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Obama camp keeps jabbing after Romney slam
An unrelenting President Barack Obama jabbed at Mitt Romney's record with a private equity firm in an ad Saturday that aimed to keep his rival on the defensive just as the Republican challenger's campaign hoped to take advantage of poor economic data to gain an edge on the incumbent.
Halo gone from Paterno painting
An artist has removed a halo from a mural of Penn State football coach Joe Paterno amid the school's child sex-abuse scandal.
UN investigating Syrian massacre today
U.N. observers investigating a reported mass killing in a Syrian village on today found pools of blood in homes and spent bullets, mortars and artillery shells, adding details to the emerging picture of what anti-regime activists have called one of the deadliest events of Syria's uprising.
McCutchen homers again as Pirates beat Brewers 6-4
McCutchen homers again as Pirates beat Brewers 6-4 MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit a two-
Fla. now allowed to challenge people's right to vote
Diversity is a hallmark of the Dispersers, a local band, partly because its members range from a doctor to a Youngstown State University student.
Residents affected by water break advised to boil water
A boil alert was issued for all Mahoning County residents affected by a water line break in the Mill Creek Metroparks.
Missing Sharon boy's body found this morning in river
The search for a missing 12-year-old boy ended in tragedy when his body was pulled from the Shenango River.
Encarnacion hits 2 HRs as Blue Jays beat Indians
Encarnacion hits 2 HRs as Blue Jays beat Indians TORONTO (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion hit two home
Cleveland's retired 'supercop' get low-key patrol
Cleveland's retired 'supercop' gets low-key patrol
Audrie Plant, Mark Miller to wed Aug. 19
Kathryn and William Plant of Poland and Judy and Harvey Miller of Chico, Calif., are announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Audrie Plant and Mark Miller.
Charity Werner, Matthew Claus are engaged
GALLOWAY, OHIO The Rev. Chris and Crystal Werner of Galloway, Ohio, are announcing the engagement
Parents announce Dama-Trebella engagement
Adrienne Dama and Lewis Trebella III, both of Youngstown, have chosen Sept. 22 as their wedding
Miss Bevilacqua to wed Mr. Secrest in Aug. ceremony
The parents of Chalee Marie Bevilacqua and Justin Thomas Secrest are announcing the couple’s
Melissa Eggleston, Michael Nicosia to wed at park
STRUTHERS Melissa Eggleston and Michael Nicosia, both of Youngstown, have chosen Aug. 25 as their
Storytime with real bunnies
Storytime with real bunnies BOARDMAN Bunnies in Baskets will offer a free storytime with real
14 will compete for title of Miss Italian Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN This year’s Greater Youngstown Italian Fest is scheduled for Aug. 3, 4 and 5 in
Dive teams search for missing boy in Brookfield
By Ashley Luthern aluthern@vindy.com Brookfield The search for a missing 12-year-old Sharon
Many repeat riders come back for another year on Tour of the Valley
By MATTHEW PEASLEE mpeaslee@vindy.com BERLIN CENTER It’s not easy to come up with the right
Austintown man killed in crash after police pursuit
By DENISE DICK denise_dick@vindy.com NEW Springfield The 24-year-old Austintown man killed in
Final four girls qualify for Greatest Juniors
The sights and sounds of the massive U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft continuously descending across the calm afternoon skies and bright green countryside made for quite a setting as 36 young ladies took on Tamer Win Golf and Country Club Friday.
Scrappers avoid Spinners’ sweep
Staff report LOWELL, MASS. On Friday the 13th, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers earned their 13th
Second Harvest food bank uses $715K it won for equipment
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning
Super Auto Events swap meet gets into gear in Canfield
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com CANFIELD For the next two days, Mike “Mad Dog” Hubbell will be
Kerns wins Ohio Amateur by 2
Associated Press WORTHINGTON Nathan Kerns admitted he was a little rattled after four-putting
Drugs, guns, found inside Brazzon home
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com NEWTON FALLS The Newton Falls Police Department released
Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak
Friday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 1-under 70 in the second round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. His round included two birdies and one bogey. Kokrak shot a 5-over 76 in Thursday’s first round, leaving him 4-over for the tournament. The cut was 4-under.
