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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Hubbard balances its budget

Hubbard balances its budget Hubbard City council on Monday unanimously approved a $6.4 million


Three men found hiding in closets

Three men found hiding in closets YOUNGSTOWN What began as a check for a wanted fugitive Monday


YSU women fall 59-56 in Horizon tournament

YSU women fall 59-56 in Horizon tournament.


Pavlik to fight March 31 in San Antonio

Pavlik to fight March 31 in San Antonio.


Man killed in Charlotte, N.C. had Valley ties

Man killed in Charlotte, N.C. had Valley ties Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE, N.C. A Charlotte


Minn. district settles suits on neutrality policy

Minn. district settles suits on neutrality policy COON RAPIDS, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota’s largest


Report: Unclear what prompted Yellowstone mauling

Report: Unclear what prompted Yellowstone mauling HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An investigation into the


NY man brings on 5 more lawyers against Facebook

NY man brings on 5 more lawyers against Facebook BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York man who


25 police killed in western Iraq shooting spree

25 police killed in western Iraq shooting spree BAGHDAD (AP) — A gang of gunmen disguised in


Ohio Startup Bus visits Youngstown on Tuesday

Ohio Startup Bus visits Youngstown on Tuesday


Plea entered in AZ arranged marriage beating case

Plea entered in AZ arranged marriage beating case PHOENIX (AP) — A mother suspected of beating her


Kasich deploys Ohio National Guard to expedite storm cleanup

Kasich deploys Ohio National Guard to expedite storm cleanup


Dems react to Romney Mahoning Valley visit

Dems react to Romney Mahoning Valley visit


Women worry about NY Medicaid contraceptive policy

Women worry about NY Medicaid contraceptive policy ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some New York women


Romney done addressing the crowd in Youngstown

Mitt Romney has left the stage after his town-hall meeting at Taylor-Winfield Technologies.


Conn. high court rules prisoners can be force-fed

Conn. high court rules prisoners can be force-fed HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme


Youngstown police still investigating traffic fatal

Youngstown police still investigating traffic fatal


1 victim ID'd in double-fatal W. Pa. police chase

1 victim ID'd in double-fatal W. Pa. police chase


Islamic groups hold rally in support of NYPD

Islamic groups hold rally in support of NYPD NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of Islamic groups is


Cleveland polce: 13-year-old boy fatally shot brother, 10

Cleveland police: 13-year-old boy fatally shot brother, 10


Teen wounded in Ohio shooting transferred to rehab

Teen wounded in Ohio shooting transferred to rehabs CLEVELAND (AP) — A teenager wounded in last


Obama: 'Loose talk' plays into Iran's hands

Obama: 'Loose talk' plays into Iran's hands


Ohio Cancer Society embezzler now out of prison

Ohio Cancer Society embezzler now out of prison


Shale gas drilling meeting tonight in Coitsville

Shale gas drilling meeting tonight in Coitsville


March 29 deadline set to remove decorations at Hubbard Union Cemetery

March 29 deadline set to remove decorations at Hubbard Union Cemetery


Location change for Ellsworth zoning board meeting Tuesday

Location change for Ellsworth zoning board meeting


Tax on drilling could bring Ohio income-tax cut

Tax on drilling could bring Ohio income-tax cut


Elderly man dies today in New Castle, Pa., fire

Elderly man dies today in New Castle, Pa., fire


Snowy weather return causes multiple crashes in southern, central Ohio

Snowy weather return causes multiple crashes in southern, central Ohio


Austintown school board committee meets Tuesday

Austintown school board committee meets Tuesday


WORTH A LOOK

BAZAARS Salem Memorial Building Association will host its annual Spring Arts & Crafts Bazaar from


Pa. judge could rule on Altmire’s petitions soon

Pa. judge could rule on Altmire’s petitions soon PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Commonwealth Court judge is


Black nurses group to grant scholarships

Black nurses group to grant scholarships The Youngstown-Warren Ohio Black Nurses Association has


Ohio woman’s trial set in toddler’s window fall

Ohio woman’s trial set in toddler’s window fall NEW BRIGHTON, Pa. (AP) — The western Pennsylvania


NO HEAD GAMES

Phantoms coaches, players grateful for increased awareness of concussions By TOM WILLIAMS


Frosh Start

Heidi Schlegel rediscovers her game as YSU women head into Horizon tournament By JOE SCALZO


Buford wins it at the buzzer for OSU

By Bob Baptist The Columbus Dispatch EAST LANSING, Mich. Coach Thad Matta acknowledged that


Indians, Pirates suffer losses in exhibition play

Associated Press GOODYEAR, ARIZ. Ubaldo Jimenez feels like he did in the spring of 2010 when he


Prayers, counseling follow Warren fire that killed 4 four

ABOVE: Anthony Price of Warren kneels in front of 160 Austin Ave. NW on Sunday to pay his respects


New motion-sensor technology eases debilitating pain of Boardman man

By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com BOARDMAN Timothy Hartman of Boardman was the first in


Seeking most wanted

Today, The Vindicator launches a new feature called The Top 5 that profiles the most wanted people sought by local law-enforcement and legal authorities.


