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Annual Girard Lady of Mount Carmerl Fest starts Friday night
The annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival sponsored by the Italian Fraternal Home, 33 W.Wilson Ave., starts Friday and continues through Tuesday.
Boardman 911 dispatcher harassed
A Boardman Township 911 dispatcher says he was harassed by a Columbus man who called Wednesday morning threatening to kill himself.
UPDATE | Zimmerman setback: Jurors can consider lesser manslaughter charge
In an unmistakable setback for George Zimmerman, the jury at the neighborhood watch captain's second-degree murder trial was given the option Thursday of convicting him on the lesser charge of manslaughter in the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
Lawyer: DNA doesn’t prove Boston Strangler link
Lawyer: DNA doesn’t prove Boston Strangler link BOSTON (AP) — The family of a deceased man
Dad indicted on felonious assault in injuries to 8-week-old son
Man indicted on felonious assault charges over injuries to 8-week-old son YOUNGSTOWN The
Open house set at birth center
Open house set at birth center LIBERTY The newly opened Mahoning Valley Birth Center, 3622
Evacuations by boat in flooded Leavittsburg neighborhood
Evacuations by boat in flooded Leavittsburg neighborhood LEAVITTSBURG Firefighters are
Man killed by Boardman cops died of gunshot wounds to head, neck
The man shot and killed by Boardman police on July 3 died from two gunshot wounds to the head and
Jury finds website defamed ex-Bengals cheerleader
Jury finds website defamed ex-Bengals cheerleader COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A federal jury has found
Mo. disasters cost $36M; far less than expected
Mo. disasters cost $36M; far less than expected JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s final tab
Closing arguments start in Zimmerman trial
Closing arguments start in Zimmerman trial SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman profiled 17-year-
Texas Senate prepares final vote on abortion bill
Texas Senate prepares final vote on abortion bill AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas Senate committee
Mathews district gets state funds for new building
Mathews district gets state funds for new building VIENNA The Ohio School Facilities Commission
Protestant Family Service receives $4,000 grant
Protestant Family Service receives $4,000 grant youngstown Protestant Family Service, 496
Singer Randy Travis recovering from brain surgery
Singer Randy Travis recovering from brain surgery NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music stars and
Fla. cities on guard for any post-Zimmerman unrest
Fla. cities on guard for any post-Zimmerman unrest MIAMI (AP) —Police and city leaders in Florida
Jury in Zimmerman case may consider other charges
Jury in Zimmerman case may consider other charges SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors in George
Heroin supplier gets 10 years in woman’s death
Heroin supplier gets 10 years in woman’s death youngstown A man who was accused of supplying the
Green Youngstown gets $41,225 Ohio EPA grant
Green Youngstown gets $41,225 Ohio EPA grant Staff report Youngstown The Ohio Environmental
Air Reserve Station sets furlough days
Air Reserve Station sets furlough days Youngstown Air Reserve Station is scheduling “designated

David Skolnick and Louie b. Free
July 11, 2013 | David Skolnick is the 11 a.m. guest
Early registration required for GED testing this month
Official GED testing sponsored by Choffin Career and Technical Center’s Adult Education Department, University System of Ohio will be offered at 8:45 a.m. July 23 and 24 at Choffin.
Aut Mori Grotto will feature open house
Aut Mori Grotto will feature open house YOUNGSTOWN Members of Aut Mori Grotto will conduct an
Scrappers hosting Faith Nights July 26, Aug. 9
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are hosting Faith Nights at Eastwood Field July 26 and Aug. 9, when $1 of each Faith Night ticket sold benefits Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley.
Woman says co-worker hit her for typing mistake
A Deerfield woman said she was assaulted by a co-worker at Valley Industrial Trucks Inc.
Boardman police say woman kicked officer after mall theft
A Youngstown woman was arrested and taken to the Mahoning County jail Tuesday, accused of kicking an officer and stealing a necklace from Piercing Pagoda at Southern Park Mall.
Free computer classes for novices this month
Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership (MYCAP), 1325 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, is offering free computer literacy classes for adults 18 and over in July.

Canfield Pet Haven offers an alternative to cremation, home burial
Pet Haven has been burying pets for customers since the early 1980s.

Boo Timko eyes PGA Tour after finishing college career at Ohio State
Mahoning Valley native and Ohio State golfer Boo Timko has never been shy about his career aspirations.
Howland attorney files suits trying to void decades-old gas, oil leases
Howland attorney files suits trying to declare decades-old gas and oil leases void
Cyclists set to tour Valley again on Friday
The fifth annual Tour of the Valley bicycle race returns to the Mahoning Valley on Friday with the first of three stages.
Three Trumbull County families honored for more than 200 years of farming
Tom Caldwell of Hartford Township is a descendent of John Kepner, who in 1805 walked to Trumbull County, bought 636 acres and began to farm. It was two years after Ohio became a state.