String of water-line breaks continues
Staff report WARREN The city’s larger-than-normal number of waterline breaks this summer
Riding with … Dave Blaney
Friday: The Hartford native qualified 35th for Sunday’s Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. His fast lap was 129.679.
Tornado sirens blare countywide even if warning area is isolated
By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Youngstown Weather officials remain adamant that alerting
70 Internet cafes operate in Mahoning Valley
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com COLUMBUS Attorney General Mike DeWine said the state has
Boardman to take a break from OK’ing vendors
Bikini-clad Melissa Morse of Louis and James Coffee Co. wields a promotional sign at the new coffee stand’s location on the corner of Brookfield Avenue and Market Street in Boardman. Owners Chris Saloom of Vienna and Mike Murphy plan to open four or five of the stands, which feature servers in bikinis, by the end of the year.
Edwards eyes better testing
Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. Carl Edwards wants drivers to pay for a drug testing system to
PSU to remodel areas in building
Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Penn State plans to renovate the building where former
Diocese probes claim of sex abuse
Associated Press COLUMBUS The Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus is investigating an allegation
Appel spurns Bucs, returns to Stanford
Associated Press NEW YORK Highly touted pitcher Mark Appel spurned the Pittsburgh Pirates and
Matteson by 1 at John Deere
Associated Press SILVIS, Ill. Troy Matteson shot a 3-under-par 68 for a one-stroke lead over
New eatery planned
New eatery planned youngstown The former KFC at Indianola and South avenues soon will become a
Romney hits back on Bain attacks
Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES Mitt Romney accused President Barack Obama on Friday of stooping
Girard begins drug-disposal program
Staff report GIRARD City officials have started a program for safe disposal of unwanted
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .66, 26.84 .59 Avalon
Trumbull gets biggest fee from Chesapeake
Staff report WARREN Chesapeake Energy turned over 7,000 oil and gas leases to the Trumbull
Ohio troopers say driver had 1,600 pills
Associated Press FINDLAY, Ohio The Ohio State Highway Patrol says a traffic stop involving a
Despite injuries, USA basketball thinking gold
Associated Press Not quite a Dream Team, still the Olympic favorite. The U.S. men’s basketball
UN blames regime for Syria massacre
UN blames regime for Syria massacre BEIRUT The U.N. singled out government forces Friday for
Hafner homer keys Tribe past Jays
Associated Press TORONTO Justin Masterson and Chris Perez returned from the All-Star break
Autistic man survives 3 weeks in Utah desert
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY The father of a 28-year-old autistic man who barely survived
Big Ten, Pac-12 suspend football scheduling plan
Associated Press The Big Ten and Pac-12 announced Friday that they were scrapping plans to
Obama spends nearly $100M on campaign ads
Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama’s campaign has spent nearly $100 million on
The Offspring grows up
Punk band explores whims on new album By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com In case you
Manning excited to be back on the field
Associated Press THIBODAUX, La. Even for the Manning brothers, this offseason has been
Warren man charged with arson
Staff report WARREN Kemari James, 19, of 1725 Oak Street Southwest was arraigned Friday in
Brees, Saints agree on $100 million deal
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Drew Brees and the Saints reached a deal on par with the
Chief: Reports differ on cop’s ‘threats’
Associated Press WASHINGTON If your job is protecting the first lady’s motorcade, mouthing off
Weaver stars in USA’s ‘Political Animals’
By Ellen Gray Philadelphia Daily News Say what you like about Hillary Clinton, but she probably
West Virginia capital popular faith-based convention site
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. West Virginia’s capital has become a popular site for faith-
NEOMED names new dean of the College of Pharmacy
Staff report rootstown Charles T. Taylor has been named dean of the College of Pharmacy at
AUSTINTOWN POLICE CALLS
