Vindy.com for September 17, 2013

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

Jump to: » Stories  » Photos 

« News / 2013 / September / 17


Stories published September 17, 2013

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

Padres hand Pirates 2nd straight loss, 5-2

Padres hand Pirates 2nd straight loss, 5-2 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jedd Gyorko blasted a 3-run homer


Valley Marketplace plans Thursday ribbon-cutting ceremony

Valley Marketplace plans Thursday ribbon-cutting ceremony


Fired Warren cop gets his job back, but no back pay

Fired Warren cop gets his job back, but no back pay


Man down off of Interstate 80 bridge in Girard

Man down off of Interstate 80 bridge in Girard girard A would-be jumper at the Mosier Road


Couple pleads not guilty to abuse of mentally impaired man

Couple pleads not guilty to abuse of mentally impaired man


Internet blocks return in Iran after brief opening

Internet blocks return in Iran after brief opening TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Word of the opening of


Wave of car bombs kills 20 in Baghdad

Wave of car bombs kills 20 in Baghdad BAGHDAD (AP) - A new wave of car bombs rocked commercial


Autopsy needed to determine how woman died

Autopsy needed to determine how woman died youngstown Police say an autopsy is needed to


Egypt Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested

Egypt Muslim Brotherhood spokesman arrested CAIRO (AP) - Egyptian police arrested the main


Police search for man following fight, shots fired

Police search for man following fight, shots fired youngstown Police are searching for a man


Russia against use of force in Syria resolution

Russia against use of force in Syria resolution DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Moscow insisted today that


Man threatening to jump off bridge backs up traffic

Man threatening to jump off bridge backs up traffic GIRARD A man threatening to jump off the


Gunman in Navy Yard rampage was hearing voices

Gunman in Navy Yard rampage was hearing voices WASHINGTON (AP) - The former Navy reservist who


Radiothon for Children’s Hospital

Radiothon for Children’s Hospital BOARDMAN Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley will host


Pastor to be honored

Pastor to be honored YOUNGSTOWN The Rev. Larry W. Parker, pastor of Fellowship Baptist Church,


Big 'G' will be back for Girard game Friday

Big 'G' will be back for Girard game Friday


Newtown group will lobby Congress on guns again

Newtown group will lobby Congress on guns again


Struthers man injured in gun exchange with burglar

Struthers man injured in gun exchange with burglar


DC SHOOTING | Tales emerge of victims from Monday rampage

DC SHOOTING | Tales emerge of victims from Monday rampage


Ellsworth couple pleads not guilty in abuse case

Ellsworth couple pleads not guilty in abuse case


Widdersheim appeals sentence for role in son's brutal beating death

Widdersheim appeals sentence for role in son's brutal beating death


Police probe shots fired on Judson Avenue

Police probe shots fired on Judson Avenue


REUNIONS

Austintown Fitch High School Class of 1973’s 40th class reunion will take place Nov. 29 at the


Dinner will benefit accident victim


Rally for recovery events set Sept. 21


Mothers club will meet Wednesday

Mothers club will meet Wednesday POLAND Kent State University Mothers Club will meet at 6 p.m.


Tease photo

Youngstown park and rec can cut or trim trees on the devil strip

The city cut 221 trees down last year at no cost to homeowners

» Attached: Photo

Raise for chief

Council has not raised the police chief’s salary in nine years


Youngstown council to consider legislation for a firm to redistrict the city’s wards

Two councilmen plan to vote against the proposal


Sewer funding withheld from Dave Sugar Excavating for wetlands issue

Sewer funding withheld from Dave Sugar Excavating for wetlands issue


Tease photo

Springfield’s Troggio gets overseas opportunities

The senior catcher will travel to Cambodia and the Netherlands.

» Attached: Photo

Tease photo

Lemasterful: Lakeview ace wins AAC title

Newton Falls and Poland won boys team titles at Trumbull Country Club.

» Attached: Photo

Judge dismisses murder charge in East Side homicide

By joe gorman jgorman@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Judge Maureen Sweeney of Mahoning County Common


Johnson rallies to win BMW Championship

Jim Furyk failed to hold a one-shot lead.


Choir enhances TNT production

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ By ERIC McCREA entertainment@vindy.com NILES


FBI agent gives talk on readiness in face of shootings

Reminder: Violence can break out suddenly anywhere.


Tease photo

The vacant downtown building needs to be demolished

But the agency that owns it doesn’t have the money to take it down

» Attached: Photo

Pelini apologizes for profane rant from 2011

The two-year-old tape came on the heels of Pelini getting criticized by former Cornhuskers QB Tommie Frazier.


Youngstown council to vote on resolution in opposition to Ohio adopting a Stand Your Ground law

The resolution also opposes national reciprocity for concealed carry permits


Tease photo

Kuczek’s kick lifts Boardman past Fitch

The Spartans won their fourth straight despite playing most of the game shorthanded.

» Attached: Photo

NCAA targets cheap shots

Local Big Ten official Tom Krispinsky said targeting and blocking below the waist are getting the most attention.


Valley sales tax collections up slightly this year

Auto sales help state, county bottom lines


McDonald schools have larger carry-over for 2013-14

The board also purchased a new school bus.


Cashner’s one-hitter blanks Bucs

The Padres pitcher came within one batter of a perfect game.


