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

Fire rips through Rogers home, cause under investigation

Fire rips through Rogers home, cause under investigation


Clarence R. Smith Jr. retires from Mahoning County elections board

Clarence R. Smith Jr. retires from Mahoning County elections board


Local racketeer dies in federal prison

Local racketeer dies in federal prison


YMHA has special board meeting Tuesday

YMHA has special board meeting Tuesday


Spokesman: Ex-President George HW Bush recovering

Spokesman: Ex-President George HW Bush recovering HOUSTON (AP) — A spokesman for former President


Boulder residents hold vigil for elk killed by cop

Boulder residents hold vigil for elk killed by cop BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Several hundred people


No sign of skydiver missing near Seattle

No sign of skydiver missing near Seattle NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — The search for a wing suit-


Ala. teen accused of plotting to bomb classmates

Ala. teen accused of plotting to bomb classmates SEALE, Ala. (AP) — An eastern Alabama high school


San Francisco police: Man set fire to girlfriend

San Francisco police: Man set fire to girlfriend SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police are


Liberty Township annual reports available for viewing

Liberty Township annual reports available for viewing Liberty As required by the auditor of


Wilson pleads guilty, gets life in murder of 8-year-old

Wilson pleads guilty, gets life in murder of 8-year-old YOUNGSTOWN — A Youngstown man will spend


Death penalty sought in Ark. slaying

Death penalty sought in Ark. slaying LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A prosecutor says he plans to seek


Alliance hospital offers smoking cessation program

Alliance hospital offers smoking cessation program ALLIANCE Alliance Community Hospital, 200


Church association seeks director

Church association seeks director The search continues for an executive director of Mahoning


Judge delays Ohio school shooting trial

Judge delays Ohio school shooting trial CHARDON, Ohio (AP) — A judge in Ohio has indefinitely


Alliance hospital schedules volunteer orientation program

Alliance hospital schedules volunteer orientation program ALLIANCE Alliance Community Hospital,


Man shot at his Howland mobile home

Man shot at his Howland mobile home Staff report HOWLAND A man who has lived in a Howland


Struthers council cancels public hearing

Struthers council cancels public hearing Struthers The Struthers City Council will not hold a


New Castle School of Trades plans scholarship day

New Castle School of Trades plans scholarship day New castle New Castle School of Trades


Lordstown safety committee will meet

Lordstown safety committee will meet Lordstown The Lordstown Village Safety Committee will meet


Niles Civil Service Commission will meet

Niles Civil Service Commission will meet Niles The Niles Civil Service Commission will meet at


2 more to go on trial in clergy-abuse case

2 more to go on trial in clergy-abuse case PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest and a


Police probe triple shooting at biker club

Police probe triple shooting at biker club PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia police are


Toll increases in effect on Pennsylvania Turnpike

Toll increases in effect on Pennsylvania Turnpike HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A toll increase has gone


WORTH A LOOK

CRAFT SHOWS St. Patrick’s Home and School in Hubbard will be sponsoring a marketplace and craft


Youngstown man injured while fleeing gunfire

Youngstown man injured while fleeing gunfire Staff report Youngstown A North Avenue man was


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Brides-to-be dash down the aisles at Covelli show

The Covelli Centre was packed with vendors offering a variety of products and services for weddings — and with brides-to-be lined up for the chance to speak with them.

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Arrival of first horizontal well pad changes landscape

Glenn Brugler says it’s “kind of neat” that his last name will be attached to Trumbull County’s first horizontal gas and oil well, but there is also a bit of sadness on another level.

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Seahawks ground RG3, Redskins

Seattle won its first road playoff game since 1983.

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Chief wants to see less guns and decreased violence in 2013

2012 saw an increase in violent crimes that the chief wants to curb in 2013

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Luck runs out: Ravens drop Indianapolis

Baltimore advances to play Denver on Saturday.

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Hearing set for proposed apartment complex

Neighbors opposed to the plan to build eight six-plex apartment buildings


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Victory gone in a flash

Ryan Aplin threw for 213 yards and a touchdown, J.D. McKissic caught 11 passes for 113 yards and Arkansas State edged No. 25 Kent State 17-13 to win the GoDaddy.com Bowl on Sunday night.

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Fighter found fame outside Youngstown

Michael Koranicki has been mostly forgotten in his hometown.


OPERS says 3 Warren officials retired

Staff report WARREN The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System says three Warren officials have retired.


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NHL lockout finally ends

The two sides came to an agreement at 6 a.m. on Sunday.

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Owner, Trumbull County official question state environmental action

Carol Wilson and her husband, Kenny, don’t feel that the efforts of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio Attorney General’s Office to collect $70,000 in fines from them are fair.

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Starting 2013 with good news on the Cruze, looking for more

Editorial: It doesn’t get much better than starting a new year with good news. And so it is that the entire


Browns moving on from Oregon’s Kelly

The Ducks head coach is staying in college, according to multiple reports.


