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NATO nations working on plan for military intervention in Syria

The top U.S. military commander in Europe said Tuesday that several NATO countries are working on contingency plans for possible military action to end the two-year civil war in Syria as President Bashar Assad’s regime accused U.S.-backed Syrian rebels of using chemical weapons.


Scholar: Revelations won't give you the answer

If you’re looking for the date that the world will end, you won’t find it in Revelations, according to a biblical scholar who spoke at First Presbyterian Church Tuesday.


Austintown teachers pact approved tonight

The final step in a long negotiation process finally was resolved at the Austintown Board of Education meeting tonight.


Appeal denied, capital case scheduled for July in Repchic murder

The Ohio Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal for Aubrey Toney in the Sept. 25, 2010, drive-by shooting death of Thomas Repchic on the city’s South Side.


Family says NJ overreacted to boy’s gun photo

Family says NJ overreacted to boy’s gun photo A New Jersey family claims a Facebook photo of their


Magistrate doubles bond for mother of slain Struthers boy

Magistrate doubles bond for mother of slain Struthers boy


Wis. limits use of nude beach to reduce sex, drugs

Wis. limits use of nude beach to reduce sex, drugs MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials say


Campbell man is victim in fiery Ellsworth crash

Campbell man is victim in fiery Ellsworth crash ELLSWORTH Officials from the Mahoning County


Indiana school, girls, settle Facebook threat lawsuit

Indiana school, girls, settle Facebook threat lawsuit INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Three Indiana girls who


Assault weapons ban won't be in Dems' gun bill

Assault weapons ban won't be in Dems' gun bill


Northside Medical Center nurses on picket line

Northside Medical Center nurses on picket line


REUNIONS

Campbell Memorial High School Class of 1956 will meet for brunch at 11 a.m. Thursday at Bedford


Parents: Teen shot trying to sneak into wrong home

Parents: Teen shot trying to sneak into wrong home STERLING, Va. (AP) — A Virginia couple says


Welfare secretary: Pa. can't afford to change name

Welfare secretary: Pa. can't afford to change name


Ethics committee investigates Reps. Young, Andrews

Ethics committee investigates Reps. Young, Andrews The House Ethics Committee says it is forming


KSU Salem information night is Thursday

KSU Salem information night is Thursday


JobsOhio turns over private financials after order

JobsOhio turns over private financials after order


Sheriff says missing Mo. mom staged disappearance

Sheriff says missing Mo. mom staged disappearance KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A sheriff says a woman


Mortar explosion in Nev. kills 7 NC unit Marines

Mortar explosion in Nev. kills 7 NC unit Marines HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) — Seven Marines are dead and


Weathersfield school board meets Wednesday night

Weathersfield school board meets Wednesday night


Injunction granted against Pa. pipeline protesters

Injunction granted against Pa. pipeline protesters


Congress works on budget for both 2013 and future

Congress works on budget for both 2013 and future


Warriors Inc. needs your help for upcoming parade

Warriors Inc. needs your help for upcoming parade


UPDATE: Teen gets 3 life sentences without parole in Chardon shooting

Teen gets 3 life sentences without parole in Chardon shootings


Brookfield trustees have special meeting Wednesday

Brookfield trustees have special meeting Wednesday


Boardman trustees meet Wednesday

Boardman trustees meet Wednesday


Warren police probe killing, shooting and stabbings

Warren police probe killing, shooting and stabbings WARREN Police are investigating the murder


US sees no evidence of chem weapons use in Syria

US sees no evidence of chem weapons use in Syria


McDonald Community Chest meets today

McDonald Community Chest meets today


State: Ohio deer show no signs of chronic disease

State: Ohio deer show no signs of chronic disease


Cleveland man killed in home invasion

Cleveland man killed in home invasion


Explosion during training kills 7 Marines

Explosion during training kills 7 Marines


Fallen Ohio soldier was near retirement

Fallen Ohio soldier was near retirement


Ohio ex-coach, teacher gets prison for sex crimes

Ohio ex-coach, teacher gets prison for sex crimes


Ohio man pleads guilty to child-porn counts

Ohio man pleads guilty to child-porn counts


Program will focus on Dorothy Fuldheim

Program will focus on Dorothy Fuldheim NILES As part of Women’s History Month, McKinley


Senior volunteers to be honored

Salute to Senior Service will honor contributions of adults 65 and older for state and national awards


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LaBrae seniors headed for Columbus

The Vikings will arrive in Columbus on a roll.

