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Stories published October 29, 2014

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

Giants win World Series

Three days after throwing 117 pitches in a four-hit shutout to win Game 5, Madison Bumgarner threw 68 more and dropped his record-low career Series ERA to a barely visible 0.25.


Fed charges filed in Betras bomb scare

Charles Reighard faces fed charges for using mail to threaten Betras


Where's Sammi? Couple offers $3K for cat missing for a year

Where's Sammi?


City students construct towers, build team skills

City students construct towers, build team skills


Campbell High School quarterback arrested on drug charges

Campbell High School quarterback arrested on drug charges


Traficant tribute set Nov. 30 at Powers

Traficant tribute set Nov. 30 at Powers


PANDA program returns to Struthers

PANDA program returns to Struthers


Long-awaited downtown Youngstown project to start in Nov.

Long-awaited downtown Youngstown project to start in Nov.


20 people apply to become new Mill Creek MetroParks exec director

20 people apply to become new Mill Creek MetroParks exec director


City of Niles, patrolman sued for 2013 accident

City of Niles, patrolman sued for 2013 accident


Poland falls in double-overtime

Poland forced overtime in the final minute of regulation.


Badger falls to Beachwood

Beachwood will face South Range in a regional final at noon on Saturday at Ravenna High School.


South Range boys soccer team wins

South Range will play in a regional final at noon on Saturday.


Hubbard volleyball team falls in regional semifinal

Akron Hoban beat Hubbard, 27-25,25-17 and 25-18.


Youngstown battles sewer backup problem on West Side

Youngstown battles sewer backup problem on West Side


Ohio lawmaker pleads guilty to ethics violations

Ohio lawmaker pleads guilty to ethics violations


Traficant tribute is Nov. 30 at DeYor Center

Traficant tribute is Nov. 30 at DeYor Center


GOP statewide slate at Dearing Compressor on Thursday

GOP statewide slate at Dearing Compressor on Thursday


Argonne Drive house shot up in Austintown

Argonne Drive house shot up in Austintown


Firefighters revive kittens

Firefighters revive kittens


FOOD SALES AND DINNERS

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


Plea averts trial in murder case

Sentencing set for Thursday


City schools need parental involvement

The presentation will be made again for the academic distress commission Thursday


Bondage Busters nurtures positive development

Martin Luther Lutheran Church in Youngstown sponsors the afterschool program.


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Jackie Bacher found dead Sunday by Youngstown authorities

Biological mother of slain Gina Burger had drug problems in her past

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Rival senators stage a ‘Survivor’-like show

By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer NEW YORK Jeff Flake and Martin Heinrich were willing to


Model railroad club will open to the public on 3 weekends

Model trains of all types can be seen at the Youngstown Model Railroad Association during its annual fall open house weekends.


Man dies after being shot at apartment

Death is second homicide in city in three days


African Children's Choir in concert

The African Children’s Choir will present a concert at 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at Powers Auditorium.


Former Youngstown mayoral candidate is scheduled for a Thursday state elections commission hearing

He took an improper $3,900 cash campaign contribution


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YSU opens only lab of its kind in Ohio

Youngstown State University officials cut the ribbon on a new X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory that is second to none in Ohio and among the top in the nation.

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Royals rout Giants to force Game 7

Jeremy Guthrie will face Tim Hudson in today’s finale.


Trumbull County on ‘record pace for drug cases,’ prosecutor says

Of the 47 people indicted Tuesday by a Trumbull County grand jury, 24 had drug charges.


Obama is Dems’ nightmare

Opinion: Random thoughts on the passing scene: The great boxing champion Joe Louis once said about one of


US must stand with Israel; annihilate Syria and ISIS

Opinion: US must stand with Israel; annihilate Syria and ISIS After the beheading of two Americans and one


Obama calls released Ebola nurse

Associated Press ATLANTA A nurse who fueled Ebola fears by flying to Cleveland after being


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS World Series not so gripping to TV viewers NEW YORK There’s a World Series going


Unmanned rocket explodes after liftoff

Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. An unmanned commercial supply rocket bound for the


US consumer confidence hits 7-year high in October

U.S. consumer confidence rebounded strongly in October, hitting a seven-year high as solid job gains raised expectations for economic growth.


NUMBERS IN THE NEWS $120M Source: Associated Press

Officials in Cuyahoga County are set to vote on a plan to borrow $50 million for the demolition of


House Republicans make use of Obama in campaign ads

Associated Press WASHINGTON House Republicans rolled out late-campaign attack ads tying


Defendant placed in a ‘spit bag’ following purported threat to spit on court personnel

Tuesday’s pretrial hearing for Jeffrey Irby, charged with firing between three and seven shots at a Hubbard police officer Oct. 14, was ordinary except for one thing.


