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2 students shot in Philly school gym; 2 boys held

2 students shot in Philly school gym; 2 boys held PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of two teenagers wounded


Obama orders new limits on data collection, but preserves needed intelligence tools

Tightening the reins on the nation's sweeping surveillance operations, President Barack Obama on Friday ordered new limits on the way intelligence officials access phone records from hundreds of millions of Americans - and moved toward eventually stripping the massive data collection from the government's hands.


Kokrak at 8-under par

The Warren JFK graduate birdied four holes Friday.


2 students shot at Philly high school; suspect in custody

Police say they’ve captured a boy who shot two fellow students at a Philadelphia high school gym.


Mistrial declared in wrongful death trial

Mistrial declaired in wrongful death trial WARREN The wrongful death trial involving two


Judge spikes photo ID requirement for Pa. voters

Judge spikes photo ID requirement for Pa. voters HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state judge has struck


Federal grand jury indicts local residents on drug and gun charges

Federal grand jury indicts local residents on drug and gun charges Staff report


Humane agents seize 100 dogs near North Benton

Humane agents seize 100 dogs near North Benton NORTH BENTON Humane agents with the Mahoning


Expert to Newtown panel: Violence, autism not tied

Expert to Newtown panel: Violence, autism not tied HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A commission looking


Library design to be displayed at meeting

Library design to be displayed at meeting CANFIELD The design and floor plan for the new


Poland village cops seek information on Walgreens robbery

Poland village cops seek information on Walgreens robbery POLAND Poland Village Chief Russell


Judge Smith seeks re-election

Judge Smith seeks re-election YOUNGSTOWN Judge Beth A. Smith of the Mahoning County Domestic


North Bloomfield man being held in fatal Bristolville stabbing

North Bloomfield man charged in fatal Bristolville stabbing BRISTOLVILLE William J. Helmuth, 45,


CLUB CALENDAR

CLASSES South High School Class of 1946 will meet at noon Wednesday at Bob Evans Restaurant, Route


Pumpkin Growers to offer seminar


Rotary will feature notable photographer

Rotary will feature notable photographer WARREN When the Rotary Club of Warren has its noon


Jury trial set for March in Dukes murder

The jury trial for Derrick Peete, 23, one of two men charged with the aggravated murder of Marco Dukes on Nov. 11, 2012, near downtown Warren, is set for March 24.


Niles teen to be arraigned in December home invasion

Alexander Howe, 19, of Robbins Avenue, will be arraigned this morning in Niles Municipal Court on an aggravated-burglary charge in the Dec. 30 home-invasion burglary and assault of a 65-year-old woman.


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It’s all relative in the Wildcats’ girls basketball program

Struthers features sisters McKenna (senior) and Karli Shives (freshman); Halle (senior) and Torre Smrek (freshman) and Ashley (senior) and sophomore twins, Caitlyn and Holly Kane.

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Judge Dellick's son indicted on six felonies, nine counts overall

Charges stem from two separate incidents

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The streak is over: YSU tops Green Bay

The Penguins earned their first win over Green Bay since gas cost less than $2 a gallon.

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Conciliator ruled against raises for Trumbull deputies

A report from a conciliator who last month decided against raises for about 70 Trumbull County sheriff’s employees gave some interesting insights into the county’s financial condition.


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Phantoms’ Connor USHL’s forward of the week

Kyle Connor channeled his disappointment into a three-goal game in a 6-3 win over Team USA.

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Volney Rogers to reopen as Discovery program next year

It’s part of the school district’s effort to expand student choice


53rd Howland Invitational set for Saturday

The HIT is the second-longest running wrestling tournament in northeast Ohio. Only the North Canton tournament — at 54 years — has been active longer.


Veteran's suicide case against Champion docs goes to jury

Jury begins deliberating in Champion wrongful-death trial


Irish sweep season series from arch-rival Cardinals

Tanaya Beacham had a team-high 13 points; Simone Comer added 11 points while Meghan Cross and Gabby Miklandric each added 10


Video-game music confab at YSU this weekend

The event is the first of its kind in North America.


Inside the ropes with Jason Kokrak

Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak Thursday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 5-under par 67 in


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Struthers officials mull funding for new main fire station

The city's fire department has outgrown its 71-year-old main fire station, located at 96 Elm St.

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Youngstown board gives grants for 3 business expansions

Meals on Wheels also gets a grant for its relocation expenses


Dem officials back Betras for party chair

A letter cited Betras' integrity and honesty


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ODNR officials preview new oil and gas regs

The rules, divided into a series of packages, will govern a wide range of drilling activity, including well pad construction, permitting, processing and recycling.

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Struthers School Foundation awards 4 grants

The Struthers School Foundation for Educational Excellence was founded in 2000 to provide funds for extended educational activities not provided by the school district.


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McGuffey students come to tiny Nessa's aid

Tyaizia Allen, left, a McGuffey Elementary School student; teacher Paula Cipriano, who is holding Nessa, a small poodle mix whose owners surrendered her to Legacy Dog Rescue after she broke her leg in a fall; veterinarian Dr. John Owen, who performed the delicate surgery to repair the leg; and McGuffey student Rhyan Pegues hold a check for $600 that the school’s leadership team of 15 fifth- and sixth-graders presented to the rescue for Nessa's care. The team raised the money by making and selling Rainbow Bloom bracelets.

