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OEPA officias recall Lupo dumping case at lecture tonight

The day after a Jan. 31, 2013 call to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources about some suspicious activity at a waste storage site on Salt Springs Road, Kurt Kollar and Bart Ray were at the site putting together the pieces of a case that would lead to Ben Lupo’s federal indictment and subsequent conviction for violating the Clean Water Act.


Striping down on US 224 tonight to evade rain; restriction starts Thursday

There will be one lane of travel on U.S. Route 224 in each direction from 6 a.m. Thursday until the road-widening/bridge-replacement project is completed in October.


Cruze sales decline, but remains strong competitor, analyst says

Although the Lordstown-built Chevrolet Cruze showed an 11 percent decline in sales year-over-year, the compact car still showed up to the plate this March with nearly 24,000 sales.


Neighbors mourn loss of generous woman; accused teen may be tried as adult

A neighbor cried when talking about Marie Belcastro, the 94-year-old woman found dead in her home Tuesday.


Court halts planned Allegiant pilots strike

The only commercial airline in operation at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport was able to temporarily halt a pilot strike through a court order Wednesday.


Bonuses achieve new-found popularity for Mahoning County workers

The salaries of some highly compensated Mahoning County employees have been padded with a new trend: A bonanza of bonuses ranging from hundreds of dollars to the $5,000 lump sum paid last year to Randall Muth, county children services executive director.


'Living Last Supper' at WR Methodist Church powerful, emotional, director says

The Rev. Kathryn Adams brings a personal connection to “The Living Last Supper” production she is directing at Western Reserve United Methodist Church.


Fire officials awaiting test results on triple-fatal fire; bond revoked in related rape case

Investigators were in agreement Wednesday that it may be a while before it can be determined what caused a fire early Monday that killed a couple and their 10-year-old granddaughter.


Dissension continues on Youngstown council over YNDC contracts

Another city council meeting, another postponed vote on a contract with the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp.


Youngstown man gets 10 years for child porn

Judge R. Scott Krichbaum called a portion of a pre-sentence report “bunk” that predicted the chances of a man being sentenced to 10 years on child-pornography charges was almost nonexistent.


Robinwood 4th-graders present musical tribute to Hollywood

It’s a good day for an elementary student when Anna and Elsa from Disney’s “Frozen” show up to school.


Overdose deaths could reach record number in Trumbull County, cops say

A veteran Warren police officer who witnessed two heroin overdoses involving three people within two hours of each other Monday afternoon said the overdose problem is “out of control”


Allegiant halts pilots strike - for now

Allegiant halts pilots strike - for now


St. Aloysius School in East Liverpool to close at end of school year

St. Aloysius School in East Liverpool to close


15-year-old will be tried as adult in Niles slaying

15-year-old will be tried as adult in Niles slaying


Promotions made today in Warren Fire Department

Promotions made today in Warren Fire Department


224/11 lane reductions moved up due to weather concerns

224/11 lane reductions moved up due to weather concerns


Trial date set for 2010 rape case

Trial date set for 2010 rape case


Judge agrees to delay in Ohio terrorism suspect’s case

Judge agrees to delay in Ohio terrorism suspect’s case


Businesses, performers boycott Indiana because of new law

Businesses, performers boycott Indiana because of new law


Kasich signs $7B Ohio transportation bill

Kasich signs $7B Ohio transportation bill


Handel's plays April Fool's joke on customers

Handel's plays April Fool's joke on customers


US auto sales tap the brakes in March, but outlook strong

US auto sales tap the brakes in March, but outlook strong


Ohio man gets 110 years for 4 rapes found through DNA tests

Ohio man gets 110 years for 4 rapes found through DNA tests


Obama signs order creating new cyber sanctions program

Obama signs order creating new cyber sanctions program


Former teacher gets 10 years for child porn charges

Former teacher gets 10 years for child porn charges


West Branch school board has special meeting Thursday

West Branch school board has special meeting Thursday


Springfield school board has meeting tonight

Springfield school board has meeting tonight


Youngstown man gets prison term for drug trafficking

Youngstown man gets prison term for drug trafficking


Cortland man faces multiple rape charges

Cortland man faces multiple rape charges


Trumbull Co. man arraigned on aggravated robbery charge

Trumbull Co. man arraigned on aggravated robbery charge


Chevy Cruze sales dip from March 2014 to March 2015

Chevy Cruze sales dip in March


Warren extends application deadline for police positions

Warren extends application deadline for police positions


Mahoning County sweeps Frank Bubba Classic

Mark Hughes and Jaclyn Yankle were named MVPs after the games.