Royals strike first in series with Tribe

The Indians struck out a season-high 17 times.


Tease photo

Steelers’ struggles continue in Cincy

Pittsburgh is 0-2 for the first time since 2002.

» Attached: Photo

Man arrested for threatening 911 calls

Staff report youngstown A South Side man was arrested early Monday after reports said he


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS ‘SNL’ adds 6, names ‘Update’ co-anchor NEW YORK NBC says “Saturday Night Live” has


UN confirms that chemical weapons were used in Syria

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS Careful not to blame either side for a deadly chemical-weapon


Investigation continues into fire that killed 5 kids

Associated Press TOLEDO A mother who lost her five young children and boyfriend in a weekend


POLICE CALLS

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


Home invasion

Home invasion YOUNGSTOWN Police are looking for a group of juveniles a woman said broke into


Plainclothes detectives sniff out burglary in progress

Plainclothes detectives sniff out burglary in progress


Family offers $25K reward in Donofrio death

James Donofrio was the former owner of the Avalon Gardens restaurant on the North Side.


Obama laments DC shooting as gun debate has gone cold

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Monday lamented “yet another mass


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Havert L. Minor, 30, of 97 N. Truesdale Ave.,


Sierra Club alleges ODNR withholding dumping records

Environmental group files suit to uncover records related state dumping investigation


Man films cops before they find gun

Man films cops before they find gun


EVIDENCE

EVIDENCE The U.N. inspectors’ report cited the following evidence to support conclusions that the


Campbell police report finding boy in filthy house

Staff report CAMPBELL Police went to a Palmer Avenue residence Friday morning to investigate why


Tease photo

MOTIVE SOUGHT IN ATTACK

The motive for the assault — the deadliest shooting on a military installation in the U.S. since the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 — was a mystery, investigators said.

» Attached: Photo

Agenda Wednesday

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


FLU PREVENTION

FLU PREVENTION Protect yourself The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Protection recommends a


Putting gang rapists to death won’t change Indian attitudes

Editorial: There should be no hesitation about ending the lives of the four men in India who gang raped a


There’s no reason for secrecy

Opinion: The Des Moines (Iowa) Register: Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s staff has issued numerous


“Latino Americans” (8 p.m., PBS): Benjamin Bratt narrates the three-part documentary

“Latino Americans” (8 p.m., PBS): Benjamin Bratt narrates the three-part documentary series that


The top five concert tours, ranked by average box office gross per city. Includes the average

The top five concert tours, ranked by average box office gross per city. Includes the average


Obama goes after ‘extreme’ GOP

Associated Press WASHINGTON A potential federal shutdown looming, President Barack Obama on


As Fed meets this week, it faces many uncertainties

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve is being engulfed by the one thing it tries to


A reckless scheme

Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords My friend Jim, a farmer, jokes about bringing a bowl of manure and


Suburban League cross country meet today

Suburban League cross country meet today CANFIELD The Suburban League Cross Country Championship


Speed factor in crash

Speed factor in crash YOUNGSTOWN Police say speed was a factor in a one-vehicle accident about


49ers’ Williams likely out for 2013

His injury was just one of many issues facing San Francisco after Sunday’s loss in Seattle.


Police seek 2 who vandalized Girard’s big G

Staff report GIRARD Police continue looking for two vandals who destroyed the big G at the


Couple accused of abusing relative surrender

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The husband and wife accused of shooting her mentally disabled brother


Ohio program aims at preventing falls

By MARC KOVAC news@vindy.com COLUMBUS Bonnie Burman held up one of those hard-to-tear


Inside the ropes with …

Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak Monday: The Warren JFK graduate shot an even par-71 in


Colorado evacuees return to find more heartbreak

Associated Press HYGIENE, Colo. Weary Colorado evacuees have begun returning home after days of


Blackhawks eye moving Saad to center

Saad, a former Mahoning Valley Phantom, has never played the position.


Overactive sex drive soothed with spearmint tea

Q. I read on your website about women desperate to reduce their libido. I used to suffer from the


Years Ago

Today is Tuesday, Sept. 17, the 260th day of 2013. There are 105 days left in the year.


Births

Births ST. Joseph Health Center Candice Edington and Nathan Cox, Warren, boy, Sept. 15. Sharon


Youngstown park and recreation department worker Jason Mauldin works to remove the rest of a tree

Youngstown park and recreation department worker Jason Mauldin works to remove the rest of a tree


Let UN handle genocide charges

Opinion: Let UN handle genocide charges Once again the peoples of the world are witnessing graphic evidence


CDC recommends a flu shot for everyone 6 months and older

CDC recommends a flu shot for everyone 6 months and older


Free screenings

Free screenings YOUNGSTOWN Free health screenings, breast exams and mammograms are available


Ryan: Extend credit for Delphi retirees

Ryan: Extend credit for Delphi retirees washington U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Niles, D-13th,


Log of inmate who committed suicide was falsified, report says

Associated Press COLUMBUS One and possibly two prison guards apparently falsified an electronic


Thumb injury may sideline Weeden

But Cleveland’s offensive issues go beyond its second-year quarterback.


Low estrogen may play a role in ‘male menopause’

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer The ads tout testosterone treatments for “low T,”


Surplus clothing

Surplus clothing Victory Lutheran Church, 2110 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown, clothing giveaway, 9