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Phantoms force Game 5

Phantoms force Game 5 YOUNGSTOWN Austin Cangelosi scored the game-winning goal and John Padulo


Boil advisory issued in Brookfield

Due to a water-main break, a precautionary boil-water advisory has been issued for areas of Brookfield Township until further notice.


National Day of Prayer observances Thursday

National Day of Prayer will be observed Thursday.


Forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht, 85% of Americans still dispute JFK killing report

Noted forensic pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht said 85 percent of 2,200 Americans recently polled don’t believe the Warren Commission’s report on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy ... and neither does he.


DB Cooper parachute packer ID’d as homicide victim

DB Cooper parachute packer ID’d as homicide victim SEATTLE (AP) — The man who packed the


Steubenville teen rape case grand jury finishes 1st day

Steubenville teen rape case grand jury finishes 1st day STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) — An eastern Ohio


Boston bombing suspect’s widow wants body released

The widow of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects will ask the Massachusetts medical examiner to release his body to his family, her attorney said today.


Woman dies in Niles house fire

A 70-year-old woman died in a fire at her house on Ohio Avenue near Waddell Park NILES A


Ohio attorney general seeks to close sweepstakes parlor

Attorney general alleges the Austintown sweepstakes parlor is violating the state’s moratorium


NJ couple faces federal child abuse charges

NJ couple faces federal child abuse charges NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — An Army major and his wife are


Ohio archbishop offers support over class shooting

Ohio archbishop offers support over class shooting CINCINNATI (AP) — The Roman Catholic archbishop


Boil-water advisory in effect for portion of Brookfield

Boil-water advisory in effect for portion of Brookfield Brookfield Due to a water main break, a


Starbucks poison suspect arrested

Starbucks poison suspect arrested SAN JOSE, Calif. — Police say a woman who allegedly poisoned two


Man who strangled wife gets 11 years in prison

Man who strangled wife gets 11 years in prison YOUNGSTOWN A man who pleaded guilty to


Fall beer festival coming to Youngstown

Plans are under way for a new, multi-day beer festival to be held this October in downtown Youngstown.


Man dead, two injured by gunfire on North Side

Man dead, two injured by gunfire on North Side


YSU must watch its dollars, outgoing university president says

YSU must watch its dollars, outgoing university president says Youngstown State University has to


REUNIONS

Chaney High School January and June Classes of 1946 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at


Tri-state group plans weekend meetings

Tri-state group plans weekend meetings YOUNGSTOWN The Tri-State Conference of Councils IBPOEW


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Flurry of shots spark Phantoms’ comeback

Game 4 is tonight at 7:15 at the Covelli Centre.

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Beatitude House Green Clean provides a service and benefits workers

The co-op cleaning business currently has 12 participants.

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Jimenez dazzles as Indians blank Royals

Jimenez kept the Royals off balance in a start that brought back memories of the pitcher who once threw a no-hitter for the Colorado Rockies.

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Pitcher’s home run sparks Brewers’ rout of Pirates

Gallardo also tossed three-hit ball over seven innings, retiring his final 13 batters.


Woman sues village and fired police chief, alleging excessive force

A woman has sued Craig Beach, a village councilwoman and a fired village police chief, alleging the former chief used excessive force against her in a traffic stop two years ago.


Warren council president transfers donated funds to Urban League

Council President Bob Dean has transferred the remaining $10,860 from the funeral-expenses bank account for the six teens who died in a car crash March 10 to the Greater Warren-Youngstown Urban League.


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Fugitive home invader gets 81 1/2 years in prison.

Lexter Williams, the fugitive armed home invader captured in Philadelphia, got 81 1/2 years in prison when he was resentenced Monday.

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Ursuline’s Davidson among YSU hires

Davidson joins Andrew Crane and Brenna Banktson on John Barnes’ coaching staff.


Tebow’s time runs out in New York

Tebow was waived Monday morning, the end of an embarrassingly unsuccessful one-season experiment in New York.


