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Bottom Dollar looking to hire 50 at job fair Wednesday in New Castle

Bottom Dollar Food is hosting a job fair from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hampton Inn, 2608 W. State St.


Poland council interviews 2 for vacant seat

Poland Village Council interviewed a former council clerk-treasurer and the village deputy clerk Tuesday evening for the vacant council seat.


Fire contained to small area of Vindicator press room

the vindicator Fire contained to small area of Vindicator press room Fire contained to small


Struthers moves forward with drug testing

Open forum will be held with regular meeting on July 16 STRUTHERS The Struthers Board of


Woman turns herself in

Wanted for leaving kids while she went to work NORTH LIMA A South Avenue woman wanted for


Appellate court nixes city tax on prisoners

Appeals court rules against city Appellate court nixes city tax on prisoners Says prisoner tax


New historical marker revealed on West Federal Street

Mahoning Valley Historical Society recognizes confectioner and gun smuggler Youngstown


Eric Merkel is Warren's new police chief

Eric Merkel is Warren's new police chief Eric Merkel is Warren’s new police chief WARREN


Court: Ohio officers can face intimidation charges

Court: Ohio officers can face intimidation charges


Landing gear collapses as jet lands at Ohio airport

Landing gear collapses as jet lands at Ohio airport


New video, $65K reward in ’08 Times Square bombing

New video, $65K reward in ’08 Times Square bombing NEW YORK (AP) — New video footage of a


Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying

Civil rights groups sue NYPD over Muslim spying


Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS

Ga. radio hosts fired; mocked ex-player with ALS


Study: Blacks in Mahoning County receive more predatory loans

Study: Blacks in Mahoning County receive more predatory loans


2013 Mill Creek Junior Championship at Mill Creek Golf Course held this weekend

2013 Mill Creek Junior Championship


Doctor: Driver in Okla. train wreck had bad eyes

Doctor: Driver in Okla. train wreck had bad eyes TULSA, Okla. (AP) — An investigator says the


Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search

Reputed Mafioso tip triggers new Hoffa body search


Small fire extinguished at The Vindicator

Small fire extinguished at The Vindicator


3 charged in Ohio with enslaving mother, daughter

3 charged in Ohio with enslaving mother, daughter


Honda recalls 18K cars to fix brakes

Honda recalls 18K cars to fix brakes


Stocks move higher on home building, low inflation

Stocks move higher on home building, low inflation


Ohio theme parks rank in top 15 in attendance

Ohio theme parks rank in top 15 in attendance


FBI divers search for missing NW Ohio toddler

FBI divers search for missing NW Ohio toddler


Man charged with murder in death of Bazetta boy, 4

Man charged with murder in death of Bazetta boy, 4 WARREN Scott H. Walker, 33, of North Park


Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder

Utah church shooter charged with attempted murder OGDEN, Utah (AP) — A Utah man accused of


Arson suspected in early morning South Side blaze

Arson suspected in early morning South Side blaze


Ex-Ohio park ranger guilty of recording women

Ex-Ohio park ranger guilty of recording women


Manning WikiLeaks case in recess until June 25

Manning WikiLeaks case in recess until June 25 FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Pfc. Bradley Manning’s


ValleyCare announces major investment at Northside Medical Center

ValleyCare announces major investment at Northside Medical Center


Career criminal accepts plea deal

Career criminal accepts plea deal


Fugitive returning - finally - to western Pa. jail

Fugitive returning - finally - to western Pa. jail


Authorities work to ID 2 bodies found in Grove City fire

Authorities work to ID 2 bodies found in Grove City fire GROVE CITY, Pa. (AP) — Authorities were


Auditor: Payments take heavy toll on Pa. turnpike

Auditor: Payments take heavy toll on Pa. turnpike


Police: East Liverpool man jailed in Pa. for seeking hit man

Police: East Liverpool man jailed in Pa. for seeking hit man MIDLAND, Pa. (AP) — An Ohio man has


Former teacher charged in classroom piercings

Former teacher charged in classroom piercings DILLSBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former teacher in central


Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs


Boil alert issued for parts of Hubbard

Boil alert issued for parts of Hubbard Hubbard Due to a water main break, Trumbull County water


Compromise talks begin today on Ohio's $62B budget

Compromise talks begin today on Ohio's $62B budget


W. Pa. man faces sentencing for porn, agent threat

W. Pa. man faces sentencing for porn, agent threat PITTSBURGH (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man is


Dayton racino clears another hurdle

Dayton racino clears another hurdle


Road closings set for Mill Creek Park's Luau at the Lily Pond event

Road closing set for Mill Creek Park's Luau at the Lily Pond event


Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs WASHINGTON (AP) - Military leaders are ready to


Ohio man faces fed sentence in Pitt threats case

Ohio man faces fed sentence in Pitt threats case PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Ohio man is scheduled for


Suspended teacher faces federal detention

Suspended teacher faces federal detention ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A federal magistrate must decide


Widow of inmate who killed himself files suit

Widow of inmate who killed himself files suit LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — The widow of an inmate who


REUNIONS

Austintown Fitch High School Class of 1968 will celebrate its 45th reunion Aug. 23 and 24.


