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3 injured in North Side shooting tonight
Three people were injured in a shooting on the city’s North side Saturday night.
Chief credits good police work for drop in Youngstown's homicide rate
Police Chief Robin Lees says proactive work by patrol officers and quick work by detectives are why the city’s homicide rate has stayed steady for the second straight year.G
YSU already feeling impact of big name trickledown
The full impact of Jim Tressel as president of Youngstown State University and Bo Pelini as YSU’s football coach is not yet completely known.
Injured 7-year-old braves dark, cold, pain to find help for famly after crash
Bleeding and alone, 7-year-old Sailor Gutzler had just survived a plane crash that killed her family.
35-year-old turtle big hit at Nature Center event
Seven-year-old Auriel Hilton and her brother, Chase Cortner, 5, watched intently as an Eastern box turtle freely walked past them.
Oil, gas industry boosts road repair, paving in Mahoning County
Mahoning County has reaped a bonanza in road repaving performed by oil and gas companies and First Energy over the past two years.
Director steps down from kids' mental health center after 46 years
Greg Cvetkovic retired Thursday as executive director of D&E Counseling Center, which helps children with mental-health problems — those whom he calls “society’s invisible children.”
Divers hope to make headway in AirAsia recovery as weather eases
With the weather improving, divers prepared Sunday to examine wreckage of AirAsia Flight 8501 in hopes of retrieving the rest of the bodies and finding clues to what caused the plane to crash in stormy weather a week ago.
Price’s sweet block helped put away Alabama in Sugar Bowl
Oregon is next for Austintown’s Billy Price and the Buckeyes.
What are odds Ohio racinos will add table games?
Table games at the racino is on the minds of many in the Buckeye State
New site proposed for $800M Lordstown power plant
Clean Energy Future Lordstown LLC selected another site that doesn’t need a zone change.
Penguins unable to snuff out Flames
The YSU men blew an 18-point lead and lost their Horizon League opener, 77-71.
Fitch’s ‘little’ guys come up big in rout
Austintown Fitch guards Jake Bullen and Scotty Duffy will never meet the standards set forth by the proverbial “first off the bus” assignment.
Red-shirt year gave Mangapora a chance to grow
Sabrina Mangapora didn’t want to sit out her freshman year at Ball State University.
Firefighters' raises won't break bank after all, Boardman trustees say
Township trustees are more optimistic about the township’s financial situation going into the new year than they were previously, they say.
Christopher’s downtown’s ‘hidden gem’
Christopher’s Downtown restaurant is on the lower level of the City Centre One building downtown, almost hiding from the general public.
Inside moves lift Brookfield over Niles
Thanks to the inside presence of Jacob Jackson, the Warriors raced off to an early 15-point advantage and led 17-4 at the end of the first quarter.
Med students study ‘Seinfeld’ characters
Associated Press NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. “Seinfeld” may have been a show about nothing, but a
Kennerly, Beckstein art at TAG
Staff report WARREN Exhibitions by photographer David Hume Kennerly and painter Larry Beckstein
Message received: Struthers’ big second half clips Champion
Ray Phifer led the Wildcats with 29 points.
Leavittsburg man charged with New Year’s Day vehicular assault
Thomas A. Catalde Jr., 27, of Ruth Avenue in Leavittsburg, was arraigned on a felony charge of aggravated vehicular assault Friday after a 21-year-old Leavittsburg man said Catalde ran into him with his car at 1:01 a.m. New Year’s Day in Leavittsburg.
Handel’s expanding outside Ohio in 2015
Lenny Fisher, CEO of Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream & Yogurt, expects to see another busy year in 2015. Five new locations will open, an ice cream truck will be available for parties, and a new novelty item will be debuted.
Faith Q&A
Kansas City Star (TNS) Q. Amid all those billions of solar systems out there, do you think other
New diet guidelines
New diet guidelines WASHINGTON For years, the government has been issuing guidelines about
newsmakers
newsmakers ‘Beverly Hillbillies’ star Donna Douglas dies at 81 NEW YORK Donna Douglas, who
Authorities find body near search site for woman
Associated Press RICHMOND DALE, Ohio Authorities have recovered a body from a southern Ohio
Cleveland hands off probe into shooting
Associated Press Cleveland The investigation of a Cleveland police officer’s deadly shooting of
Coroner rules Maryland toddler’s death homicide
Associated Press COLUMBUS The death of a Maryland toddler who was brought to Ohio by his mother
POLICE CALLS IN CANFIELD, AUSTINTOWN
POLICE CALLS A summary of police activity in the city of Canfield and Austintown: CANFIELD
Sunday news shows
Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”: Not immediately available. NBC’s
2014 year of sinking hopes for peace
Editorial: In rewinding the year just ended, 2014 will go down in history as one in which prospects for
Rascal Flatts gets its day
Opinion: COLUMBUS A new state poet laureate, a sales-tax holiday before school starts in the fall and
2 killed when vehicle flips in SW Ohio
Associated Press DAYTON Authorities have identified the driver and passenger who were killed
21 more AirAsia victims found
Associated Press PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia After nearly a week of searching for the victims of
SD city chooses Ohio-based carrier for flights to Denver
City leaders have chosen an Ohio-based carrier to provide federally subsidized daily service, but that airline has a record of financial problems.
