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

Cruze sales up significantly

Four years of production and more than a million Chevrolet Cruzes later, General Motors’ best-selling car still continues to shine.


Youngstown council rejects measure to remove mayor's authority on director

Mayor John A. McNally gets to keep the ability to hire the coordinator of downtown events and special projects.


Youngstown cop on leave after firing at suspect with gun

A city police officer fired a shot at a man who pointed a gun at him Wednesday morning.


2nd defendant in Vivian Martin murder to be sentenced Thursday

Today, members of the family of slain real-estate agent Vivian Martin will see the end of their four-year court ordeal as Visiting Judge Lee Sinclair sentences Grant P. Cooper at 9 a.m.


Boardman, Poland, Girard, Liberty, Beaver, Springfield have levies on November ballot

Boardman voters will see a 3.9-mill, three-year emergency renewal levy on the ballot when they head to the polls in November.


Second Harvest needs votes to reach 1st in Walmart hunger campaign

Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley is on track to receive $60,000 from Walmart Foundation hunger campaign.


EGCC online options ideal for students who work shifts

Eastern Gateway Community College is opening doors to even more students by offering online degrees.


Struthers senior citizens van back in service today

It’s back. After a prolonged hiatus, the city’s senior-citizen transportation service is once again available, taking residents to and from doctors’ offices and banks, grocery stores and shopping centers, three or four days a week.


Knowing who you are and what you love key to success, Stedman Graham tells students

Author and speaker Stedman Graham spent about 90 minutes Wednesday at one of Warren’s four Pre-K to Grade 8 schools helping middle-school students think about who they are and what they love.


Traffic stalled on Shenango freeway after crash tonight

An accident near the intersection of South Buhl Farm Drive and the Shenango Valley freeway injured one person, according to Mercer County dispatch.


Milton Township police officer injured tonight

A Milton Township police officer was injured in an accident at about 8:15 p.m. on Newton Falls Road north of Mahoning Avenue, according to Ohio State Highway Patrol dispatch.


Motorcyclist dies after Youngstown crash

Motorcyclist dies after Youngstown crash


UPDATE | Brooks sentenced to life without parole

UPDATE | Brooks sentenced to life without parole


Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns amid recent White House security breach

Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigns amid recent White House security breach


Alaska refuge proposes killing invasive caribou

Alaska refuge proposes killing invasive caribou


Motorcycle crash this afternoon at Elva and Market Street

Motorcycle crash this afternoon at Elva and Market Street


Edison Financial Credit Union will soon move its offices to Austintown

Edison Financial Credit Union will soon move its offices to Austintown


Kasich continues to build his lead over challenger

Kasich continues to build his lead over challenger


Group decries postponement of early voting

Group decries postponement of early voting


GM has enough parts available to fix all the faulty ignition switches

GM has enough parts available to fix all the faulty ignition switches


Man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter

Man pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter


Theft of 10 pairs of sunglasses reported in Austintown

Theft of 10 pairs of sunglasses reported in Austintown


Campbell police charge man with drug offenses after traffic stop

Campbell police charge man with drug offenses after traffic stop


UPDATE: Police arrest man after shots fired on Park Hill

No one was injured after a city police officer fired several shots at a man at a South Side home about 8:20 a.m. today.


Cruze sales up about 45 percent

Cruze sales up about 45 percent


Ford adding 1,000 new jobs in Canada

Ford adding 1,000 new jobs in Canada


Chrysler reports 19 percent sales increase from last year

Chrysler reports 19 percent sales increase from last year


Warren man suffers gunshot would to the leg

Warren man suffers gunshot would to the leg


UPDATE: Shots fired on Park Hill

UPDATE: Shots fired on Park Hill Avenue


Shots fired near Park Hill Avenue

Shots fired near Park Hill Avenue


Ebola case stokes concerns for Liberians in Texas

Ebola case stokes concerns for Liberians in Texas


FOOD SALES AND DINNERS

TODAY Boar’s Head Ladies of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown, will serve a


Number corrected


Walk for cancer is set for Sunday


D.A.R.E. to meet Thursday at church

D.A.R.E. to meet Thursday at church BOARDMAN D.A.R.E. Singles Group will meet at 7:30 p.m.