Sweeney will host pet adoption event

Sweeney will host pet adoption event BOARDMAN Sweeney Chevrolet Buick GMC announces its first


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BUCKEYES UNITE

OSU’s Meyer praises Valley talent at UW fund-raiser

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Girard hopes new soccer facility will breathe new life into Liberty Park

Money from Vallourec Star construction and on-site gas well will go toward improvements

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Lodwick fired from police department

Former YPD officer still in jail

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Woman wanted for leaving kids

Mom runs from cops when they go to question her


Reds’ solo homers help keep Pirates stuck in third place

Francisco Liriano gave up two


Canfield man gets 18 months in prison for drive-by shooting, ethnic slur

Charles B. Muth, who is in federal prison for marijuana growing and distribution conspiracy, gets additional prison time for a drive-by shooting and an anti-Arab slur.


Wild Thing!

Indians fall after late giveaway


Former PSU players offer support for Paterno lawsuit

Their goal is to get the NCAA sanctions overturned


Warren Township woman covertly calling 911 aids police in arresting suspect

A North Park Avenue woman who secretly dialed 911 while being robbed Saturday night helped police arrest a 40-year-old Mecca Township man.


Verizon will close local call center, 381 jobs affected

Company official said move is a part of broader consolidation efforts


VINDICATOR FILE PHOTO, MAY 2011

VINDICATOR FILE PHOTO, MAY 2011 A project to turn the vacant Wick Building in downtown Youngstown


ASTHMA

ASTHMA Chronic ailment More than 90 percent of the patient population at Akron Children’s


Heavy traffic on Route 224 a sign of things to come

July closures will see longer delays as crews work to repair bridges and straighten roads


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Heat’s Big 3 feeling ouster pressure

San Antonio is one win away from a fifth championship

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Warren police report numerous assaults and armed robberies

Warren police were kept busy throughout the city over the weekend, making two aggravated burglary arrests and investigating a rape and a shooting.


High school football | Jack Arvin Football All-Star Classic

The Jack Arvin Football All-Star Classic will be at Girard’s Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday at 7 p.m.


Crash kills 1, injures 1

Crash kills 1, injures 1 BROOKFIELD A two-vehicle crash Monday at the intersection of state


Pizza Hut donations

Pizza Hut donations YOUNGSTOWN The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley is


Agenda Wednesday

Agenda Wednesday Mahoning Valley Sanitary District board of directors, special meeting, 4 p.m.,


OSU board should act quickly to condemn, fire President Gee

Opinion: As a Roman Catholic student at The Ohio State University, I am appalled by the board of trustees’


Austintown school auctions raise more than expected

All proceeds from the items auctioned from three soon-to-be demolished Austintown elementary schools will go to the permanent improvement fund.


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Animal Kingdom chases last win before retirement

Bruce Zoldan is one of the Kentucky Derby winner’s owners

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BRIDGE

BRIDGE Neither vulnerable. East deals. NORTH xJ 10 8 6 2 u7 4 v7 6 wA 8 5 3 WEST EAST


Canfield teacher remembered at service

A church transformed into a eighth grade history class, to remember a valuable member of the congregation and community.


POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS A summary of police activity in the city of Canfield and Austintown: CANFIELD


Quaker Steak and Lube and Murphy USA gas station coming to area near Elm Road Walmart

A Quaker Steak and Lube restaurant and a Murphy Oil gas station are coming to the areas around the Elm Road Wal-Mart. Both are scheduled to open around the beginning of 2014.


Kindergarten prep

Kindergarten prep YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County Early Childhood Partners Committee, consisting


CLASS B BASEBALL From Cene Park

Kuboff & Associates 14, Roth Brothers 4 Brooks Pletcher helped lead a balanced Kuboff offense with


Work at the Wick Building will begin by Aug. 1

The project to renovate the 103-year-old building will cost about $16.5 million


Mill Creek junior golf event set this weekend

Mill Creek junior golf event set this weekend The 2013 Mill Creek Junior Golf Championship is


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Opening flop

Jamestown batters pummeled Scrappers pitchers for 14 hits

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ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Police: After a burglary, thief gets stuck in the mud FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Police


Bruins’ Rask blanks Hawks

Boston has a 2-1 series lead


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Megan Kellar and James Gadd, Austintown, boy, June 16.


