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Conciliator settles Youngstown police contract
Unable to come to a contract agreement for more than a year, a state conciliator has settled the dispute between the city and its police patrol officers union.
Hundreds share public pre-Passover Seder tonight at Stambaugh
A pre-Passover Seder at Stambaugh Auditorium attracted 218 people who participated in the ritual meal celebrating the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt.
Mahoning bar recommends ex-judge under investigation, rejects 3 other candidates
Of the 12 candidates running for a judicial seat in Mahoning County or on the 7th District Court of Appeals, the county bar association labeled 25 percent of them as “not recommended” for election.
Kent State students advised to stay put after shot fired near Bowman Hall
Police are investigating a report of a shot fired at a Kent State University.
Youngstown withholds daily flight support pending township commitments
Youngstown doesn't commit airport daily flight support
Another shooting at Fort Hood today kills 4, injures 14
Two U.S. law enforcement officials tell The Associated Press that four people have been killed in a shooting at Fort Hood.
Police chief is asking eyewitnesses to come forward
Police chief is asking eyewitnesses to come forward
Community Legal Aid HelpLine reopened today
Community Legal Aid’s HelpLine reopens today after a three-day closure, and its hours are changing.
Youngstown records first traffic fatality for 2014
Youngstown records first traffic fatality for 2014
Cleveland, Cincy competing to host 2016 GOP convention
Columbus and Cincy competing to host 2016 GOP convention
UPDATE | No suspects in shooting of 9-year-old girl on South Side
9-year-old girl wounded in South Side shooting
Detroit man sentenced for role in Warren gun battle
Detroit man sentenced for role in Warren gun battle
Cincy father pleads guilty in girl's shootiing death
Ohio father pleads guilty in girl's shooting death
Farewell prayer service for maternity at St. E's Youngstown is Thursday morning
Farewell service for maternity at St. E's in Youngstown is Thursday morning
Pa. casinos report another decline in slot revenue
Pa. casinos report another decline in slot revenue
Poll: Nationwide marijuana legalization inevitable
Poll: Nationwide marijuana legalization inevitable
Lowellville school board tech committee meets Thursday
Lowellville school board tech committee meets Thursday
Blast kills 6 at Afghan Interior Ministry compound
Blast kills 6 at Afghan Interior Ministry compound
Report criticizes Ohio's death-penalty selectiveness
Report criticizes Ohio's death-penalty selectiveness
Police arrest two in connection with Tuesday homicide
Police arrest two in connection with Tuesday homicide
FOOD SALES AND DINNERS
TODAY Boar’s Head Ladies of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., will serve a chicken
Fundraisers will aid Beatitude House
Fundraisers will aid Beatitude House YOUNGSTOWN Those interested can support the women and
Second Harvest grant will provide BackPack Program at schools
Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley has been selected to receive a $4,000 grant as part of the Restaurant Community Grants program from the Darden Restaurants Foundation Inc., the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants.
Hermitage weather sirens to be tested Thursday
Hermitage Fire Department will conduct its monthly test of the area’s weather warning sirens at 10 a.m. Thursday.
MLK students race derby cars, meet Browns running back
Scoutreach goes into inner-city schools, bringing boys to scouting who wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to it
Fitch track teams off to quick start
The Falcons’ boys and girls teams earned convincing victories Tuesday in a four-team meet.
Port authority buys Austintown site for new Mahoning dog pound
The plan is to house the new county dog pound at the site
Report: YSU grants Weber his release
Ryan Weber will reportedly transfer out of the YSU basketball program.
Poland’s Gardner thinking big in ’14
The reigning district champion wants to make a run in the state tournament.
Northside residents have hope for Youngstown
About 30 north side residents gathered on Tuesday to hear the "neighborhood conditions reports" presentation by the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation.
Franken, Fitch take another from Howland
Alex Franken threw a complete game on Tuesday in leading Fitch to a 4-2 victory against the Tigers in Austintown.
Poland board OKs teachers pact
The Poland Board of Education passed a new contract for the teachers on Tuesday.
Ex-employee of Warren fitness center arraigned in steroids case
A former employee of Global Health and Fitness on Elm Road in Warren was arraigned Tuesday morning in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court, accused of helping a 22-year-old Bazetta Township man sell anabolic steroids.