Sammarone ninth in national ‘Pitch, Hit and Run’ competition
Serena Sammarone inherited her family’s athletic genes.
Twelve players set to return to Phantoms
Twelve members of the 2012-13 Youngstown Phantoms are on the team’s initial protected list for the 2013-14 USHL season.

Youngstown cops say caller did right thing after seeing relative with gun
Police said they found three guns and suspected crack cocaine
Boardman and Austintown 12-year-olds to meet tonight
Mother Nature willing, the Mahoning Valley could have its Little League Baseball district winner crowned tonight.
Kirk Whalum, the jazzy jack of all trades, will headline downtown festival
For decades, Grammy Award-winning artist Kirk Whalum has been trying to lose the smooth-jazz title.
Symphonic sounds on stage at Cedars
The rock ’n’ roll bar will be the scene of a monthly classical-music program by a 12-piece string ensemble, beginning Sunday.
The 15th Annual Summer Festival of the Arts will showcase talents from many cultures LET THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN
Staff report Youngstown The 15th annual Summer Festival of the Arts will take place Saturday and
MCC golf course joyriders wreck carts and greens
Five golf carts sustain damage during late night mischief

Canfield resident donates historic Vindicator papers
Frank Micchia onated two front pages of The Vindicator — one from the end of World War I and the other from when Germany surrendered, ending World War II in Europe, to the Canfield War Vet Museum.

Foul play not suspected in Hubbard child's pool death
Official offers safety tips for pools and water
Butch and McCree hired for joint paving in Austintown, Canfield, Boardman
A contractor has been selected for the joint paving venture among Austintown, Canfield and Boardman townships.
Mahoning deputy charged with drunken driving
Mahoning County Sheriff’s Deputy Amos B. Case faces a drunken driving charge in Niles Municipal Court after a crash with serious injury.
High winds, heavy rains pelt Mahoning, Shenango valleys
Liberty residents looks at the tree that was toppled in the Ravine Drive yard of Mary Baumeier during Wednesday’s storm. The trunk of the huge oak missed her home, but one of its large branches poked a hole in the side of the structure. No one was injured.
ODDLY ENOUGH
ODDLY ENOUGH Rare jellyfish may have made Laguna Beach debut LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. A rare
Egypt’s preferable tyranny
Opinion: WASHINGTON Former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi knows neither Thomas Jefferson’s advice that
Open primaries are working in California
Opinion: Fed up with a lack of competition in “safe” legislative districts, California voters ditched the
Belmont Stakes, 3136 Belmont Ave., Liberty; 330-759-3939
Belmont Stakes, 3136 Belmont Ave., Liberty; 330-759-3939 Sat: Karaoke with Marshall and Gary, 9
Tomato cracks
Tomato cracks The imperfect weather is causing tomatoes in our area to crack, making them
Moss in your lawn
Moss in your lawn Finding moss patches in your lawn can be signs of compaction, poor turf

Common mistakes can ruin your garden
By following these rules, you should be able to avoid major mistakes along the way.
Kent Trumbull Summer Stock to stage ‘Grease’
Staff report CHAMPION Kent Trumbull Theatre and Summer Stock 36 will present “Grease,” directed
Keep year-round interest with blooming plan
By Eric Barrett OSU Extension Every gardener wants year-round interest in the landscape.
Judge: Apple aimed to raise e-book prices
Judge: Apple aimed to raise e-book prices new york Apple Inc. milked the popularity of its
AUDITIONS
AUDITIONS ACTORS “Treasure Island,SDRq directed by Dan Haueter, Salem Community Theatre, 490 E.
Case with vast implications for oil, gas industry coming to Youngstown
The 7th District Court of Appeals is soon expected to hear a class action lawsuit that originated in Monroe County
Agenda Friday
Agenda Friday Coitsville Township trustees, work study, 9 a.m., township building, 3711
ATV regulations save lives
Opinion: ATV regulations save lives Charleston Daily Mail: West Virginia had a major problem a few years
Future of Egypt is uncertain in the wake of military coup
Editorial: In a democracy, governments are replaced at the ballot box, not at the point of a gun. The July 3
Surplus food/clothing
Surplus food/clothing East Side Crime Watch, 1001 Oak St., corner of Fruit Street, Youngstown,
“Sharknado” (9 p.m., Syfy): Remember that old, old “Saturday Night Live”
“Sharknado” (9 p.m., Syfy): Remember that old, old “Saturday Night Live” land shark bit? That’s
Fallen leaders seek redemption
Opinion: “I have no spur To prick the sides of my intent, but only Vaulting ambition, which o’erleaps

Russo: Former player’s troubles mean problems for Meyer
A murder charge against Aaron Hernandez has led to greater scrutiny of Urban Meyer’s time at Florida.
Couples looks to break through in U.S. Senior Open
Fred Couples’ most recent victory was just under a year ago at the 2012 Senior British Open.
phantoms Protected list
The Youngstown Phantoms released their protected list Wednesday for the 2013-14 USHL season. The
mlb News & notes
Daulton has brain cancer: Former Phillies All-Star catcher Darren Daulton has been diagnosed with
Hogweed can cause blindness
Q. We heard that giant hogweed is in the area. Can you tell us more info? Can you ID our plant?
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Luther P. Thomas Jr., 44, of 17525 Kenmore Road, Lake

