Clarence Darrow MetroPark, Educational Highway, Champion Township; Oakfield Trailhead on the Western Reserve Greenway Bike Trail, Hyde-Oakfield Road, Bristol Township; and the Western Reserve Greenway from Hyde-Oakfield Road north to the Trumbull/Ashtabula County line.


Warren Salvation Army designated cool spot

The Salvation Army, 270 Franklin St. SE, will provide a place to keep people out of the heat.


Grow Youngstown's 2nd annual 'Meet the Growers' fundraoser Sunday

Grow Youngstown will have its second annual “Meet the Growers” summer fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Vintage Estate Wine and Beer, 7317 South Ave., Boardman.


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Chamber: Put all 17 charter proposals on ballot

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber’s board of directors is urging city council to give voters the opportunity to consider all 17 proposed charter amendments on the Nov. 6 ballot.

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Blaney: ‘I think it’s the best event we have’

It may have been Sprint Cup drivers who stole fans’ hearts at Sharon Speedway Tuesday evening, but it was their sprint-car experiences that stole the show as part of a night dedicated as the Lou Blaney Memorial.

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Shale study shows brine migration that’s natural, not caused by fracking

Natural underground pathways could allow salts and gases from deep Marcellus Shale formations to migrate into shallow drinking water aquifers, according to a Duke University study.


UHS binds past to present

The similarities between current Ursuline High quarterback Chris Durkin and former Fighting Irish signal caller Josh Swogger are all too familiar.

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PSU scandal report due Thursday

Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. A potentially explosive report into whether football coach


Lawmakers from region rip Obama over Delphi

Two area U.S. House members accused President Barack Obama’s administration of picking winners and losers at a congressional hearing to discuss the inequitable treatment given to Delphi retirees.

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Armstrong associates get lifetime sports bans

Associated Press With Lance Armstrong still digging in for a legal fight, the U.S. Anti-Doping


Racino takes step closer to Mahoning Valley

By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS The state racing commission signed off on rules Tuesday


Bannister carries torch on 4-minute mile track

Associated Press OXFORD, England Roger Bannister returned to the track where he broke the


Autopsies confirm Newton Falls shooting deaths

Staff report NEWTON FALLS Autopsies have confirmed that four people killed Friday in the East


OLYMPIC ROUNDUP || News and notes

U.S. women outnumber men: During this, the summer of the 40th anniversary of Title IX, American


Kasich grants clemency to Eley

By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Gov. John Kasich has commuted the death sentence of a


Hubbard Block Watch learns of recent increase in cold-medicine abuse

By DANNY RESTIVO drestivo@vindy.com HUBBARD City police addressed residents regarding a recent


Canfield board will seek public’s input

By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Canfield Canfield Board of Education members agreed that


Warming to semiretirement at 93

After more than 60 years as an HVAC technician, Robert Thomas of Canfield now just goes out and helps people. He insists he hasn't quite retired yet.

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Exalted institutions violate moral code

Opinion: By Donald Kaul OtherWords In one of those strange coincidences that make life read like a cheap


More bad news for president

Opinion: President Obama’s attempt to spin the latest discouraging unemployment numbers as “a step in the


Fines hurt, but there may be stronger medicine for abuse

Editorial: There’s no question that $3 bil- lion is a lot of money for a drug company to pay in fines and


Hamburger fest next month

Hamburger fest next month The city of Akron will be hosting the National Hamburger Festival on


“damages” (9 p.m., directv): As if things could get any more intense on

“damages” (9 p.m., directv): As if things could get any more intense on “Damages,” the legal


Ohio’s 1st-month casino betting tops $417M

Associated Press CLEVELAND Gamblers bet more than $417 million in the first full month in


‘Damages’ comes full circle in final year

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK They created “Damages” as a coming-of-age story


It’s pizza with a purpose: Franchise owner gives back

By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com BOARDMAN For about four years, he tinkered with the


Spike Lee using rare footage in Jackson documentary

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer NEW YORK Spike Lee worked with Michael Jackson and


A major triumph

Opinion: By Paul Tipton Los Angeles Times The announcement last week of the first definitive evidence of


Judge: Environmental appeal involving RG Steel can proceed

Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. A Delaware bankruptcy judge ruled Tuesday that


AVI acquires Serex

AVI acquires Serex warren AVI Foodsystems of Warren has acquired Serex Vending, the largest


Seance over the Constitution

Opinion: The Framers created a Federal Government of limited powers, and assigned to this Court the duty of


With Wade out, Westbrook may fill his role

Associated Press LAS VEGAS Russell Westbrook was so good in Game 4 of the NBA Finals that Kobe


NTSB: Neglect caused spill

Associated Press DETROIT The Canadian operator of an oil pipeline that ruptured in southwestern


Finals pain remains for Durant

Kevin Durant can’t hide from the hurt this summer.