Tuesday’s other Softball games
Ursuline 8, Canton Central Catholic 0 CANTON Makayla Shore (1-0) threw a three-hit shutout,
Top country songwriters coming to Ford recital hall
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Three of Nashville’s greatest songwriters — including Liberty native Bob
Youngstown Symphony Orchestra New season will include Patinkin and the voice of Ariel
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Symphony Orchestra’s 2014-15 season will include
Early voting in Ohio started Tuesday
Several early voters do it to get casting ballots out of the way
Kitchen repays $2,500 of illegal $4,000 cash gift
He used the loan and $1,000 left in the account to repay a portion of a cash contribution
Last month was the fourth coldest March on record for the area
There were four record low days last month
Chevy Cruze sales up in March
GM, however, stopped selling 2013-14 Cruzes with a 1.4-liter turbo engine Friday
Howland podiatrist charged with pandering obscenities
Howland podiatrist Bradley T. Jennings, 37, of Harvard Drive, was arrested Tuesday morning and charged with four felony counts of pandering obscenities.
Lordstown workers try to move ahead amid GM uproar
Rosie Cortinas, center, holds a photo of her son, Amador Cortinas of Homedale, Idaho, who was killed Oct. 18, 2013, while driving a friend home in a Chevy Cobalt. She joined other families whose loved ones died behind the wheel of defective GM vehicles during a news conference Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. The faulty ignition switch and mishandled recall of 2.6 million cars have been linked to 13 deaths and dozens of crashes.
Lupo changes pleads guilty in dumping case
He faces up to three years in prison, a year of supervised release and fines of up to $50,000 per day, to a maximum of $250,000 for violating the Clean Water Act.
Western Michigan works with company to get oil
Core Energy, based in Traverse City, says it is the only company east of the Mississippi River doing new kind of Enhanced Oil Recovery.
Congress indulges in can-kicking
Opinion: WASHINGTON The capital’s dysfunction has its unfortunate exceptions. Gridlock yields to
Theory emerges to link quakes to fracking
The theory — that fluid from a fracking well could have seeped into an unknown fault extending upward from the Precambrian basement — is being considered by outside observers, while ODNR spokesmen remain tight-lipped.
State: Too soon to say if Poland quakes will delay Weathersfield well
The locations of the Poland Township quakes and the Weathersfield Township injection well are about 20 miles apart.
Step up to the plate to defend baseball, a great pastime in US
Editorial: As the 2014 Major League Baseball season opens in full swing this week, reports of the national
After the recent quakes near fracking wells in Poland, why can’t we say that fracking causes
After the recent quakes near fracking wells in Poland, why can’t we say that fracking causes
There’s no reason for Christians to be upset with ‘Noah’
Opinion: It wasn’t so long ago that conservative Christians believed Hollywood to be evil and some preachers
The top five concerts, ranked by average box- office gross per city. Includes the average ticket
The top five concerts, ranked by average box- office gross per city. Includes the average ticket
Cafaro Foundation pledges $100,000 toward revenue guarantee for daily flights
On the day the Cafaro Foundation pledged $100,000 to the to help secure daily air service at the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, a Warren City Council committee heard a presentation regarding a $30,000 contribution.
Easy-to-make jam and jelly recipes TIME TO JAM
Family Features With fresh inspiration from the season’s juiciest, most delicious fruits, you can
A wonderful Easter tradition
A wonderful Easter tradition The Brothers In Food declare this year’s Shadone (Italian Easter pie)
Infuse spring celebrations with this flavorful grilled lamb recipe
Family Features Roasted leg of lamb traditionally takes center stage for spring celebrations
Serena Williams upset in Family Circle Cup
Serena Williams upset in Family Circle Cup CHARLESTON, S.C. Serena Williams was ousted from the
POLICE CALLS IN CANFIELD, AUSTINTOWN
POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Canfield city and Austintown: Canfield
Hurricanes roll past Pittsburgh
The Penguins let a chance to clinch their second straight division crown slip away.