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Pastor: Death of 6 teens is ‘love wake up call’ from God

The Rev. Phillip Shealey said he knew he wouldn’t make everyone happy with the eulogy he gave at the funeral of Daylan T. Ray, 15, one of the six teens killed in a car crash.

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Time will tell if Iraqi people pick up the freedom ball

U.S. provided framework


Ohio can remain competitive despite severance tax

Gov. John Kasich's severance-tax plan would transition the current tax of 20 cents-per-barrel of extracted natural gas to a flat 4 percent tax rate.

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Auditor’s office to work on JobsOhio controversy today

Republican state Auditor Dave Yost has ordered Jobs-Ohio officials to appear in his office at noon today to provide financial documents and answer questions.

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Women to face Indiana State

Staff report Youngstown The Youngstown State women’s basketball team will entertain Indiana


Radio station carries on tradition in Struthers

WKTL-FM still relevant in community


Mahoning County task force has lighter night at OVI checkpoint

The Mahoning County OVI Task Force was in full swing for the festivities Saturday, but didn't see as much action as they expected.


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Allen’s faith pays off with YSU’s tournament bid

Blake Allen always had faith in the Penguins.

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Scalzo: CIT is no joke for YSU

The Youngstown State men’s basketball team will host Oakland in the first round of the CIT tonight.


Man pleads guilty to assaulting girlfriend

The woman crawled through a window to escape.


YSU spring practice begins today

The Penguins have some holes to fill.


Wolfe, Bush earn All-Ohio special mention

Jacob Wolfe, a 6-foot-4 forward, paced the Bulldogs to a 20-2 regular season.


Austintown teachers union OK's agreement, sends it on to board for approval

After nearly a year without a contract, the Austintown Teachers Association voted to pass a tentative agreement with the school district, which will now move on to the board of education for approval.


Agenda Wednesday

Agenda Wednesday Newton Falls Public Library trustees, 6 p.m., 204 S. Canal St. Youngstown


License to kill competition

Opinion: By Glenn Garvin Miami Herald A Minnesota funeral home owner is having to sue his own state


Police investigate fatal crash

Staff report ellsworth The identity hasn’t been released of a driver killed in a crash on U.S.


Settlement is reached in discrimination case

Staff report ROCK CREEK Glenbeigh Hospital has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of


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School board members need to get heads out of the clouds

Editorial: It isn’t the perception of the public that should cause the Youngstown Board of Education to worry


Citizens call for ODNR investigation

A group of more than 200 citizens across the state say ODNR has not lived up to its regulatory responsibilities.


Obama will have to be deal-maker

Opinion: WASHINGTON When it comes to Republicans, President Obama sees himself as a kind of reverse Sally


DeWine could target coach, host of party in rape case

Associated Press COLUMBUS The head football coach at Steubenville High School and the owners of


Years Ago

Today is Tuesday, March 19, the 78th day of 2013. There are 287 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Trustee wants to sell Casey Anthony’s life story

Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. The trustee overseeing Casey Anthony’s bank-ruptcy case has filed a


A passionate ‘Death of a Salesman’ at the Playhouse

By STEPHANIE OTTEY entertainment@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is


Israel gives mixed signals on peace

Israel gives mixed signals on peace JERUSALEM Ahead of the arrival of President Barack Obama on


Hannon: YSU poised for big season

Hannon said spring practice, which begins today, will be critical in establishing a foundation for the upcoming season.


