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Project to fix Youngstown streets, replace traffic signals to start next month

Project to fix Youngstown streets, replace traffic signals to start next month


State leaders discuss tax cuts and benefits for business

State leaders discuss tax cuts and benefits for business


Youngstown council Wednesday to discuss code updates

Youngstown council Wednesday to discuss code updates


South Range board appointment questioned

South Range board appointment questioned


75 mph speed limit proposed for Ohio Turnpike and rural highways

75 mph speed limit proposed for Ohio Turnpike and rural highways


YSU prof wins state's Arts Education Award

YSU prof wins state's Arts Education Award


US Sen. Brown seeks extended funding for Children's Health Insurance Program

Brown seeks extended funding for CHIP


Mahoning Valley sees decrease in home sales in February

Mahoning Valley sees decrease in home sales in February


UPDATE | Power restored in Girard, Niles and Liberty

Power restored in Girard


Trumbull County OVI St. Patrick's Day checkpoint will be Tuesday in Liberty

Trumbull County OVI St. Patrick's Day checkpoint will be Tuesday in Liberty


Ohio inmates appeal in 1st Amendment lethal-injection case

Ohio inmates appeal in 1st Amendment lethal-injection case


Bishop George Murry speaks at community policing task force session in Columbus

Bishop George Murry speaks at community policing task force session in Columbus


BREAKING NEWS | Huey Lewis concert sold out, but limited-view seats available

Huey Lewis concert sold out, but limited-view seats available


Union informational picketing at St. E's Boardman Hospital

Union informational picketing at St. E's Boardman Hospital


SW Ohio woman charged in infant's death

SW Ohio woman charged in infant's death


Season 2 of “Fat N Furious” wraps up tonight

Season 2 of “Fat N Furious” wraps up tonight


Amy Grant and Michael Smith coming to Stambaugh

Amy Grant and Michael Smith coming to Stambaugh


Man sentenced to prison for child porn

Man sentenced to prison for child porn


UPDATE | Meacham rescinds auditor office raises

Meacham rescinds auditor office raises


Man sentenced for attempted murder of sister

Man sentenced for attempted murder of sister


Health care coverage for 6,000 Mahoning Valley children at risk

Health care coverage for 6,000 Mahoning Valley children at risk


Man, 20, accused of shooting officers at Ferguson protest

Man, 20, accused of shooting officers at Ferguson protest


Boardman police arrest Campbell man for drugs, outstanding warrant

Boardman police arrest Campbell man for drugs, outstanding warrant


OVI blitz on St. Patrick's Day

OVI blitz on St. Patrick's Day


Coitsville trustees meet Tuesday

Coitsville trustees meet Tuesday


UPDATE | Gas line repaired in Vienna

Workers again hit gas line in Vienna


Prosecutors dismiss aggravated murder charge

Prosecutors dismiss aggravated murder charge


Sebring school board meets tonight

Sebring school board meets tonight


Vacant house burns in Youngstown

Vacant house burns in Youngstown


Kidz Bop coming to Packard Music Hall

Kidz Bop coming to Packard Music Hall


Santana, Lindor lift Tribe past Padres

Vance Worley helped the Pirates beat the Orioles.


youngstown state university Fraternity to send representative to Inner Circle

Gobel, of Poland, said he is “honored to be part of the Inner Circle,” which will meet in Prince Frederick, Md.


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Battle-tested Ursuline ready for regional

The Irish will meet Canton Central Catholic on Wednesday at the Canton Fieldhouse.

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Crosby returns but Red Wings roll

Pittsburgh had little answer for Detroit in a 5-1 loss.


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Dinosaurs make appearance in Niles

Discover the Dinosaurs will also be in Cleveland and Pittsburgh this month.

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‘Better Call Saul’ Show has hidden teasers — for fans

By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK Every week, the hunt is on. When each “Better


Authorities charge man, 20, with shooting 2 officers in Ferguson

Associated Press CLAYTON, MO. A 20-year-old man charged Sunday with shooting two police officers


32 teams compete at 25th Quiz Bowl

By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN It’s probably safe to say that most people remember


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Tax preparation industry adjusts to past changes

Tax preparation industry adjusted to changes with the deadline for tax season a month away

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Film fest gets better

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com CLEVELAND Better, not bigger. That’s the rally cry


Campbell Civic Day is March 27

Guest speaker will be Ohio House Minority Leader Joe Schiavoni of Boardman, D-33rd


US, Iran scramble for a nuclear pact

Associated Press LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND The U.S. and Iran plunged back into negotiation Sunday,