Abductor of 3-year-old gets five years’ probation

A man who abducted his 3-year-old son will be on probation for five years and must perform 500 hours of community service.


Website will allow the public to keep tabs on proposed rules and regulations

Site will track rules coming out of state agencies


GAme 3 notebook

GAme 3 notebook Special teams: Three of the Phantoms goals were scored during their seven power-


John Robinson, Trumbull 100 honored

Nearly $40,000 raised


K.O. DRUGS BOXING

K.O. DRUGS BOXING When: May 6 and May 20; June 3 and June 10 (championships) Where: St. Lucy’s


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Search for Niles school time capsule comes up empty

A huge search party armed with metal detectors and shovels uncovered a number of rusting artifacts Monday evening buried in the front lawn of the old Niles McKinley High School, but not the one everyone was looking for: the Class of 1964 time capsule.

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Avalanche claim first pick in NHL draft

Avalanche claim first pick in NHL draft TORONTO The Colorado Avalanche have won the NHL draft


McKinley Heights man sentenced to life in prison

Charles M. Bland, 59, of 12th Street, Weathersfield Township, has been sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility after 10 years on four counts of rape and other sex offenses.


Curbstone Coaches honor area state champions

Honored were swimmer Ryan Bailey of Boardman High and wrestler Gabe Stark of Howland and the Canfield boys bowling team.


Vehicular homicide brings six-months’ incarceration; five-year driver’s license suspension.

A man who was convicted by a jury last week of vehicular homicide in the death of a local social worker has been sentenced to six months of incarceration, concurrent with a five-year prison term he’s now serving for an unrelated aggravated robbery with a firearm specification.

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Aircraft crash kills 7 in Afghanistan

Aircraft crash kills 7 in Afghanistan KABUL A civilian cargo aircraft crashed at Bagram Air


NHL playoffs wild, wide open during salary-cap era

Associated Press Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Patrick Kane are as good as hockey players get.


Agenda Wednesday

Agenda Wednesday Youngstown City Council, finance committee, 4:45 p.m.; meeting 5:30 p.m., 26


Litke: Collins did his part; now it’s our turn

For starters, somebody in an NBA front office has to give Collins a job next season.


Pig Iron Press to open bookstore

By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN A used bookstore will open Saturday in the Pig


Teen faces charge

Teen faces charge WARREN Police charged a 17-year-old resident of Wick Street Southeast with


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Fill open records requests ASAP, AG official says

About 60 to 70 people attended Monday’s session

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newsmakers

newsmakers Jason Aldean files for divorce NASHVILLE, Tenn. Jason Aldean has filed for divorce.


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Robert McKay has 133 merit badges, soon to have 135

The Eagle scout is inspired by his father, Judge Wyatt McKay

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ED RUNYAN | THE VINDICATOR

ED RUNYAN | THE VINDICATOR Richard L. Baglier, 65, was found dead late Saturday inside the door of


Gay teacher fights to be rehired at Catholic school

Associated Press A gay teacher who said she was fired by an Ohio Catholic school after her


Gulas: Loew-trained fighters going to nationals

Vic Toney and John Gregory won Cleveland Golden Gloves titles.


New administrator to focus on YSU enrollment

YSU enrollment has dropped the last two years after near-record numbers in previous years


Christie: Obama kept promises on disaster aid

Associated Press HIGHLANDS, N.J. Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that President Barack Obama


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS, Bankruptcies

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Brendan P. Fitzgerald, 26, of 212 B. 132nd St., Belle


Gun violence would bring increased penalties

More than a decade of mandatory prison time possible


City council will consider park and rec purchases

One proposal would be to spend up to $100,000 for a park pavilion


Smoking in bed may have caused mobile home fire

Smoking in bed may have caused mobile home fire


green clean

green clean The details Beatitude House Green Clean is a cleaning business, serving commercial


Battling psoriasis with a cup of tea

Q. Your readers did it again! I’ve been drinking oolong tea for more than a month now, and the


US consumers boost spending

Associated Press WASHINGTON Americans kept increasing their spending in March, and their income