Book Club and Parent Exchange Network get under way

Workshops scheduled


Botched purchases of routers

Opinion: The Inter-Mountain, Elkins, W.Va.: At long last, West Virginia state government is admitting the


Clinton endorses same-sex marriage

Associated Press WASHINGTON Hillary Rodham Clinton’s embrace of gay marriage Monday signals she


Storage tank explodes

Oil and gas condensate tank fire is extinguished within minutes on Sunday


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .70, 30.03 —.22 Avalon


Louganis looks to make a ‘Splash’

By Rick Bentley The Fresno Bee PASADENA, Calif. The 10 celebrities looking to belly-flop their


Revised earnings

Revised earnings cortland Cortland Banks announced revised fourth- quarter earnings Monday,


Huntington makes $4 billion in small biz loans

Exceeds goal set in 2010


Study shows impact of newsroom cuts

Associated Press NEW YORK Years of newsroom cutbacks have had a demonstrable impact on the


Theater offers ‘The Earth Trembled’

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Top Hat Productions will present its original Passion Play “The Earth


Bobcat Goldthwait will come to the Funny Farm comedy club, inside Mojo’s Pub and Grill in

Bobcat Goldthwait will come to the Funny Farm comedy club, inside Mojo’s Pub and Grill in


City wouldn’t choose capital improvements over employee layoffs

Council to vote Wednesday on 2013 budget


Mahoning County commissioner met the first lady at a White House event

She calls the event ‘memorable’


Eurozone: Cyprus tax should be cut for small depositors

McClatchy Newspapers BRUSSELS Eurozone finance ministers insisted Monday that a controversial


Boone gets another shot at ‘Superman’

Youngstown’s Darnell Boone knows deep down that his 19-20-3 overall record is deceiving.


Crash probe focuses on steering wheel

Race car owner Dale Wondergem, 68, of Grass Valley and Marcus Johnson, 14, of Santa Rosa were killed.


Cops: Student plotted attack

Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. A college student with two guns, hundreds of rounds of ammunition


Opening Ohio’s adoption records

Opinion: Opening Ohio’s adoption records Although my birth father and I reunited nearly 40 years after I


Tax will curb Wall St. beast

Opinion: By Mark Weisbrot McClatchy-Tribune WASHINGTON Let’s get one thing straight: the United States


Americans start to fill out their brackets

Professor Michael Magazine is upending the logical world of math with a good dose of March Madness.


oddly enough

oddly enough Speeding Iowa dad ignores police with baby coming IOWA CITY, Iowa An Iowa man who


newsmakers

newsmakers Lohan accepts plea with 90 days in rehab LOS ANGELES Lindsay Lohan accepted a plea


Former Sooners QB dies in crash

Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. As a child, Steve Davis dreamed of playing for Oklahoma and even


Niles man could get 12 years in prison for kidnapping child

Ross A. Francis of Niles pleaded guilty Monday to kidnapping and grand theft of a motor vehicle for leaving a Niles home in a car containing a 3-year-old boy.


Special meeting

Special meeting POLAND The Poland school board announced a special meeting for 6 p.m. today in


New tax will hurt retirees

Opinion: By Andrew P. MORRISS McClatchy-Tribune TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Taxing financial transactions is the


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Jarrett and Allison Grope, Youngstown, girl, March 16. John


‘Croods’ creators make computer-generated cavemen Stone Age animation

By Roger Moore McClatchy-Tribune News Service ORLANDO, Fla. If you want to make a film about


birthdays

birthdays Actress Renee Taylor (“The Nanny”) is 80. Actress Phyllis Newman is 80. Actress Ursula


MADELYN P. HASTINGS | THE VINDICATOR

MADELYN P. HASTINGS | THE VINDICATOR Dennis Spisak, a 1977 Struthers graduate and disc jockey at


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