Avoiding lice at summer camp

Q. My kids love summer camp, but last year they came home with lice. We tried three different lice


Awaiting estimates

Awaiting estimates LOWELLVILLE The Lowellville Local School District is waiting to hear back


“We do have differing perspectives on the problem but we share an interest in reducing the

Opinion: “We do have differing perspectives on the problem but we share an interest in reducing the violence,


The Beatles’ drummer stars in “Ringo: Peace & Love,” which recently opened at

The Beatles’ drummer stars in “Ringo: Peace & Love,” which recently opened at the Grammy Museum in


The lab is child-friendly

Over 90 percent of those referred to the lab have asthma


Owner of boarded up house agreed to leave it boarded up one year

The woman who owns a house on Wick Street Southeast that was raided and boarded up June 6 following a drug investigation has agreed to leave the home boarded up for a year.


EU, US agree to start talks on free trade

Associated Press ENNISKILLEN, N. Ireland The European Union and the U.S. will open negotiations


Amid all the heated cross-currents of debate about the National Security Agency’s massive

Opinion: Amid all the heated cross-currents of debate about the National Security Agency’s massive


brimfield township POLICE CHIEF Taking criminals to task online

Associated Press KENT If you’re up to no good in this pocket of Northeast Ohio, you’re risking


EPA to formally award $600,000 grant

Brownfield grant will help improve conditions at several Warren sites impacted by plant closures


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses William J. Grischow, 30, of 888 Pearson Circle, Unit


Submit inspiring stories to contest

youngstown Covelli Enterprises, the Covelli Centre and 21 WFMJ- TV have launched “Love is A


Lies of Obama wound office

Opinion: Amid all the heated cross-currents of debate about the National Security Agency’s massive


Manage speed, space, stress at summer road-work sites

Editorial: The deaths of a Newton Falls couple earlier this month in a traffic accident at a construction zone


No retakes for the second half of Season 4 premiere ‘Cleveland’ goes live

McClatchy Newspapers AKRON When the comedy “Hot in Cleveland” begins a run of new episodes at


Asian carp still a threat

Opinion: Grand Haven (Mich.) Tribune: The sport fishing industry is one of the top tourism draws in the Great


Ohio gas prices fall

Ohio gas prices fall columbus Relax, Ohio motorists. GasSFlbprices are moving back down. After


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS UK police looking into Nigella Lawson throat-grab photos LONDON British police are


Netflix cuts TV deal with DreamWorks

Associated Press LOS ANGELES Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from


Wean Foundation to present research findings

Research will show factors that will be important to NE Ohio's economic growth


Obama: NSA secret data gathering ‘transparent’

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama defended top-secret National Security Agency


Military plans put women in combat jobs

Associated Press WASHINGTON Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and


Rift among leaders exposed over Syria

Associated Press ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland Deep differences over Syria’s fierce civil war


Let the orcas go

Opinion: By Jared S. GOODMAN People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Even in a culture of corporate


Upending the macho dynamic

Opinion: WASHINGTON The two photos serve as powerful visual bookends for any discussion of gender and the


Manage speed, space, stress at summer road-work sites

Editorial: The deaths of a Newton Falls couple earlier this month in a traffic accident at a construction zone


YEARS AGO

Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


US must guard against mission creep in Syria

Editorial: Now that President Barack Obama has authorized the shipments of weapons and ammunition to the rebels


Still no Hoffa after 1st day of new search

Still no Hoffa after 1st day of new search oakland twp., mich. Federal agents revived the hunt


Cops net three guns over the weekend

All three arrests on South Side


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Cruisin' the River marks eighth year

Lowellville car cruise is 'cruising home' for many

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Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal, court rules

Associated Press WASHINGTON States can’t demand proof of citizenship from people registering to


Rose’s win is major accomplishment for England

He’s the first Brit to win the U.S. open since 1970


Israel unclear about its goal

Opinion: By Uri Dromi The Miami Herald When I was teaching journalism 12 years ago, I invited the press


Traffic cameras will be in school zones by the fall semester

Penalties will range from $100 to $150, not including late fees


Struthers woman sobs through plea hearing

Pleads guilty to endangering charges

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METRO DIGEST || Camp applicants sought

Camp applicants sought YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning Valley Office of the Autism Society of Ohio is