Source: Bynum agrees to sign with Cavaliers
The Cavaliers are taking a chance on Andrew Bynum and his creaky knees.
City worker responds in a jiffy
Opinion: City worker responds in a jiffy It seems we always hear the negative regarding what the city does
NEW THIS WEEK
NEW THIS WEEK Grown Ups 2 (PG-13) After moving his family back to his hometown, a man finds out
For Bethesda, it’s best at Bunbury
For Bethesda, rock festivals are a mother lode of like- minded music lovers — and a great place to
Having fun at the Trumbull County Fair
Above, Lauren Almasy, 14, of Hubbard pulls her cow, Isabell, at the Trumbull County Fair on
Stricker focused on John Deere Classic
Steve Stricker might be the only golfer on the PGA Tour who isn’t peeking ahead to Muirfield and next week’s British Open.
Local auto sales stay strong in June
Area dealerships continued to make the double-digit gains they saw in May
Storms shorten Ohio Amateur to 54 holes
Corey Richmond, who posted an 8-under 63 before the heavy stuff came down in Tuesday’s first round, maintained a three-shot lead without having to leave his hotel.
Committee recommends $20,000 for downtown restaurant and bar
Committee also supported giving city money for two other projects
Police: Death toll now at 20; 30 missing are presumed dead
Associated Press LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec Canadian officials told distraught families Wednesday that
Community gets ahead by sticking to ‘brand'
Business believe that by offering variety more people will come to village's downtown
QUOTABLE JOHN ROCKER, former MLB reliever, on baseball’s steroid era:
“Honestly, and this may go against what some people think from an ethical standpoint, I think it was
Irish lawmakers mull abortion vote
Irish lawmakers mull abortion vote dublin After decades of delay and months of argument,
State agency begins investigation of officer conduct
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation has begun an investigation of actions of veteran Warren police patrolman Reuben Shaw.
around the horn Wednesday’s other MLB games
AMERICAN LEAGUE Tigers 8, White Sox 5 DETROIT Prince Fielder homered, Rick Porcello pitched
METRO DIGEST || Trooper mails his plea in OVI arrest
Trooper mails plea AUSTINTOWN The Ohio State Highway Patrol trooper charged with operating a
Investigators look into pairing of Asiana pilots
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO As Flight 214 descended over San Francisco Bay, both Asiana
METRO DIGEST || Faith Nights
Faith Nights NILES The Mahoning Valley Scrappers are hosting Faith Nights at Eastwood Field July
Egypt cracks down on Muslim Brotherhood
Associated Press CAIRO Egypt’s military-backed government tightened a crackdown on the Muslim
Chief: Teen arrested in autistic boy’s case
Associated Press MENIFEE, Calif. A 16-year-old family member was arrested Wednesday on
Boston bombing suspect pleads not guilty
Associated Press BOSTON His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar
NBA | News & notes
Bryant not dwelling on Howard: Kobe Bryant is working hard to get back on the court and not wasting
Firefighters battled four blazes on the South Side in less than two hours
Fire chief says it’s not the work of a serial arsonist
Defense rests case in Zimmerman trial
Associated Press SANFORD, Fla. After taking less than a week to call 18 witnesses, George
major league baseball boxscores
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MLB drug probe figures to move slowly
Details likely will be caught in a tangle of legal gymnastics involving MLB, the players’ union and probably an arbitrator.
SPORTS DIGEST || Harding’s Gattison chooses YSU
Harding’s Gattison chooses YSU YOUNGSTOWN Warren Harding High graduate Dalyn Gattison will
Blue Jays beat Indians, 5-4
Munenori Kawasaki hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the ninth inning.

The victim died from a gunshot wound to the head
He was likely dead for hours before police arrived
Cards’ Carpenter nearing rehab start
Associated Press ST. LOUIS Chris Carpenter is set to make his first minor league rehabilitation
POWER OUTAGES
POWER OUTAGES Thousands of homes and businesses in Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull counties lost
SPORTS BY THE NUMBERS .162 Source: Denver Post
Denver Broncos pro personnel director Tom Heckert blew a 0.162 on a blood-alcohol breath test
CALENDAR || Garden Tea Party
Garden Tea Party When: Sunday, 2-4 p.m. What: Demonstrations, herb sale, tours, hat contest,
CD RATES
The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent. Balances required vary, and some banks offer lower yields if certain balances aren’t met.
"Forbidden Youngstown" spoofs community theater
The Rust Belt Theater Company will present “Forbidden Youngstown,” a new comic musical revue, for three consecutive weekends beginning Friday. Performances will be at 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.