Athena will host second Connections event

ATHENA found success in a Connections event.


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Attorneys paint pictures of Brooks, a vet, before sentencing

Note rough childhood, PTSD from three combat tours in Iraq

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Boardman volleyball outlasts Lakeview in five

The Spartans regained their energy after losing the third and fourth games.

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YSU's 2011 loss to MSU still lingers

MSU ruined YSU playoff hopes three autumns ago

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Traficant cremated, family rep discloses

A forensic pathologist said he conducted an autopsy on the body

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Nelson faces ‘life-changing’ bout

Showtime will televise his fight against Martirosyan

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Condemned Warren murderer convinced sister to call juror

David Martin was unsuccessful at persuading any of the 12 jurors to spare his life, even while making a personal appeal to them.


Oilfield waste polluter Ben Lupo enters federal prison

Ben Lupo, who ordered oilfield waste illegally dumped into a Mahoning River tributary, has begun serving his 28-month prison term.

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Canfield boys close in on AAC soccer crown

After a 3-1 win over Boardman, the Cardinals can win the title outright against Fitch on Thursday.


Yavorcik lawyers ask to withdraw as counsel in Oakhill case

The defendant, an attorney, wants to defend himself


Mooney boys, Lakeview girls advance to state golf tournament

LaBrae’s Haley Harford shot a 68 to earn overall medalist honors at the Division II district.


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Youngstown seminar aims to improve police relations with minorities

Mossco DuBose vividly recalled the morning several decades ago when he got pulled over while driving south on state Route 11 to pay a fine in Austintown.

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Scalzo: Zban was Hall of Fame person

Sportswriter never forgot to write about the people who played the games


Youngstown council expected to rescind legislation on downtown coordinator

The law director says council doesn’t have the power to appoint anyone to the job


Bazetta mom sentenced to 5 years in prison in death of 4-year-old

Jennifer Light, 34, mother of a 4-year-old boy who died in 2013 after her boyfriend, Scott Walker, punched him in the stomach, was sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison for failing to protect the boy.


Two women unconscious, two others found near drug house

One woman wakes up, swallows pill


Case involving assault of police officer will be sent to a grand jury

Case involving assault of police officer will be sent to a grand jury


New system used for counting school students

The old method based the count on the average daily membership in the first week of October


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What is PayPal’s first solo move?

PayPal’s impending split from longtime partner eBay Inc. will ratchet up its appeal to online retail competitors such as Amazon.com and give it the freedom to aggressively take on new mobile-pay challenger Apple Pay.

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Man killed by police suffered several gunshot wounds

No obvious signs of substance abuse


Child asks cops why his dad ran away

Dad manages to elude police


Liberty boy blazes cheerleading trail

Dakota Hrabowy, W.S. Guy Middle School’s first male cheerleader, leads the home crowd through one of many spirited cheer during a game last week at home against the LaBrae Vikings.

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Juvenile arrested in shooting of student

Juvenile arrested in shooting of student LOUISVILLE, Ky. A juvenile was arrested Tuesday in the


MYCAP | After Head Start

The Mahoning-Youngstown Community Action Partnership has restructured and stabilized itself with an


An apple a day ...

An apple a day ... The Fat N Furious guys contacted the Burger Guyz, wanting to know who has the


Now that’s Italian (from California)

Now that’s Italian (from California) Terra d’ Oro winery specializes in growing Italian grapes in


Ex-Dolphin boss in, Allen out

Raiders fire head coach after 0-4 start


Volquez looks to repay trust

Pirates pitcher’s last postseason start did not go well


Browns RB Tate practices, could play

He said he’s eager to reclaim the starting job from Cleveland’s “Baby Backs.”


1st Ebola case in US confirmed

Associates Press DALLAS The first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S. was confirmed Tuesday in


Bloody boot trail leads 1,500 feet from homicide scene

The murder suspects told police the homicide victim stabbed them before being strangled during an altercation.


