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US pays $1.97 million to Philippines for damaged reef

US pays $1.97 million to Philippines for damaged reef


Warren's black history told to audience tonight

Warren's black history told to audience tonight


2 arraigned today in West Side robbery

2 arraigned today in West Side robbery


Make a commitment to your future, YSU president Jim Tressel tells Struthers students

YSU president Jim Tressel challenges Struthers students


Oakhill defendant demands identity of informant

Oakhill defendant demands identity of informant


Mardi Gras celebrated Polish style at Kravitz Delicatessen

Mardi Gras celebrated Polish style at Kravitz Deli


Youngstown mulls firm to collect fines

Youngstown mulls firm to collect fines


In Salem, Fat Tuesday means eating for a cause

In Salem, Fat Tuesday means eating for a cause


Trial delayed for Youngstown man charged with 2 homicides

Trial delayed for Youngstown man charged with 2 homicides


Guilty plea in fatal shooting of 3 at northern Ohio bar

Guilty plea in fatal shooting of 3 at northern Ohio bar


Immigrants disappointed but not deterred by judge's ruling

Immigrants disappointed but not deterred by judge's ruling


White House: Health law sign-ups top 11M

White House: Health law sign-ups top 11M


Fight looms as Pa. Senate advances charities amendment

Fight looms as Pa. Senate advances charities amendment


Teen snowmobilers rescued after frigid night in Maine woods

Teen snowmobilers rescued after frigid night in Maine woods


Ohio city denies claims in suit over fatal Walmart shooting

Ohio city denies claims in suit over fatal Walmart shooting


BREAKING NEWS | YSU faculty union approves tentative pact

YSU faculty union approves tentative pact


Young hired as interim principal at Campbell Memorial High School

Young hired as interim principal at Campbell Memorial High School


Bond set at $5M for Ohio man in slaying of elderly couple

Bond set at $5M for Ohio man in slaying of elderly couple


Strickland resigns from Center for American Progress Action Fund

Strickland resigns from Center for American Progress Action Fund


Former owner of MLB steroid clinic sentenced to 4 years

Former owner of MLB steroid clinic sentenced to 4 years


Not-guilty plea for Colts' Ahmad Bradshaw on Ohio pot charge

Not-guilty plea for Colts' Ahmad Bradshaw on Ohio pot charge


Ohio auditor declares fiscal emergency for Cleveland suburb

Ohio auditor declares emergency for Cleveland suburb


3-year-old boy dies in Ohio fire

3-year-old boy dies in Ohio fire


John Young expected to be named Campbell interim principal tonight

John Young expected to be named Campbell interim principal tonight


Campbell teacher accused of sexual battery appears in court

Campbell teacher accused of sexual battery appears in court


Supreme Court rules against anti-fracking home rule law

Supreme Court rules against anti-fracking home rule law


Feds to fund $1.5M Five Points roundabout

Feds to fund $1.5M Five Points roundabout


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BRRRisk weather continues

After a record low Monday, today’s weather in the Mahoning Valley won’t seem as bad. But it’s not good.

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Student advocate

YSU’s Cooper promotes responsibility


Proceeds go to Brodell Relay for Life/optical services for children in need

Tickets purchased in advance are $10


Fashion designer at YSU

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Fashion designer and Youngstown State University alum Angel Rivera will


Tammy Pescatelli still finding the funny

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Dirty, sexy and funny may have been comedian Tammy


Digital art expert at museum

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Jawshing Arthur Liou, a professor of digital art at Indiana University,


ADI still interested in Chicago, Youngstown service

Right now the company is working with the U.S. Department of Transportation to handle concerns the department has with ADI.


The Academy Awards show from a viewer’s perspective Will Oscarcast be a hit?

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK What are TV viewers seeking from their annual


YSU and its faculty reach tentative agreement

The faculty union is expected to vote this week on a tentative agreement with trustees’ vote to follow


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Keene, Schlegel receive top honor

YSU has both Horizon Players of the Week

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Study says Weathersfield earthquake and injection well are linked

Study of earthquakes near two brine-injection wells north of Niles indicates that one of the wells apparently caused earthquakes.


South Range cuts three teachers ; first "phase" of reducing costs

Three teachers will not be back for next school year unless May levy passes


Internal affairs investigation also clears officer in Warren death

Internal affairs investigation also clears officer in Warren death


YSU reduces annual commencements from three to two

The May commencement, the largest, will be divided by colleges


Tough test aced

Canfield edges S. Range


Housing sales mostly positive across Mahoning Valley

Increases in pending sales across the Mahoning Valley, and an increase in closed sales in Mahoning and Trumbull counties


Construction set to begin on new football stadium in Boardman

Construction set to begin on new football stadium in Boardman


Local legislators are puzzled why more racino lawmakers aren't involved with $500K racino payment talk

Austintown Trustee Ken Carano trying to organize racino community summit


Community event

Community event YOUNGSTOWN Dr. Allen Amorn and Dr. Allan Katz, cardiac electrophysiologists with


Obama errs in Prayer Breakfast talk

Opinion: There was a time when the 63-year-old National Prayer Breakfast was a rather mundane affair. It


Live music performances on television shows this week include:

Live music performances on television shows this week include: v Taylor Swift, Imagine Dragons:


oddly enough

oddly enough Police chased tractor-trailer 34 miles, dodged thrown fridge BELLE VERNON, Pa. A


YEARS AGO

Today is Shrove Tuesday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2015. There are 317 days left in the year.


dinner details

DINNER DETAILS What: Amanda Seman Memorial Spaghetti Dinner When: Noon, March 1 Where: The


good morning

good morning harvest kickoff Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley will kick off its


newsmakers

newsmakers Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore dies at 68 NEW YORK Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore,


Everyone is vulnerable

By TOM MURPHY and BRANDON BAILEY AP Business Writers Everyone worries about stolen credit


What role is ‘Daily Show’ playing?