Tithing in reverse
Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO Christmas came early for people in the pews of LaSalle Street
Birthdays
Birthdays Actor Robert Loggia is 85. Actor Dabney Coleman is 83. Musician Stephen Stills is 70.
Hippocratic oath under scrutiny
Opinion: By Nora Zamichow and Ken Murray Los Angeles Times The Hippocratic oath, a roughly 2,000-year-old
Flu hospitalizations spike again in Ohio
Associated Press COLUMBUS Flu hospitalizations continue to spike in Ohio, with a 51 percent
MAHONING COUNTY COURTS
courts MAHONING COUNTY Docket State v. Ashlea Victoria Duck, forfeited. State v. George R.
Youngstown man arrested in Struthers after chase
Police said Jermaine Johnson rammed a year-old cruiser during a chase
Cleveland woman’s death in custody ruled homicide
Associated Press CLEVELAND A coroner says that the death of a woman in Cleveland police custody
METRO DIGEST || Mayor seeks answers from US Bureau of Prisons
Mayor seeks some answers from US Bureau of Prisons YOUNGSTOWN Mayor John A. McNally has asked
Howland man charged with aggravated robbery in confrontation with 17-year-old
Gayshawn Bryant, 20, of High Street NE in Howland, is being held in the Trumbull County jail in lieu of $250,000 bond after being charged with aggravated robbery related to a Tuesday-night confrontation with a 17-year-old male on Clifton Drive in Howland.
Vibrant Church observes special events
Christ is born! Glorify Him. Joy to the world — our Lord has come. Just 10 days ago, we celebrated
Columbus Dispatch: Columbus police officers charged with keeping residents safe
Opinion: Columbus Dispatch: Columbus police officers are charged with keeping people in the city safe. A new
Fast-food resolution
Associated Press NEW YORK Fast-food chains have a New Year’s resolution: Drop the junk. As
YEARS AGO
Today is Saturday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2015. There are 362 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Puerto Rican restaurant relocates to Belmont
PaPa's Puerto Rican Cuisine & NY Pizza relocates to Belmont Ave in Liberty
Community workshop on policing is Friday
Opinion: The three-hour workshop will be at First Presbyterian Church on Wick Avenue
Man who killed father in church committed
Associated Press ASHTABULA A judge has ordered an Ohio man who fatally shot his father at Easter
Slapstick ‘Galavant’ gallops, stalls
By Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Give ABC credit for trying something different with
Send newsletters to the Religion desk
Send newsletters to the Religion desk All churches, synagogues, mosques and ministries are invited
Mumps-free Downie scores two goals as Penguins power past Lightning
Steve Downie scored twice after missing five games with the mumps, and the Pittsburgh Penguins used a three-goal, first-period lead to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Harbaugh pursues Kentucky’s Marrow
Harbaugh pursues Kentucky’s Marrow The Detroit Free Press has reported that Michigan head
The O’s have it: First CFP matchup features Ohio State, Oregon
Ohio State is looking for its first national title since 2002. Oregon is seeking its first, period.
TaxSlayer Bowl: Tennesse 45, Iowa 28
The Volunteers (7-6) took the momentum early Friday, scoring on their first four possessions and leading 28-0 before Iowa (7-6) managed 70 yards.
Cornell’s surge too much for YSU women
Cornell shot 57 percent and outscored the Youngstown State women’s basketball team by 16 in the second half.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL Friday’s games
MEN Kent State 74, Texas-Pan American 54 KENT Devareaux Manley made five 3-pointers, Jimmy
Armed Forces Bowl: Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34
Cougars quarterback Greg Ward threw three touchdowns in the final 3:41, the last two after recovered onside kicks, and then completed the game-winning two-point conversion.
Alamo Bowl: UCLA 40, Kansas State 35
Even with a 31-6 halftime lead, UCLA coach Jim Mora knew the Bruins had a lot of work to do to finish off Kansas State in the Alamo Bowl.
New faces freshen up rivalry between Steelers, Ravens
Sean Spence’s word choice was not by accident.
METRO DIGEST || Assault investigated
Assault investigated WARREN Police are investigating a New Year’s Day assault on a 34-year-old