AP, Seattle Times upset over FBI impersonation

Associated Press SEATTLE The Associated Press and The Seattle Times are objecting after learning


Informational picket outside of St. Elizabeth Health Center Boardman

Informational picket outside of St. Elizabeth Health Center Boardman


With total Halloween spending expected to reach $7.4 billion this year and more than two-thirds of

With total Halloween spending expected to reach $7.4 billion this year and more than two-thirds of


Youngstown woman brings brother home from a hospital in China after nearly eight months

Dawn Borosko says someone anonymously donated $60,000 to cover the costs


GM steers toward prosperity despite some major setbacks

Editorial: Recent developments suggest that America’s largest automaker has turned the corner toward recovery


Man sentenced for Niles robbery

Warren man sentenced to 7 years in prison for Niles robbery Warren man sentenced to 7 years in


‘Pilot for a Day’

‘Pilot for a Day’ Vienna Jacob Sypert, 11, of Niles will be sworn in as an honorary Air Force


Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning County hosts 15th annual Home Run 5K

This Saturday, Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning County hosts its 15th annual Home Run 5K in Poland. The race is the nonprofit's largest fundraiser each year.


Births

Births ST. Joseph Health Center Thiago and Alyssa Ciuba, Fowler, boy, Oct. 27. St. Elizabeth


HABITAT HOME RUN 5K

HABITAT HOME RUN 5K Habitat for Humanity of Mahoning County’s 5K race is the nonprofit’s largest


Boardman couple accused of beating 15-year-old plead not guilty to domestic violence charges

Boardman couple accused of beating 15-year-old plead not guilty to domestic violence charges


Shifting Palestinian standards

Opinion: The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne, Ind.: The day after Osama bin Laden was assassinated, Ismail


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .61, 25.820.45 Avalon


Restaurant to open at Youngstown Club next year

The Fifth Floor restaurant is slated to open in February at the former Youngstown Club


FTC: AT&T misled consumers over promises of unlimited data

Associated Press WASHINGTON AT&T is being sued by the government over allegations it misled


Iraqi Kurds head off to fight militants in Syrian border town

Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq Thousands of cheering, flag-waving people gave a noisy send-off to


Kerry expresses unity with Canada

Kerry expresses unity with Canada OTTAWA, Ontario The United States and Canada vowed Tuesday to


Ryan seeks change in USDA labeling

Ryan seeks change in USDA labeling YOUNGSTOWN U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan of Howland, D-13th, has called


Court e-filing gets a boost

Mahoning County’s data processing board has recommended an electronic document filing system contract for the courts


Digital billboard rules proposed

Austintown is considering barring new billboards from flashing, blinking or using animation or changing images more often than every 8 seconds.


Steelers are rounding into form at midpoint

The final grade is all that matters to Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.


GM to move production of Volt drive unit to US

Associated Press DETROIT General Motors is moving production of the Chevrolet Volt’s electric


Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Western Reserve Transit Authority Board of Trustees, 3 p.m., board room, 604


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Tasting pride & passion

Antone's serves comfort food with Italian fare.

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New Castle off track betting site set to close Nov. 30

Declining business and opening of Hollywood Gaming in Austintown reasons for closing


SEC well-represented in first CFP rankings

The College Football Playoff selection committee has spoken — and it likes the SEC.


Blatt: Title talk for Cavaliers is premature

Cleveland opens the season at home on Thursday night against the New York Knicks.


Suspended coach gets community support

A high school football coach suspended amid hazing allegations received overwhelming support Tuesday night during a raucous school board meeting.


Eight Valley teams clinch playoff berths

Three other area teams control their own destiny entering Friday’s games.


Three boys soccer teams in regionals tonight

Poland, South Range and Badger remain alive in tournament play.


ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Norway TV on tenterhooks over impending rockslide HELSINKI Norway, which provided


Strickland leads YSU line when things get hairy

Left tackle Trevor Strickland and the rest of the YSU offensive linemen are playing well.


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Daniel Benedis, 56, of 862 E. Lucius Ave.,


Mooney girls rout Rootstown

The Cardinals are one win from the state tournament.


Canfield township fixes up Messerly Road fire station

Township continues to work on heating issues at the station


Cougars oust Cardinals after controversial call

Lake Catholic scored the lone goal in overtime.


YEARS AGO

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2014. There are 63 days left in the year.


Board plans to meet

Board plans to meet YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corp. board of