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BAD BUGS
The drought in Northeast Ohio, while hard on crops and gardens, has an upside: It has kept mosquitoes at lower than usual levels.
Stories published July 23, 2012
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
No jail time for fatal accident
No jail time for fatal accident YOUNGSTOWN A 21-year-old Youngstown State University student
Woman accused in officer attack held on $75,000 bond
Woman accused in officer attack held on $75,000 bond A 41-year-old Youngstown woman, who police
Ohio taxpayers just bought a load of fence
Ohio taxpayers just bought a load of fence COLUMBUS A lawmaker panel OK’d plans to install metal
Man pleads to reckless homicide charge in girlfriend's death
Man pleads to reckless homicide charge in girlfriend's death
Penn St fined $60M, wins vacated from '98-11
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has slammed Penn State with an unprecedented series of penalties, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
WORTH A LOOK
CARD, BINGO PARTIES Super Bingo Sunday will take place Aug. 5 at St. Jude Church, 180 Seventh St.,
Mobile spay, neuter clinic offered for cats
Mobile spay, neuter clinic offered for cats WARREN TNR will have a mobile spay and neuter clinic
BAD BUGS
The drought in Northeast Ohio, while hard on crops and gardens, has an upside: It has kept mosquitoes at lower than usual levels.
Johnson leads Ohio GOP in spending
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson spent more than any other House member of the Ohio Republican delegation last year on mail and telephone town-hall calls to his constituents, and is the only member in the state to lease a car with taxpayer funds.
Police: Woman tried to run over 2 cops
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A 41-year-old Youngstown woman faces multiple
SCRAPPY WALK-OFF
After squandering five scoring opportunities with runners in scoring position, Robel Garcia delivered in the clutch for the Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
The Civil War rages on at peaceful Canfield park
The smell of campfires filled the air, and the sound of marching could be heard.
Healing the land
Community reclaims vacant commercial land to lift spirits, improve neighborhood
Els captures dramatic Open
Ernie Els plucked the ball from the hole after one last birdie and heaved it into the grandstand. At the time, it looked like nothing more than a classy gesture by a former British Open champion — not the next one.
Residents seeking home rule hit snag
By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com NORTH LIMA A group of Beaver Township residents who
Paterno statue taken down
Cloresa Turner drove to central Pennsylvania from Virginia to see the statue of veteran Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.
Corvettes rev up car show
By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN For all but the first four years of Debbie Allison’s
Tribe comeback derailed by O’s
Associated Press CLEVELAND Zach Britton pitched six shutout innings, J.J. Hardy drove in three
Socialism isn’t coming; it’s here
Opinion: Socialism isn’t coming; it’s here While mortally grave but at the same time sidesplittingly
Surplus food
Surplus food Alpha and Omega First Baptist Church, 3120 Winton Ave., Youngstown, hot lunch and
YSU’s Metro College to sponsor social-media event
Staff report BOARDMAN Youngstown State University’s Metro College will sponsor a breakfast at
VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES
VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES Vector-borne disease is the term used to describe an illness transmitted to
Fundraising goal surpassed for new windows at YMCA
BY JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com WARREN The emergency fund drive to replace 30 original windows
Giuriceo moves ahead after loss
By JOE SCALZO scalzo@vindy.com After watching his best fighter, Jake Guiriceo, suffer his first
Pirates win fifth straight
Associated Press PITTSBURGH Sellout crowds, a pennant race, a five-game winning streak.
Wicked win for Wiggins
Associated Press PAU, FRANCE Twenty-three years ago, Bradley Wiggins marveled as Greg LeMond
Chicagoland is back in the Sadler again
Associated Press JOILET, ILL Elliott Sadler held off a charge by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on a green-
ODDLY ENOUGH
ODDLY ENOUGH Crows in Washington blamed for ‘suspicious powder’ scare EDMONDS, Wash. A fire
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DERRICK L. Brown
DERRICK L. Brown Accused of RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY AND TAMPERING WITH VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
The top-five concert tours, ranked by average box-office gross per city. Includes the average ticket
The top-five concert tours, ranked by average box-office gross per city. Includes the average ticket
Amos Nicholson
Amos Nicholson Accused of theft, receiving stolen property Height: 5’11” Weight: 180 Hair:
Agenda Tuesday
Agenda Tuesday Lawrence County Commissioners, public meeting, 6 p.m., Scott Township Volunteer
Can’t Obama and Romney talk real solutions?
Opinion: Four years ago, Sarah Palin had the sassy sound bites and the kind of family melodrama that attracts
Obama undermines 12 years of progress on welfare reform
Opinion: By Robert Rector Heritage Foundation The Obama administration has quietly issued new
New Castle building burns
Staff report NEW castle, pa. A major fire caused extensive damage to a commercial structure in
Raise minimum wage to lift America
Opinion: By Holly Sklar McClatchy-Tribune Time flies when you’re moving backward. With the federal
Motorist strikes gas line in Hubbard
Staff report Hubbard A motorist lost control of a vehicle, going into a ditch and hitting a gas
Bombings kill 18
Bombings kill 18 baghdad Bombs struck two Sunni towns at sundown Sunday just as Iraqis were
Years Ago
Today is Monday, July 23, the 205th day of 2012. There are 161 days left in the year. Associated
Slippery Rock ghost story
Syfy series ‘School Spirits’ uncovers haunting Staff report Slippery Rock, Pa. Slippery Rock
Best Coast unwraps a tasty sound
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Before Warren Zevon died in 2003, he famously told David
Air conditioners, electric-bill help offered by agencySFlb
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning- Youngstown Community Action Partnership will schedule
video game reviews
New games for the iPad: “Knights of the Round Cable” Grade: B Details: Chillingo, 99 cents
AIDS conference opens with aim to stem spread of HIV
Associated Press WASHINGTON The International AIDS Conference opened Sunday with a call for
The fascinating case of the missing amendment
Editorial: Two weeks ago, Attorney General Mike DeWine said that the state had 667 Internet sweepstakes
General: US Afghan withdrawal halfway done
Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan This year’s pullout of 23,000 American troops from
OHIO Few homeowners opt for foreclosure help
Associated Press DAYTON Few eligible Ohio homeowners are having their foreclosure cases reviewed
Police: Suspect mum after attack
Associated Press AURORA, Colo. University of Colorado officials were looking Sunday into whether
Museum celebrates aviation’s ‘golden age’
Associated {ress PORT CLINTON Officials behind a new aviation museum in northern Ohio say it
W. Va. faces competition
Opinion: W. Va. faces competition Inter-Mountain, Elkins, W.Va.: It was close, but West Virginia state
Poker run to benefit police memorials
Poker run to benefit police memorials BOARDMAN The Youngstown Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 28
Youngstown soldier on trial in negligent homicide
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. A Youngstown sergeant accused of hazing a private because of his
NRG Energy to buy GenON in stock deal
NRG Energy to buy GenON in stock deal princeton, n.j. NRG Energy said Sunday that it reached an
Medicaid hijacks state politics
Opinion: By ROBERT J. SAMUELSON Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON It’s no secret that the
Kidnapped pastor celebrates homecoming
Associated Press BOSTON A Pentecostal church pastor on Sunday celebrated his safe return home to
gas drilling Experts: Some critics use bad science
Associated Press PITTSBURGH In the debate over natural-gas drilling, the companies are often the
NEWSMAKERS
NEWSMAKERS ‘Dark Knight Rises’ reportedly earns $160M LOS ANGELES “The Dark Knight Rises” was
Global economy is in the worst shape since ’09
Associated Press WASHINGTON The global economy is in the worst shape since the dark days of
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