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Participants learn hand knitting Jan. 9

By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK neighbors@vindy.com Community members were able to learn the art of

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Canfield swim team NEACC champions

The Canfield High School boys swim team won the Northeast Aquatic Conference Championship for the

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Canfield Swim and Dive team serves up pancake breakfast

By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com Members of the Canfield High School Swim and Dive team

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Manenti selected as MVP at college softball showcase

Canfield High softball player, Amelia Manenti, was selected as Most Valuable Player during the Queen

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Middle school students perform holiday concert

By ABBY SLANKER neighbors@vindy.com Canfield Village Middle School choirs presented a winter

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Red Cross has blood drive at library branch

By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK neighbors@vindy.com The meeting room of the Boardman library was

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Canfield residents on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2013 semester at YSU

Mitchell Barcey Michael Bleggi Alexander Bogar Kenneth Brown Stephanie Carrocce Dina


Boardman Community Briefs

Newcomer’s Group to meet Jan. 22 Newcomer’s Group of Mahoning Valley will be having its monthly


Canfield Sports Briefs

Canfield toppled by Boardman The Boardman Nordonia Knights defeated the Canfield Cardinals Jan. 11


Poland Community Briefs

Newcomer’s Group to meet Jan. 22 Newcomer’s Group of Mahoning Valley will be having its monthly


Group seeks help for disabled man

Friends of Linda and Jerry Riley, residents of Woodford Street in Youngstown, are seeking assistance


Participants feed wild birds at Ford Nature Center

By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK neighbors@vindy.com The temperature was frigid – below zero with the

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Participants feed birds

By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK neighbors@vindy.com The temperature was frigid – below zero with the

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Boardman Park father-daughter dance

Boardman Park will be having its 11th annual Father-Daughter Princess Dance at the Lariccia Family


Boardman Park father-daughter dance

Boardman Park will be having its eleventh annual Father-Daughter Princess Dance at the Lariccia


SENIOR SALUTE — BAND EDITION

Name: Jaclynn Lendi and Jordan Burns Instrument: Clarinet; Tuba Q. When did you start

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PHS to host orientation

There will be an orientation meeting for all eighth-graders and their parents who reside in the


Boardman Sports Briefs

Boardman defeats Canfield The Boardman Nordonia Knights defeated Canfield Jan. 11 with a score of


Canfield Community Briefs

Newcomer’s Group to meet Jan. 22 Newcomer’s Group of Mahoning Valley will be having its monthly


Canfield Christmas caroling

Seven 2011 Canfield High School graduates arrived at the home of Susan Eynon Dec. 21 at 8 p.m. to

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CVMS beats goal for Koins for Kids donations

Canfield Village Middle School students recently participated in the Koins for Kids Campaign, which is a charitable campaign to raise money and awareness for Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley.

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Nominations being sought for Canfield awards

The Canfield Area Council of the Regional Chamber is accepting nominations for two awards that


Austintown Sports Briefs

Boys youth basketball tournament to be in February The Austintown Boys’ Basketball Booster Club is


Red Cross has blood drive at library branch

The meeting room of the Boardman library was turned over to the Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross Dec. 26 for a blood drive.

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Max Morrow earns Eagle Scout award

Max S. Morrow, son of Pat and Cheryl Thompson-Morrow of Boardman, has received his Eagle Scout

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Caitlin O’Patchen | Daniel Schurrenberger

CANFIELD Caitlin O’Patchen of Cortland and Daniel Schnurrenberger of Austintown were united in


Boardman Park father-daughter dance

Boardman Park will be having its eleventh annual Father-Daughter Princess Dance at the Lariccia


Bowling teams defeat Struthers

Both Austintown boys and girls bowling teams recently took on Struthers in a match that claimed


Participants learn hand knitting

By ELISE McKEOWN SKOLNICK neighbors@vindy.com Community members were able to learn the art of

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Triple event program at Austintown Rotary

The Rotary Club of Austintown was treated to a triple event program at the Jan. 6 meeting. The

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Trisha Minnie | Robert Vukovich

YOUNGSTOWN St. Patrick Church was the setting of the April 27 wedding of Trisha Minnie and Robert


Kimberly Lonsway v Kyle Henchar

CLEVELAND Communion of Saints Church was the setting of the 1:30 p.m. July 20 wedding of Kimberly


Dr. Kristina Alaan | Dr. Adam Luchey

LAS VEGAS Dr. Kristina Alaan of Morgantown, W.Va., and Dr. Adam Luchey of Tampa, Fla., exchanged


MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY What’s open/closed

A checklist of local, state and federal institutions and local businesses closed various days for


High court could weigh in on warrantless cellphone searches

Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court decided 40 years ago that police don’t need a


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Richard K. Molnar, Jr., 25, of 3115 E. Western


Poland woman sentenced to probation for break-in, assault with stilleto heels

The woman assaulted her former boyfriend’s new girlfriend with the stiletto heels of her shoe.