Study’s low marks on youths’ well-being irritates some states
Associated Press A new report on child well-being, measured by state and race, has turned an
Deadline brings high interest for health insurance enrollment
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, CALIF. A blizzard, jammed phone lines and unreliable websites
METRO DIGEST || Farm animal baby shower Sunday
Annual Farm Animal Baby Shower Sunday CANFIELD Mill Creek MetroParks will have a Farm Animal
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Angelina Pesa and Nick Yambar, Youngstown, girl, March 31.
Study: officials view fracking positively
A recent survey conducted in 17 Ohio counties showed that local elected officials generally see shale activity as a positive economic force, despite its impact on local infrastructure.
Senate hears pleas for gas exports to Europe
LNG exports to Europe could counter Russian influence on the continent.
Compromising between safety and profitability
The Mahoning Valley is poised to gain investment as a Marcellus and Utica shale supply-manufacturing
NiSource announces quarterly dividend
NiSource announces quarterly dividend MerRillville, Ind. NiSource Inc. on March 25 announced a
CNG bill passes Ohio House
CNG bill passes Ohio House COLUMBUS A bill sponsored by state Rep. Sean J. O’Brien of
Oil company endorses NV’s proposed fracking rules
Noble Energy Inc. thinks Nevada’s proposed regulations support proven technologies to safely develop Nevada’s oil and gas.
Nuclear-power backers: More reactors help jobs
By Dave Flessner Chattanooga Times Free Press Chattanooga, Tenn. The Watts Bar Nuclear Plant
Oil boom ramps up heavy-duty truck sales
New Castle School of Trades also has seen a rise in people who seek training in skilled-trade fields needed in the oil and gas industry
An update on lawmaker action and other activities at the Ohio Statehouse related to horizontal
An update on lawmaker action and other activities at the Ohio Statehouse related to horizontal
Pennsylvania drilling taxes among lowest
By Kevin Begos Associated Press PITTSBURGH Pennsylvania’s taxes on the natural gas drilling
Fracking activist wants back on driller’s land
An anti-fracking activist who often gives tours of natural gas drilling sites in northeastern Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale region asked a judge for relief from an order barring her from stepping foot on more than 300 square miles of land owned or leased by one of the state’s leading natural gas drillers.
Back surgery will keep Woods out of Masters
Tiger Woods chose surgery to heal his ailing back over a quest for another green jacket, announcing Tuesday that he will miss the Masters for the first time in his career.
Sharon Regional system’s sale to CHS is finalized
Staff report SHARON, PA. Sharon Regional Health System, as well as outpatient clinics and other
Paul: Give Caterpillar award for tax strategy
Paul: Give Caterpillar award for tax strategy washington Caterpillar Inc. executives defended a
A gentler, loving GOP attack
Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Ah, progress. In the 2012 elections, Republicans cast themselves
NATO allies pledge to beef up defenses
NATO allies pledge to beef up defenses brussels NATO foreign ministers moved Tuesday to beef up
newsmakers
newsmakers CBS’ ‘Mother’ finale sees record audience NEW YORK A series-record 12.9 million
New spin on a classic sandwich
Family Features The classic grilled cheese sandwich has been an American favorite for generations.
An evening with a winery owner
An evening with a winery owner Our Valley will soon be visited by the owner of White Oak Winery
Group health-insurance model lacks fairness, common sense
Opinion: Group health-insurance model lacks fairness, common sense So you want to be a health care
Winner of $425M Powerball comes forward
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO The sole winner of February’s $425 million Powerball jackpot came
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Daniel S. Prasinos, 31, of 510 Tenney Ave., Campbell,
Man charged with assaulting Warren officer during traffic stop
Kwan Frost, 35, of Main Avenue Southwest is in the Trumbull County jail, charged with felonious assault, felony drug possession and several misdemeanors after refusing to be arrested Monday afternoon during a traffic stop.
Sister: Pa. Craigslist killing suspect is lying
Associated Press SUNBURY, PA. A woman charged with her newlywed husband in the murder of a man
Suspect sought in shooting
Suspect sought in shooting YOUNGSTOWN The U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task
Agenda Thursday
Agenda Thursday Austintown school board, town hall meeting on Fitch Project/May 6 bond issue, 7
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