Red Cross offers baby-sitter training

Red Cross offers baby-sitter training POLAND Boardman Park is offering the Red Cross babysitter


Columbiana 4-H field day

Livestock demonstrations


The three Youngstown Democratic mayoral candidates answered questions

Two said they don’t endorse the anti-fracking amendment on the May 7 ballot


BRIDGE

BRIDGE East-West vulnerable. South deals. NORTH xA J 8 7 2 uA Q J vJ 9 wA J 10 WEST


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Collins first U.S. male in major sport to come out as gay

With the simplest of sentences, NBA veteran Jason Collins set aside years of worry and silence.

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Years Ago

Today is Tuesday, April 30, the 120th day of 2013. There are 245 days left in the year.


Joyce Koellner uses a “shine mop” to demonstrate how it’s used to make quick work

Joyce Koellner uses a “shine mop” to demonstrate how it’s used to make quick work of washing walls.


birthdays

birthdays Actress Cloris Leachman is 87. Singer Willie Nelson is 80. Actor Burt Young is 73.


Droves attend energy jobs fair in Boardman

U.S. Sen. Rob Portman helps sponsor the event


Plane debris believed to be from 9/11 is from wing

Associated Press NEW YORK The rusted metal aircraft part believed to be from one of the


oddly enough

oddly enough NY college crew team finds giant floating ‘head’ POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. Anyone lose


Breast Cancer Study cites risks in delaying treatment

By Karen Kaplan Los Angeles Times It stands to reason that the longer a woman waits to start


President is changing the nation

Opinion: President is changing the nation I am keeping a close watch on the White House and the Congress,


HELP HOTLINE CRISIS CENTER

HELP HOTLINE CRISIS CENTER Help Hotline’s mission is to provide crisis intervention, suicide


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .70, 31.50 .09 Avalon


Pending sales of homes reach three-year high

Associated Press WASHINGTON The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes rose in


‘Family Tools’ actor tries again

By Rick Bentley The Fresno Bee PASADENA, Calif. If nothing else, Kyle Bornheimer keeps


Crime-fighting in Youngstown is going into high gear — again

Editorial: On the heels of a very successful war on crime in the city of Warren, which came on the heels of a


Goodyear, union begin contract talks

Associated Press AKRON With the backdrop of an uncertain economy, shrinking unions and company


NPR radio show simulcast in theaters this week ‘Wait’ is over

By Roger Moore McClatchy Newspapers ORLANDO, Fla. You might think that putting the NPR News


YSU Dance Ensemble offers spring concert

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown State University Dance Ensemble will present its annual


Street closing

Street closing Youngstown North Chestnut Street, also known as Symphony Place, between Commerce


No room for art in the welfare state

Opinion: Someone called politics ”the art of the possible.” But, in the era of the modern welfare state,


Sequester is killer

Opinion: By Karen N. HALL McClatchy-Tribune If the government does not bring an end to the sequestration,


The season calls for caution

Opinion: The season calls for caution Steubenville Herald-Star: Yellow dandelions are popping up in yards


Police interrogate building’s owner

Police interrogate building’s owner SAVAR, Bangladesh A Bangladesh court on Monday gave police


US loans from China at issue

Despite what you may have heard, China isn’t the country’s biggest creditor. America is.


Youngstown’s Yung Monsta to compete on BET show

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN An act from Northeast Ohio will appear on the weekly talent competition


Donations needed to offset funding cuts

The crisis center provides services 24/7


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Jennifer Carr and James Moody, Struthers, girl, April 29.


A gimmick to cure sequester pain

Opinion: WASHINGTON How predictable was that? Sequestration starts to pinch — and pinch the middle class —


Loan program

Loan program COLUMBUS The demand for community-based health care services is high in Ohio.


As studios and audiences prepare for those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer movies, let’s

As studios and audiences prepare for those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer movies, let’s look back


The entitlements game

Opinion: By Caroline Poplin McClatchy-Tribune Republicans (and, alas, some Democrats) believe that the


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