Hubbard officials wrestle with 2012 budget

By robert Guttersohn rguttersohn@vindy.com Hubbard City officials are wrestling with the 2012


Women’s history month Events at YSU

Youngstown State University will observe Women’s History Month throughout March with a variety of


Fire in Liberty apartment complex

Fire in Liberty apartment complex Liberty No one was injured in a fire at a township apartment


BP settlement: new health-claims process

BP settlement: new health-claims process bootheville, la. A settlement that BP is hammering out


Every election is important, and everyone’s vote counts

Editorial: Of all the things Americans take for granted — and there are many — one of the most shocking


Tall turbines send energy costs falling

Dr. David Harnett installed this 120-foot tall wind turbine on his Kinsman farm in December


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NBC series keeps viewers guessing at reality Are you ‘Awake’?

By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES NBC’s new drama “Awake” has the kind of


Years Ago

Today is Monday, March 5, the 65th day of 2012. There are 301 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Putin claims victory in Russian election

Associated Press MOSCOW Vladimir Putin scored a decisive victory in Russia’s presidential


206 killed in blasts

206 killed in blasts brazzaville, republic of congo Homes and buildings collapsed in the


COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY New complaints First Midwest Bank v. Bismillah Group USA Inc. et al,


Event seeks to attract youths to hunting and fishing

By JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com NILES Larry Patrone, an outdoor-clothing vendor at the


Allergy inspired business

BY REBECCA NIEMINEN SLOAN news@vindy.com LIBERTY When Heidi Goldberg was 26, she went into


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Melissa Fero and Brian Smith, Austintown, boy, March 2.


How GOP wins by losing

Opinion: “The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord. The next and most urgent counsel is to take stock


McIlroy gets win, No. 1 ranking

Tiger Woods surges to finish in second Associated Press PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. Rory


Parks seek input from public

By Elise Franco efranco@vindy.com Youngstown Mill Creek MetroParks staff has taken a vested


Election officials predict ‘extremely light’ turnout

By DAVID SKOLNICK skolnick@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN If you go to the polls to vote in Tuesday’s


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


Saint’s heart stolen from Dublin cathedral

Associated Press DUBLIN Somewhere in Ireland, a burglar has the heart of a saint. Officials at


Obama: US will defend interests

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama said Sunday that United States will not


Romney shows resilience

Opinion: Romney shows resilience Dallas Morning News: A quick and easy summation of Mitt Romney’s victories


Music business is in NFL playbook

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY AP Music Writer NEW YORK Even before Darren Howard entered the NFL, the


After tornado, toddler found in field dies of her injuries

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. An Indiana toddler found in a field after violent tornadoes


Spring weekend, dessert contest at fruit farm

Staff report CANFIELD A sure sign of spring is on the horizon. White House Fruit Farm’s annual


Dow at 13,000 worries some

Associated Press NEW YORK What’s not to like about Dow 13,000? Though most investors cheered


Hoyt seeks entries for its juried art exhibition

Staff report NEW CASTLE, Pa. Regional artists can compete for cash prizes and ribbons at the


Tide Pods: A new product is born

Associated Press NEW YORK It took eight years, 450 product sketches, 6,000 consumer tests and


Dems must look to middle

Opinion: By Todd Eberly Baltimore Sun In a recent report I wrote for Third Way, I tried to explain why


Can Pericles’ ideas be applied today?

Opinion: By James Romm Los Angeles Times Greek opinion is divided over the government’s plan to offer the


Train vets for jobs

Opinion: By Keith D. NOSBUSCH McClatchy-Tribune MILWAUKEE President Obama has called for revitalizing


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Ellsworth Township Zoning Board, workshop, 7 p.m., township administration


Mount Union women to host Sweet 16

Staff report ALLIANCE Mount Union will host one of the sectional rounds of the NCAA Division III


Hamlin holds on in desert to win at PIR

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service AVONDALE, Ariz. At the racetrack that dashed his


Women’s History event focuses on contraception

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN An exhibit of contraception items, prototypes and manufacturing devices


Limbaugh remarks overshadow GOP contest

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. Intensifying debate over conservative social values — and


GOP reaps what the press sows

Opinion: GOP reaps what the press sows I read Bertram de Souza’s Feb. 26 column in The Vindicator with a


Federal sentences still vary widely

Associated Press WASHINGTON A new study shows that federal judges are handing out widely


‘governor’s cup’ Magazine names Kasich, Ohio winners

By Chelsea Miller cmiller@vindy.com Ohio Gov. John Kasich is on the right track, according to


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS ‘Lorax’ at No. 1 with $70.7M debut LOS ANGELES “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” raked in all


Same-sex custody battle could change Fla. law

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. A custody battle in Florida between two lesbians could fuel


Cash mob continues

Cash mob continues Howland Animal Welfare’s Menagerie Thrift Store is the next business chosen


The American Wind Energy Association offers this information about wind turbines:

The American Wind Energy Association offers this information about wind turbines: Small wind


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