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All five candidates in the 5th Ward City Council race greeted voters early this morning at St. Christine Parish Center, the busiest of three polling places serving that ward’s voters.

Debutants are sought for 60th Cinderella Ball

Debutants are sought for 60th Cinderella Ball BOARDMAN The Junior Civic League of Youngstown is

Free program focuses on senior health care

REUNIONS

Austintown Fitch High School Class of 1973 will have a 60th birthday party Aug. 29 at the Mahoning

Austintown service organizations unite

Holy Family youth donate time to Animal Charity

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YSU’s Earnheardt talks social media with Curbstone Coaches

Under Earnheardt’s direction and implemented last fall after two years of study, YSU now offers a sports broadcasting curriculum.

Pacquiao could face disciplinary action for failing to disclose shoulder injury

Pacquiao could face a possible fine or suspension for not answering the question accurately on a form he filled out just before Friday’s weigh-in.

Rose, Gasol carry Bulls in Game 1

The Chicago Bulls came in oozing with confidence, unafraid of LeBron James and convinced they could keep their playoff momentum rolling.

Holtby’s 30 saves, Beagle’s goal lead Washington

Washington has a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Griffin, Clippers shoot down Rockets

Blake Griffin had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists.

High school sports | More spring sports results

BASEBALL Boardman 7, Canfield 1 BOARDMAN Coleman Stauffer had two hits and drove in two runs

Loneys feel good about first season, say Phantoms can grow as organization

Co-owners Troy and Aafke Loney set lofty goals for their first year on the job.

Clippers’ streak snapped

Cope’s walk-off double powers Crestview win

Trial begins in Shady Run Road murder

First witness is wife of victim

Ohio to buy a $4.1 million helicopter

Allegiant receives injunction to indefinitely prevent pilots’ strike

Las Vegas-based Allegiant Air received a court order to indefinitely prevent the airline’s pilots from going on strike.

Warren man held on $1 million bond after admitting to rape

Refer vets to agencies that offer services

Youngstown UMCC to move from downtown Youngstown to Belmont Avenue

Phantoms draft 2 defenders, 6 forwards

Second phase of USHL draft is Tuesday.

Can you overdose on ginger?

Q. I weaned myself off Nexium very gradually. It took four months, but it was successful. I found

oddly enough

oddly enough Giant aerial sculpture installed over Boston park BOSTON A giant aerial sculpture

Birthdays

Birthdays Actress Pat Carroll is 88. Actor Michael Murphy is 77. Comedian-actor Michael Palin

Day of Prayer event

Day of Prayer event WARREN Trumbull County Community of Christians will observe National Day of

Derby winner American Pharoah is a go for Preakness

Lured by the promise of carrots, American Pharoah was led out of the barn to face a throng of cameras.

About 500 pounds of liquid chlorine leaked from Youngstown’s wastewater plant

Street and an expressway near the facility are closed until today

CHLORINE FACTS

CHLORINE FACTS Properties: Greenish- yellow in color, its density is 21/2 times heavier than air

Agenda Wednesday

Agenda Wednesday Niles school board, 6 p.m., high school auditorium, 616 Dragon Drive.

MAHONING COUNTY COURTS

courts MAHONING COUNTY Marriage licenses Thomas L. Skook Jr., 33, of 9991 Woodworth Road,

HIGH FIVE HOPE

By Jeff Strickler Star Tribune (Minneapolis) MINNEAPOLIS As 8-year-old Molly Vergin was

VCU F Mo Alie-Cox arrested for assault

VCU F Mo Alie-Cox arrested for assault RICHMOND, Va. VCU forward Mo Alie-Cox is facing a

Annual walk set

Annual walk set BOARDMAN The Neurofibromatosis (NF) Network is having its third annual Great

Curry voted NBA MVP

Stephen Curry received 100 of 130 first-place votes for a total of 1,198 points from a panel of 129 writers and broadcasters.

New department open

New department open AKRON Akron Children’s Hospital’s new Emergency Department, at 177 W.

Don’t blame whites for problems in the ghettos

Opinion: Among the many painful ironies in the current racial turmoil is that communities scattered across

First Step Recovery hopes to partner with community, safe lives

Trumbull County's first detox center opened on Youngstown Road in Warren this week.

Mother’s Day event

Mother’s Day event MERCER Grove City Premium Outlets, 1911 Leesburg Grove City Road, invites

Remembering Orson Welles at 100 A Touch of Genius

By Bob Hoover Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The second child of inventor Richard and opera singer

Internet Movie Database lists these as the top five movies of actor and director Orson Welles.