Police probe Niles killing

By JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com NILES A woman who police say was in her 90s was found dead in


Investigator: Fatal fire started in basement

Still no official cause determined


ORC approves new whip rules for harness racers

The updated administrative code language also would require drivers to give horses time to respond to previous whippings and refrain from using whip handles on their animals


Crawling to Destiny opens with goals

HaSheen Wilson, owner of the day care and learning center, wants it to be a place where children can interact with others of different backgrounds.


GOP proposal would limit casino, racino gaming credits

One casino and racino operator is calling the legislation “ill conceived and misguided”


Two errors by Penguins help Golden Flashes seize control in fifth

The Youngstown State baseball team jumped out to a 6-2 lead, but Kent State scored five runs in the fifth and five more in the eighth to beat the Penguins 12-6.


PREP ROUNDUP

prep roundup Tuesday’s games BASEBALL Howland 11, Fitch 7, 11 innings Fitch 12, Howland 6


McNally: CCA layoffs no surprise

The layoffs at the Corrections Corp. of America’s Northeast Ohio Correctional Center will likely be permanent, CCA tells mayor.


’76 Hoosiers rooting for unbeaten Wildcats

Quinn Buckner says he and his 1976 Indiana teammates aren’t chilling any champagne to uncork in celebration of a Kentucky loss.


Youngstown panel to review proposals for riverfront park, amphitheater downtown

A recommendation is expected in two to three months


Toast the end of ‘Mad Men’ ERA’S CLASSIC COCKTAILS

If you watch What: See wjat happens to Don Draper (Jon Hamm, right) in the final episodes of ‘Mad


Fests ban ‘narcissistic’ selfie sticks

Associated Press LOS ANGELES You can bring your beach towels and floral headbands, but forget


Rolling Stones tour includes Pittsburgh

Associated Press LOS ANGELES The Rolling Stones are zipping across North America again. The


SPORTS DIGEST || YSU’s Plummer, Stewart leaving team

The Youngstown State men’s basketball team will lose two more players, sophomore guard Jalon Plummer (6-foot-5) and junior guard Shaun Stewart (6-0), according to an ESPN report.


Bill Clinton endorses ex-Gov. Ted Strickland for Senate

Clinton said Strickland ‘offers a unique blend of qualities’ needed in the federal government


Bill would limit student assessment tests preparation time

The bill’s primary sponsors call the proposed law changes a deregulation of primary and secondary education


Family members living in the house testify in rape trial

The brother, cousin and aunt of the 12-year-old girl accusing her step-grandfather, Rick Benchea, of raping her repeatedly over four years testified in Benchea’s trial Tuesday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court.


Poland families have fun at health night

The school district debuted its first annual Family Health Night.


South Range board member resigns, but injunction planned against district

Board, Attorney and White all say they did nothing wrong


Hillary Clinton loses ground in swing states

But Clinton is still outpacing most of the GOP field in Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania, according to the Quinnipiac University’s latest findings


‘Embracing God’s mercy and compassion’

Recognize sins, seek forgiveness and live like Jesus


One less selling day impacts car sales

Analysts estimate a total of 1.25 million units to be sold in March 2015.


224/11 construction to fully begin Friday

Raccoon Road work slated to end in August, 224 bridge in October


Canfield Township signs off on proposed JEDD

Matter now heads to Mahoning County Commissioners


Friends cafe takes root at Fellows Riverside Gardens

Patricia Tinkler and her husband Mitch Lynch sit in Friends Specialty at The Garden Cafe at Fellows Riverside Gardens. Tinkler and Lynch, who own two other Friends locations in Youngstown and Salem, recently took over operations at the cafe in Mill Creek MetroParks's Davis Center. Above, a turkey, red pepper and Jarlsberg cheese panini was featured on the lunch menu recently.


Drilling permits

Drilling permits YOUNGSTOWN The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued four horizontal-


Moss homers as Indians club Mariners’ ace

Brandon Moss’ two-run homer in the first gave the Indians a 4-3 lead against King Felix, who allowed seven runs, five hits and two walks in 1 2/3 innings.


NASCAR: RCR manipulated Newman’s tires

NASCAR levied harsh penalties against Ryan Newman’s race team Tuesday.


Brothers In Food tell it like it is

Brothers In Food tell it like it is Black-N-Bleu Ribeye, Sriracha Bleu Wings and the signature


RECORD REVIEWS

Ringo Starr Album: “Postcards from Paradise” Grade: B “We were sleeping on the floor, eating


Governor wants change in religious-freedom law

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said Tuesday that he wants legislation on


Army should give Bergdahl a break

Opinion: By John M. CRISP Tribune News Service Last week the U.S. Army charged Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl with


Who trashes liberal arts?