US unsure if airstrikes effective against al-Qaida cell

Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. military has hit as many as 17 separate targets connected


Kerry: I’d be willing to talk to Syria’s Assad

Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he would be


Husted seeks funds for absentee ballots

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio’s elections chief wants state lawmakers to set aside more than $1


Austintown fire

Austintown fire AUSTINTOWN A fire at the Los Gallos restaurant on North Canfield-Niles Road on


National Safety Council survey says Americans don’t know painkillers are dangerous

A new online survey conducted indicates Americans don’t know that their painkillers contain dangerous drugs called opioids, and it’s a felony to share them


Safety Fair returns for a second year

Safety Fair returns for a second year


GOP throws caution to wind

Opinion: Imagine if a group of antiwar Democratic senators had penned a letter to Saddam Hussein in 2003


Sunshine Week is a reminder that government belongs to us

Editorial: Almost everyone knows about Groundhog Day on Feb. 2. Far fewer know what comes about six weeks


Alter Va. route of natural-gas pipeline is goal of campaign

Associated Press RICHMOND, VA. Opponents of the proposed Virginia route of a 550-mile natural


Are Republicans subverting president’s strategy on Iran?

Opinion: By Joel Mathis and Ben Boychuk Tribune News Service Forty-seven Republican U.S. senators,


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS ‘Cinderella’ is belle of the box office NEW YORK “Let It Go” may be Walt Disney’s


A twisted military tribute

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of staff,


Let’s start exporting energy

Opinion: By George David Banks CQ-Roll Call Upon releasing their comprehensive energy policy package last


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Fight over Keystone XL project fails to hold up pipeline boom

Associated Press WASHINGTON In a far corner of North Dakota, just a few hundred miles from the

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Inside the ropes WITH …

Inside the ropes WITH … Jason Kokrak Today: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 3-under 68 in the


Today is Monday, March 16, the 75th day of 2015. There are 290 days left in the year.

Today is Monday, March 16, the 75th day of 2015. There are 290 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Secret to The Lumineers’ success? A newspaper columnist TRENTON, N.J. A member of


KSU official speaks at Westminster College

The discussion will be on the infamous May 4, 1970, shootings on the Kent campus


Ursuline’s Narduzzi gets started at Pitt

The Panthers opened spring football practice on Sunday.


YSU business honorary inducts 53 students

Induction of 53 brings to 647 the number of students inducted into honorary from YSU Williamson College of Business Administraiton


GRADS LIST

GRADS LIST These students were awarded bachelor’s degrees unless otherwise noted: SLIPPERY ROCK


YSU student is Truman Scholarship finalist

Ashley Orr is YSU’s first Truman Scholarship finalist


Diner participation to make a difference

Diner participation to make a difference SALEM Men’s Rally in the Valley is participating in a


Red-hot Harvick rolls at Phoenix

He has seven consecutive top-two finishes dating to last season.


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Milton Township trustees, 7 p.m., town hall, 15990 Milton Ave. Poland Village


Vanuatu struggles to account for damage

Vanuatu struggles to account for damage WELLINGTON, New Zealand The official death toll from a


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital McKaley Boswell and Jeramey Loving, Salem, girl, March


Ohio River begins to recede; crests at highest level since ’97

Associated Press CINCINNATI The Ohio River has begun receding after cresting at its highest


MAHONING QUIZ BOWL | Competitors

Thirty-two varsity and junior-varsity teams from 16 Mahoning Valley high schools competed in


All about the GREEN

By ELISE MCKEOWN SKOLNICK | news@vindy.com BOARDMAN Though bundled up in warm winter coats,

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Caution urged when burning spring debris

Associated Press COLUMBUS Natural resources officials are reminding Ohioans about the state’s


st. patrick’s day parade award winners

Best float: first place, Lumen Christi Catholic Schools; second place, Purple Cat — Golden String —


All eyes on Kentucky as madness begins

All eyes on Kentucky as madness begins.


JFK hurdler Zallow takes 2nd at nationals

JFK hurdler Zallow takes 2nd at nationals NEW YORK Warren JFK senior Chad Zallow finished second


‘Stella’ studies gender ambiguity

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Everyone knows the heroic story of Jesse Owens’ 1936


The top-five global concert tours, ranked by average-box-office gross per city. Includes the average

The top-five global concert tours, ranked by average-box-office gross per city. Includes the average


Poll: Young adults do consume news — in their own way

Associated Press CHICAGO Young adults have a reputation for being connected to one another and


COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Jeffrey F. Judd, 56, of 22 Robert St., Vienna, and


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