Opinion: By Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk Tribune News Service Comedian Jon Stewart, long-time host of


GOP’s anti-immigration stance perilous

Opinion: By Alvaro Huerta Tribune News Service Republicans have recently escalated their assault on


How will United States lead?

Opinion: When he entered the White House in 2009, Barack Obama had grand ambitions in foreign policy. He


Almost all of Lake Erie covered by ice

Associated Press CLEVELAND The latest cold snap has almost all of Lake Erie covered by ice.


Ryan’s decision on Senate bid brings sigh of relief from area

Editorial: There’s much work to be done to keep the Mahoning Valley on the road to economic recovery, and


Making a dent in metal theft

Opinion: Columbus Dispatch: Scrap-metal theft has been a scourge in Ohio, but new state rules — modeled in


Progress continues in redevelopment of Route 422 corridor

Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber continues redevelopment along U.S. Route 422


Kravitz reopens in Poland Library

Kravitz reopens in Poland Library POLAND Kravitz of Poland, a delicatessen and gathering place


ignition switches Death toll in GM cases hits 56

Associated Press DETROIT The death toll linked to crashes involving General Motors cars with


Man arrested in Warren on breaking and entering in Kinsman

Man arrested in Warren on breaking and entering in Kinsman


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Joel and Mollie DeSocio, Youngstown, boy, Feb. 15.


MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY new complaints Mahoning County Treasurer v. William White et al, money.


Experts: Hackers’ $1B bank theft still may put consumers at risk

Associated Press WASHINGTON The hacker gang that looted as much as $1 billion worldwide from


Ex-Gov. Ted Strickland is raising money for a U.S. Senate bid

He has a ‘Strickland for Senate’ account


reunions

South High School Alumni Association will gather at 3 p.m. Wednesday for a meeting and possibly


Valley roads resemble war zones; let’s fix them before those abroad

Opinion: Valley roads resemble war zones; let’s fix them before those abroad I have lived in the Mahoning


7 injured, including 5 students, in bus accident

Associated Press SOMERSET, Pa. A collision between a school bus and a van in western


Exercise classes set at two locations

Exercise classes set at two locations Exercise classes are scheduled at two venues. Classes at


W.Va. train derailment sends oil-tanker car into river

Associated Press MOUNT CARBON, W.Va. A train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil


Can you trust herbal supplements?

Q. I read that testing done on supplements from Target, Walgreens, Wal-Mart and GNC revealed that


Alzheimer’s group at SCOPE center

Alzheimer’s group at SCOPE center WARREN The Alzheimer’s Association Greater East Ohio Area


Use door codes with care

Dear Heloise: My wife and I enjoy reading your column. To avoid potential burglaries, folks who


In-laws welcome, but not Mindy

Dear Annie: My wife’s sister is 21, lives with her parents and has extremely violent long-lasting


Facing drug charges

Facing drug charges YOUNGSTOWN An East Palestine man was jailed after officers found two bags of


Driver surrenders

Driver surrenders NORTH JACKSON Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers say a man suspected of being


Man indicted on 3 counts of murder in deaths of young Muslims in N. Carolina

Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. A grand jury in North Carolina indicted a man Monday on three


Gamblers’ optimism? Casino money misses states’ expectations

Gamblers’ optimism? Casino money misses states’ expectations


Congressional Democrats seek to step up fracking oversight

Associated Press WASHINGTON Democrats on a congressional oversight panel are stepping up their


Officials envision park to mark Civil War raid

Associated Press CARROLLTON, Ohio Officials hoping to boost tourism in an eastern Ohio county


Student testing based on Common Core starts today

Associated Press STOCKPORT, Ohio Sixth-grader Kayla Hunter considers herself pretty tech-savvy.


Seeking relief from health-law penalties

Seeking relief from health-law penalties WASHINGTON The official sign-up season for President


James excited for NBA’s second half

Cavaliers poised to make a push for a top playoff seed


To face her attacker in court, homeless woman begged for bus money, walked

Associated Press COLUMBUS A homeless woman who was raped while sleeping under a bridge last


“We need to get them on board. They’ve got to buy into this and give us some guidance.

“We need to get them on board. They’ve got to buy into this and give us some guidance. They made the


Egypt strikes IS in Libya

Associated Press CAIRO Egypt bombed Islamic State militants in neighboring Libya on Monday and


Memorial dinner held for slain mother

Spaghetti dinner March 1 in Struthers for woman murdered last year


Bronzed baby shoes coming back

Associated Press COLUMBUS During the Depression, former kindergarten teacher Violet Shinbach


Agenda Wednesday

Agenda Wednesday Mahoning County School Employees Insurance Consortium, 8:30 a.m., board meeting


Gunman in attacks in Denmark released from jail 2 weeks ago

Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark The Danish gunman who attacked a free-speech seminar and a


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