Conservative talking heads accuse Clinton of ‘clot plot’

Opinion: By Susan Reimer Baltimore Sun Apparently, if the secretary of state needs to take a sick day,


Fishermen hope for help with Sandy storm losses

Associated Press MIDDLETOWN, N.J. While Superstorm Sandy did highly visible damage to homes,


Pakistan: US drones killed 9 militants

Pakistan: US drones killed 9 militants dera ismail khan, pakistan Suspected American drones


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS ‘Chainsaw 3-D’ carves No. 1 debut with $23M LOS ANGELES It took Leatherface and


Regulators agree on bank-asset rules

Regulators agree on bank-asset rules berlin International banking regulators agreed Sunday on


Salem native returns for show

Staff report SALEM Jazz singer Tania Pshsniak-Grubbs will perform in concert at 8 p.m.


Lawmakers dig in their heels on debt crisis

Associated Press WASHINGTON Congressional leaders Sunday showed no signs of emerging from their


Vt. Air Guard hopes for jet while others fear the noise

Associated Press SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. Plans on where to base the U.S. military’s next-


Convicted former Louisiana governor gets TV show

By STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards will star


Natural-gas drilling EPA fracking study may dodge tough questions

Associated Press PITTSBURGH An ongoing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency study on natural-gas


‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Movie of the moment

By Rene Rodriguez The Miami Herald The moment Jessica Chastain finished reading the script for


The perils of Arctic oil drilling

Opinion: The perils of Arctic oil drilling Los Angeles Times: There’s at least a tiny bit of good news in


In the new film “Any Day Now,” Scottish actor Alan Cumming plays a flamboyant female

In the new film “Any Day Now,” Scottish actor Alan Cumming plays a flamboyant female impersonator


President Obama needs ex-Sen. Hagel in the Pentagon

Opinion: By Ray McGovern Baltimore Sun Absent from the discussion about whether former Sen. Chuck Hagel


How low can reality TV go?

Opinion: By John Kass Chicago Tribune I can’t believe I’m actually going to type the words “reality TV


Luck of the Irish at Notre Dame

Opinion: WASHINGTON Yet another reason to revere Calvin Coolidge is that he thought the Chicago Bears were


video game reviews

By DERRIK J. LANG Associated Press It’s that time of the year when the line for an elliptical


Don’t expand use of coal

Opinion: By Bruce Ramsey Seattle Times Awareness of global warming is several decades old, and Seattle is


Poll: Few Americans know all of the risks that obesity carries

Associated Press WASHINGTON Heart disease and diabetes get all the attention, but what about the


Portraits mark political history

Associated Press COLUMBUS Artists often put oil to canvas at this time of year to render the


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Study shows Mill Creek habitats in good shape

Fish and micro-organisms can find fair to excellent habitats in Mill Creek and the streams leading into it, according to a recent survey.


ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Cat that spent a week in tree in Massachusetts is found MARION, Mass. A stray


Break-in, assault end in gunfire in gun fire in Austintown

Staff report Austintown Police are investigating a report of two men who forced their way into a


Holly Naples of Warren models a wedding gown Sunday during the Premier Bridal Show at the Covelli

Holly Naples of Warren models a wedding gown Sunday during the Premier Bridal Show at the Covelli


Different Packers await for 49ers

The teams met in the season opener, which San Francisco won 30-22.


Task force will handle donations in wake of massacre at school

Associated Press NEWTOWN, Conn. Chris Kelsey is the tax assessor in Newtown, but for the better


Source: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense


NBA ROUNDUP | Sunday’s games

Thunder 104, Raptors 92 TORONTO Russell Westbrook scored 23 points, Kevin Durant had 22 and the


FRACTURING FACTS

FRACTURING FACTS Height of Halcon drilling rig: 136 feet. Number of people working at one time


Carmela Ballone of Lowellville checks out photographs displayed by J. Marti Photography Sunday

Carmela Ballone of Lowellville checks out photographs displayed by J. Marti Photography Sunday


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Christina Santiago and Milton Glenn, Youngstown, girl, Jan.


Assad presents peace plan; refuses to resign

Los Angeles Times BEIRUT Syrian President Bashar Assad Sunday presented a plan for ending the


Belichick expects different Texans

The Patriots coach said the teams’ first meeting has no bearing on next weekend.


Rebecca Stitt of Hermitage, Pa., samples some of the desserts handed to her by her future mother-

Rebecca Stitt of Hermitage, Pa., samples some of the desserts handed to her by her future mother-


Will BCS championship live up to the hype?

Two of college football’s most storied programs face off in Miami.


METRO DIGEST | Howland man shot; Youngstown man injured; bishop to speak at MLK Day event

Shooting injures man in Howland howland Police are investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting


CHUCK HAGEL | Fast facts

Name: Charles Timothy “Chuck” Hagel. Age; Birthdate: 66; Oct. 4, 1946. Education: Graduate,


Obama signs bill for Sandy claims

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has signed into law a $9.7 billion bill to


BRIDGE

BRIDGE Weekly Quiz Answers Q. As South, vulnerable, you hold: xA K 7 u9 7 6 2 v8 7 6 3 wK 9


TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Darrell H. Franks, 66, of 3613 Warren Sharon Road,


All could have learned from Bork

Opinion: All could have learned from Bork Judge Robert Bork’s recent death should remind us of the merits


Years Ago

Today is Monday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2013. There are 358 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Youngstown Human Relations Commission, 10 a.m., HRC office, fifth floor, Suite