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YGDNA: Staffing levels are unsafe

By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown General Duty Nurses


Let’s hear more specifics

Opinion: Let’s hear more specifics Toledo Blade: President Obama’s campaign swing through northwest Ohio


The Rolling Stones played their first gig 50 years ago this week — July 12, 1962, at

The Rolling Stones played their first gig 50 years ago this week — July 12, 1962, at London’s


Years Ago

Today is Wednesday, July 11, the 193rd day of 2012. There are 173 days left in the year.


4 escape injury in Austintown crash

Staff report Austintown Four people escaped a two-car crash without major injury. The


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS Peter O’Toole retires from show business LOS ANGELES Peter O’Toole is retiring from


Tour to visit area

Tour to visit area YOUNGSTOWN The “Let’s Bury Violence” summer tour 2012 will be coming to the


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HEALTHFUL EATING Organic meat can’t be beat

For the past few months I have had the opportunity to eat at some new places in the area. What I am learning along the way is how to tell what makes a restaurant unique.

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MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Jason J. Bernat, 30, of 1677 Westhampton Drive,


Tax money shouldn’t go to the dogs

Opinion: Tax money shouldn’t go to the dogs I opened up The Vindicator the other morning and read about


A new option

A new option Drink’s columnist Brian Fry takes a closer look at Gray’s Brewing Co., the


Getting fresh

Getting fresh Last week’s sig dish was a great example of what fresh organic ingredients will give


Easy, breezy entertaining

Family Features Whether you’re having a friend or two over for a casual lunch, or hosting a


Baseball cards in Ohio attic prove rare, could fetch millions

Associated Press DEFIANCE, Ohio Karl Kissner picked up a soot- covered cardboard box that had


POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Girard, Hubbard and Liberty: GIRARD July


Tantalizing tomato tidbits

Family Features Great appetizers are full of flavor to stimulate the appetite, but not so rich


Senate Dems want tax cuts for businesses that hire

Associated Press WASHINGTON Democrats began trying to push a bill through the Senate on Tuesday


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Patrol post focuses on violations that cause fatal crashes

Staff report SOUTHINGTON In response to the significant number of traffic fatalities so far this


Sports Grille to open in Cranberry

Staff report A new restaurant will open in Cranberry, Pa., by September, says the former owner


Austintown man is charged in break-ins

Staff report LORDSTOWN Anthony J. Fossaceca, 35, of Willow Crest Avenue, Austintown, has been


Man brought to ER with gunshot wound

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Police are trying to determine how and why a man arrived in the


Biden faults Romney over tax returns

Associated Press LAS VEGAS Vice President Joe Biden denounced Republican presidential challenger


K.C. criticized for booing Cano

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. The relentless booing of the Yankees’ Robinson Cano by Kansas


HEALTH CARE Options for young, healthy, broke

Associated Press WASHINGTON They’re young, healthy and flat broke — and now the government says


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Poland Township Park to add four baseball fields

It’s quiet during the week at Poland Township Park, with only the songs of birds and rustling breeze disturbing the silence.

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Cavs pull out of multiteam trade talk

Akron Beacon Journal LAS VEGAS Shortly after reports began circulating Tuesday that the


Face-off growing sharper in Egypt

Face-off growing sharper in Egypt cairo The face-off between Egypt’s new Islamist president and


Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, technical advisory committee, 10 a.m.;


Teen’s murder trial begins

By JOHN W. GOODWIN JR. jgoodwin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Prosecutors and defense attorneys, during


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Royal beating

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. Pablo Sandoval and Melky Cabrera turned the All-Star game into

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Family has had lasting role at festival

Fred Ragozzine is a lifelong resident of Girard. The 86-year-old’s memory of the annual local Mount Carmel festival stretches as far back as he can remember.

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Ohio to combat drug theft in nursing homes

Associated Press COLUMBUS Attorney General Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced a plan to combat the


METRO DIGEST || Missing cousin sought

Missing man sought WARREN Roderick Lewis is asking for the public’s help to find his 28-year-old


Hagadone grievance possible

Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. The baseball players’ union may file a grievance against the


Vindicator seeks prep schedules

Vindicator seeks prep schedules YOUNGSTOWN The Vindicator seeks fall schedules from area high


Board considering renewal levy

By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com Youngstown City school board members expect to decide


Heat affected attendance at Trumbull County Fair

Staff report BAZETTA Attendance was down 10,000 people at this year’s Trumbull County Fair,