Opinion: An op-ed piece titled “Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts” appeared last week in


Cruz hitching a ride on Obamacare after contending it’s a ‘train wreck’

Opinion: When Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand from Texas, launched his presidential campaign at the


Iran talks push past deadline

Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland With stubborn disputes unresolved, nuclear talks between


nhl roundup | Tuesday night’s games

Blue Jackets 3, Devils 2, OT COLUMBUS Jack Johnson’s backhander 56 seconds into overtime helped


Michigan State, Wisconsin in NCAA Men’s Final Four as underdogs

The Badgers play unbeaten Kentucky in one semifinal on Saturday night, with the Spartans facing Duke in the other.


New leader: OSU commits $400M to affordability effort

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio State University’s newest president says it is committing $400


Tease photo

BurgerGuyz accept the Hugger-Mugger mission

A New Castle restaurant serves up 17 burger varieties.


FOOD SALES AND DINNERS

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


Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Poland Township trustees, citizens town-hall meeting 5:30 p.m., fire station 93,


Slow and steady wins when cooking Easter leg of lamb

Slow and steady wins when cooking Easter leg of lamb By Erica Marcus Newsday (TNS) What’s the


Birthdays

Birthdays Actress Debbie Reynolds is 83. Country singer Jim Ed Brown is 81. Actor Don Hastings


GOOD FRIDAY | What’s open/closed

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


Read all about it

Read all about it Canfield’s Whitefire Grille is known for its aged steaks, chops, fresh seafood,


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Richard J. Giannini, legal age, 181 Maple Leaf Drive,


oddly enough

oddly enough Man charged with posing as officer to cut into fast-food line ODESSA, Texas A


Area Easter Egg Hunts & Activities

A listing of area Easter egg hunts and other activities as submitted to The Vindicator: mahoning


Suicide prevention group reveals upcoming programs

A local nonprofit group works to raise awareness and prevention of suicide.


Bombing rattles Yemeni citizens

Associated Press SANAA, Yemen Yemeni civilians shuddered in fear and bristled with anger under


Drug-free teen seminar

Drug-free teen seminar YOUNGSTOWN Community Solutions, a program of COMPASS Family & Community


METRO DIGEST || Men hold child at gunpoint, steal piggy bank

Armed men steal boy’s piggy bank YOUNGSTOWN Police report a pair of armed men took a piggy bank


YEARS AGO

Today is Wednesday, April 1, the 91st day of 2015. There are 274 days left in the year. This is


Ironman Warehouse celebrates five years in downtown

Downtown gym has faced challenges since it relocated five years ago


Flight school knew about pilot’s depression

Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany Lufthansa knew that the co-pilot of the passenger plane


Google, Microsoft drive down computer prices

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Google is releasing its cheapest Chromebook laptops yet, two


Cancer experience is unique

Opinion: By Catherine L. ORMEROD The Philadelphia Inquirer When PBS’ three-part documentary based on


newsmakers

newsmakers ‘Walking Dead’ season finale draws 15.8M NEW YORK Zombies and basketball have been


US role in Afghanistan is crucial

Opinion: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s trip to Washington last week was so triumphant one could almost


Ohio exports feed growth

Opinion: Columbus Dispatch: Many shoppers like to glance at a product’s label to see where in the world it


Fast-food labor organizers to expand campaign

Associated Press NEW YORK Fast-food labor organizers say they’re expanding the scope of their


Next season will be the last one for “Downton Abbey,” but it remains to be seen who

Next season will be the last one for “Downton Abbey,” but it remains to be seen who among the


Obama vetoes measure on union elections

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Barack Obama on Tuesday vetoed a measure passed by the


Slide erases rally’s gains

Associated Press The stock market closed out the first three months of the year Tuesday on a down


college basketball news & notes

Tennessee: Just two days after leaving Texas, Rick Barnes has landed at Tennessee. Tennessee


Clinton emails

Clinton emails WASHINGTON The State Department says it can find only four emails sent between


tuesday’s nba games

Nets 111, Pacers 106 NEW YORK Brook Lopez had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and the Brooklyn Nets


Price is wrong: Pirates batter Tigers’ lefty

David Price didn’t want to end spring training this way.


Champion man indicted on charge he walked into neighbor’s house uninvited

Timothy W. Adkins, 30, faces a possible eight-year prison term


postseason roundup | Tuesday’s games

NIT Miami 60, Temple 57 NEW YORK Sheldon McClellan scored 12 of his 16 points in the second


Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have

Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have


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