AUSTINTOWN POLICE CALLS A summary of police activity in Austintown: July 2 Unauthorized
Maine governor apologizes for ‘Gestapo’ remark
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine Seeking to douse a fire he started by comparing the IRS to the
news shows
news shows Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”: Chicago Mayor Rahm
Arrest in 2 robberies
Arrest in 2 robberies Austintown James E. Gray, 35, of Bears Den Road, Youngstown, was arrested
Celebrate reunion
Celebrate reunion canfield A group of past Celebrate team members from parishes in the Diocese
birthdays
birthdays Actor Harry Dean Stanton is 86. Actress-singer Polly Bergen is 82. Actor Vincent Pastore
Mercury spill discovered in Champion
Staff report CHAMPION The Trumbull County Sanitary Engineer’s Office says a small mercury spill
No action on Internet cafes
Opinion: COLUMBUS Before breaking for the summer, lawmakers passed a ginormous gambling bill, with dozens
Free methodist church
Free methodist church Camp Association Denomination history: The Free Methodist Church was
Sex offender exclusion zones
Opinion: The Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record: The Village of Walden is about to learn a lesson that
MCCTC student places second in national aviation competition
Staff report canfield Garrett Tanner, a senior in the Aviation Maintenance Technology program at
19-year-old faces charges of assault in Boardman
Staff report Boardman A woman and her juvenile half-sister face several charges, accused of
vacation bible school | Sessions in the area
Lists of vacation Bible schools open to the public will run on the Religion page. Please include the
GRADS LIST
GRADS LIST The following students were awarded bachelor’s degrees unless otherwise noted: KENT
Kasich pitch to farmers: Back my plan
By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Gov. John Kasich urged support from the state’s
Home Savings seeks school supplies to benefit community outreach event
Staff report NEW WATERFORD Home Savings and Loan Co. branches in Columbiana, East Palestine,
Where is historic Dylan guitar?
Associated Press NEW YORK Bob Dylan and historians at PBS are in a dispute over the whereabouts
Supreme court leaks a problem
Opinion: Why aren’t Republicans in Congress demanding an investigation into the Supreme Court leakers?
MAHONING COUNTY INDICTMENTS
MAHONING COUNTY Indictments A Mahoning County grand jury handed up indictments against these
Walgreens drugstore in Hubbard robbed
Staff Report HUBBARD City police are searching for a suspect after a robbery Friday. Police
jpmorgan chase Despite $5.8B loss, bank reports $5B profit
By JAMISON COCKLIN jcocklin@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN JPMorgan Chase released its second-quarter
newsmakers
newsmakers Producer Richard Zanuck dies at 77 LOS ANGELES Film producer Richard Zanuck, who
BP focuses on safety, company’s CEO says
By Burton Speakman bspeakman@vindy.com CLEVELAND After the company’s high-profile Deepwater
Six graduate from Jameson programs
Staff report New castle, pa. Jameson Health System’s School of Radiography and Specialty
Lowellville to get new transmitter site to fix 911 woes
By jeanne starmack starmack@vindy.com lowellville Mahoning County will add a transmitter-
Warren schools chief’s leaving shows cracks in hiring process
Editorial: Bruce W. Thomas had not even completed a year as superintendent of the Warren City School District
RESTFUL REVIVAL
By LINDA M. LINONIS religion@vindy.com east liverpool Laurie Mahosky, director of Tri-State
Podiatric college partners with Kent State University
Staff report Kent The Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine (OCPM) officially has become the Kent
Today’s entertainment picks:
Today’s entertainment picks: v Fireworks Festival, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.: Not surprisingly, it will
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Daniel Filipcich and Mary Bowling, Warren, twins: boys, July
BRIDGE WEEKLY QUIZ
BRIDGE WEEKLY QUIZ Q. Both vulnerable, as South, you hold: xJ 8 7 4 3 u9 6 5 vK Q w7 6 2 The
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses John O. VanOudenhove, 52, of 105 Harvey St.,
Heidelberg off to good start with fundraising
Staff report tiffin Heidelberg University officially launched its $50 million fundraising
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