Youngstown Foundation distributes nearly $400,000

Largest Foundation grants go to Easter Seals and the Regional Chamber


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Superlative ‘sandveeches’

Gordy's market has ethnicity in mind.

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Indian leader’s visit to the US sets stage for new relationship

Editorial: A decade after he was turned down for a visitor’s visa to the United States, Narendra Modi was the


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Health Center Tairan Sr. and Nadia Davis, Hubbard, girl, Sept. 29. Li


A borderless war

Opinion: By William D. HARTUNG McClatchy-Tribune Air strikes in Syria mark the latest step in the


BUSINESS DIGEST || C’s Waffles expands

C’s Waffles expands BOARDMAN C’s Waffles, a restaurant chain with stores in Ohio, Pennsylvania


The top five free iPhone apps are:

The top five free iPhone apps are: v Swype:- Keyboard, Nuance Communications v Five Nights at


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .61, 23.60 —0.03 Avalon


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Jeffrey R. Porter, 29, of 275 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Unit


Oklahoma man faces charge of murder in beheading case

Associated Press NORMAN, OKLA. An Oklahoma man apparently uttered Arabic words during an attack


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS Strong premiere week for CBS, NBC, ABC NEW YORK No one watches live television


ASK MR. KNOW-IT-ALL Reader wonders about ‘Wonder Woman’

Q. One of the most beautiful women I have ever seen is Lynda Carter, star of the TV series “Wonder


Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Weathersfield Township Trustees, 8:30 a.m., caucus, administration building, 1451


Mother accused of snatching son outside Canfield preschool

The grandmother was pushed from the vehicle on Tippecanoe Road


Pa. police find pipe bombs in manhunt

Associated Press BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. State police searching for a man accused of killing a


Football commands highest TV ad prices

Associated press NEW YORK Pro football pays the bills in prime-time television. NBC’s “Sunday


Health insurance uncertainty

Editorial: The Journal of New Ulm, Minn.: Minnesota’s MNsure program, the state’s health insurance exchange,


Device, drug firms pay $3.5B to providers

Associated Press WASHINGTON From research grants to travel junkets, drug and medical-device


Tickets are available now for the second TEDx Youngstown

Tickets are available now for the second TEDx Youngstown


Youngstown man charged with theft by deception and forgery

Youngstown man charged with theft by deception and forgery


Shootout on Logan Avenue in Warren results in charge, minor injuries

Carlos Davis III, 18, of Logan Avenue is in the Trumbull County jail in lieu of $375,000 bond


Afghanistan, US sign security pact

Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan and the United States signed a security pact


Secret Service chief on hot seat for breach

Associated Press WASHINGTON Under withering criticism from Congress, the director of the Secret


Years Ago

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 1, the 274th day of 2014. There are 91 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Man wounded after argument in home

Suspect still being sought


Man pleads guilty in East Side homicide

Plea contingent upon cooperation with prosecutors


METRO DIGEST || 1,200 laid off at background check company

1,200 laid off GROVE city, pa. About 1,200 people at a Mercer County company were laid off


Agency officials says the new MYCAP is stabilized and sustainable

Its longterm goal is growth


Phantoms’ Connor ranks 15th as prospect

Phantoms’ Connor ranks 15th as prospect YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown Phantom center Kyle Connor is


FCC sacks NFL’s blackout rule

But the ruling likely won’t change anything, since the rule is still written in the league’s contracts.


Splash plays a wipeout so far for so-so Steelers

Buccaneers’ Glennon embarrassed Pittsburgh’s defense


Olympian Phelps arrested for DUI

It was his second arrest for DUI.


ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Pig can’t escape long arm of law TOLEDO A runaway pot-bellied pig named Bacon


Michigan apologizes for playing concussed QB

The Wolverines’ athletic director said there was a “serious lack of communication” among the coaching staff.


METRO DIGEST || Street to close

Street to close YOUNGSTOWN Federal Street between Phelps and Market streets will be closed to


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