The state EPA issued a citation against Youngstown’s water department

The water is safe, a city official says


Vatican faces questioning over abuse

Associated Press GENEVA It resembled a courtroom cross-examination, except no question was off-


Chesapeake gets Columbiana well pad

Chesapeake gets Columbiana well pad LISBON The first horizontal-well pad issued in Columbiana


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .61, 23.10 .32 Avalon


Havoc caused by W. Va. spill should prompt stronger laws

Editorial: Imagine a toxic chemical spill into Meander Reservoir, the source of drinking water for nearly a


Williams: Blue Jackets making strides

It’s not easy being a Blue Jackets fan. Since their debut in the 2000-01 season, the Jackets have qualified for the playoffs once.


Reed more than up to Humana Challenge

Patrick Reed went low in perfect scoring and weather conditions Thursday at the Humana Challenge. He wasn’t alone.


Proper balance for loyalty

Opinion: WASHINGTON Loyalty is a quality that requires careful calibration. Too much can be dangerous; too


49ers-Seahawks: New nasty rivalry

It’s a healthy thing, really, because it makes for even more uncompromising action — on the field and on the sideline.


oddly enough

oddly enough 4 kittens pull ‘break-in’ at upstate NY prison FORT ANN, N.Y. A litter of


Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v “Arsenic and Old Lace,” 8 p.m.: The classic comedy on stage at


‘Ride Along’ stops short

REVIEW ‘Ride Along’ Cast: Ice Cube, John Leguizamo, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter, Bruce McGill


Technological hook-ups never can replace family connections

Opinion: Technological hook-ups never can replace family connections As a former educator, I have a


Browns looking into Bess photograph

Browns wide receiver Davone Bess has posted a potentially incriminating photograph on his Twitter account that could jeopardize his future with the team — and possibly lead to NFL discipline.


Where’s the transparency?

Opinion: The Adirondack (N.Y.) Daily Enterprise: Like many presidents during the decades after the Watergate


MLB approves replay for 2014

Major League Baseball vaulted into the 21st century of technology on Thursday.


Two armed men break into Humbolt Avenue home

One woman pistol whipped


Health website passed security testing

Associated Press WASHINGTON Cybersecurity concerns over President Barack Obama’s health care


Academy Award

Academy Award Nominations Partial list of 86th Annual Academy Award nominations announced


Semiautomatics seized in two separate raids

Large amount of cash also found in one raid


Father held in girl’s death

Associated Press CINCINNATi A Cincinnati man jailed in the accidental shooting death of his 11


METRO DIGEST || Remembering Teddy Foltz

Found guilty YOUNGSTOWN A jury on Thursday found Michael Bland, 22, of Youngstown, guilty of a


Surplus food

Surplus food Rising Star Baptist Church, 2945 Wardle Ave., Youngstown, various commodities, 10


W.Va. spill shows vulnerability of United States’ water supply

Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. It’s a nightmare scenario that became all too real in West


Voting hours, days are set

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio’s election chief has set the hours and days that residents can


Senate easily passes $1.1T spending bill

Associated Press WASHINGTON Congress sent President Barack Obama a $1.1 trillion government-wide


birthdays

birthdays Actress Betty White is 92. Actor James Earl Jones is 83. Talk-show host Maury Povich is


Hadley named state’s top runner by Gatorade

Hadley named state’s top runner by Gatorade BOARDMAN Boardman senior Mark Hadley has been named


Target breach part of larger scam?

Target breach part of larger scam? NEW YORK The security breach that hit Target Corp. during the


List reveals tight Oscars race

In a hydra-headed Oscar race, “American Hustle,” “12 Years a Slave” and “Gravity” all have legitimate claims to favorite status. And that’s a good thing.


newsmakers

newsmakers Russell Johnson, ‘Gilligan’ professor, dies NEW YORK Actor Russell Johnson, who


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Inmate execution called 'agonizing experiment'

New two-drug method of execution was used

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POLICE CALLS IN HUBBARD, GIRARD

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Hubbard and Girard: HUBBARD Jan. 9


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Michael and Megan Augustine, Warren, girl, Jan. 15. ST.


METRO DIGEST || Stabbing at Bristol Inn Bar last night

Bristol bar stabbing BRISTOLVILLE The victim of a stabbing Thursday night in the Bristol Inn Bar


Years Ago

Today is Friday, Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2014. There are 348 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Banks release results for 4Q and 2013

Staff report youngstown PNC Financial Services Group Inc. and Huntington Bancshares Inc.


Struthers police looking for armed suspect

Police look for suspect in Poland, Struthers armed robbery Suspects sought in pharmacy


Tempers flare over vote

Opinion: Two candidates for the 58th Ohio House District seat are dismayed and plenty angry that the Ohio


Minnesota muscles past No. 11 Ohio State

The Buckeyes have lost four straight for the first time in almost four years.


Britain’s health service in trouble

Opinion: BELFAST, Northern Ireland While the Obama administration offers life support to its Affordable


Austintown Community Briefs

Newcomer’s Group to meet Jan. 22 Newcomer’s Group of Mahoning Valley will be having its monthly


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