Internet Movie Database lists these as the top five movies of actor and director Orson Welles. v

Graduates can be paralyzed by dreams

Opinion: By Elizabeth Greiwe Chicago Tribune When I was in sixth grade, I had one goal: to be on

In Tehran, stepping into US embassy a step back to ’79

Opinion: By Cathy Weiss Scripps Washington Bureau We don’t know why us, but we were allowed to step foot

Youngstown city workers join real world on health insurance

Editorial: With the city of Youngstown bracing for a bumpy fiscal ride next year, Mayor John A. McNally had

Excessive force by police is not new

Opinion: By Fred McKissack Tribune News Service On May 13, it will be 30 years since a Pennsylvania state

Youngstown USPS consolidation postponed

The U.S. Postal Service downtown Youngstown mail-processing center operations will not cease come July.

Strong quake rocks Papua New Guinea

Strong quake rocks Papua New Guinea SYDNEY A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific

Bomb threat suspect to remain jailed

A U.S. magistrate has ordered that a woman accused of making bomb threats against Vallourec Star remain jailed and be bound over to a federal grand jury.

Niles expenditures are not accessible on the city’s new software system

Gunman in attack was known to FBI

Associated Press WASHINGTON Since at least 2007, the FBI has been able to recognize the voice of

NYPD officer dies from gunshot wound

Associated Press NEW YORK A 25-year-old police officer shot in the head while attempting to stop

Dancing in Cinco

USA Dance Youngstown-Warren Chapter 2015 kicked off today’s Mexican holiday Cinco De Mayo with a lively Monday night dance

The polls are open for today’s primary election

Several candidates filed as independents by Monday’s deadline

Former Warren educator Albert Rich honored posthumously with Bronze Star Medal

Atty. Gary Rich hoped he would be able to honor his father, Albert Rich, with the Bronze Star Medal his father earned while serving during World War II.

Muppets team with YouTube

Associated Press LOS ANGELES It’s time to play the music. It’s time to light the lights. It’s

Google wants to improve mobile services

Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Google wants the wireless services that connect mobile

Wall St. wants Dems’ love

Opinion: By Jim Hightower OtherWords Wall Street arrogance seems to be accelerating even faster than our

Omaha World-Herald: Recent spikes in emergency room visits, doctor visits and calls to poison

Opinion: Omaha World-Herald: Recent spikes in emergency room visits, doctor visits and calls to poison

Rashad direct about goals

Tribune News Service LOS ANGELES Poet Vivian Ayers once told her daughter Phylicia Rashad that

Newsmakers

Newsmakers William, Kate announce name of daughter LONDON It’s a name that immediately evokes

Kasich concerned about protests in Cleveland

Associated Press CLEVELAND The governor of Ohio and members of a task force that examined

CORRECTIONs

CORRECTIONs In a list of marriage licenses that appeared in the April 21 newspaper on page A5,

Warren police investigate two Friday-night gas station robberies

Police today continued to investigate two robberies 10 minutes apart from each other Friday night at two Warren gas stations, one of which injured two to three people.

Utility worker dies of injuries after being hit by car

Associated Press WEST CHESTER, Ohio A woman who was among several utility workers hurt when a

Bomber cries during testimony

Associated Press BOSTON For the first time in court, Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Southside Academy switches management companies

Southside Academy will move into St. Patrick Church next school year under the management of a new company

GOP field grows

Associated Press WASHINGTON Former technology executive Carly Fiorina and retired neurosurgeon

Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Steve and Bridget Tingley, Canfield, boy, May 2. Dennis

“We’re trying to get a father practitioner on board to mentor, go with the case

“We’re trying to get a father practitioner on board to mentor, go with the case workers, teach the

Rev. Stauffer makes run in November for full Austintown trustee term official

Stauffer is filling 10-month term left by Austintown Trustee Lisa Oles' resignation Feb. 1

Trumbull looking for engineeering services on last phase of bike trail

The Trumbull County commissioners have authorized their clerk to advertise for letters of interest from engineering services needed to build the fourth phase of the Western Reserve Greenway bike and hike trail.

YSU to award honorary degrees to CEO and symphony conductor

Eric Spiegel and Randall Craig Fleischer will receive honorary degrees and speak at YSU commencements

GOOD MORNING

GOOD MORNING VOTE TODAY The polls are open for today’s primary from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Scott Lewis leaves position as director of Big Reach Center of Hope

Greenford Christian Church owns the center, which is in its 11th year.

YEARS AGO

Today is Tuesday, May 5, the 125th day of 2015. There are 240 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED

On area diamonds Sandlot results

TRI-T PONY Classic Division Dogs 5, Belleria Pizza 2 Austintown Walrus Subs 12, Austintown

Boxing match marred by snafus

Associated Press NEW YORK It should have been a proud moment for TV: A much-hyped sports event

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