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Youngstown cops hope quick arrest in Ayers Street murder will stop retaliation
Although police arrested a suspect Wednesday in an East Side homicide about 10 hours after the crime happened, the case is still not closed.
Mom, grandmother of infant, toddler hospitalized after OD plead not guilty
The mother of the two Warren babies who were revived with an opiate-reversal drug Feb. 2 was arraigned today in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court on two child-endangering charges.
Niles financial commission chairman unhappy over delayed approval
The Financial Planning and Supervision Commission was supposed to have voted Thursday on an amended Niles financial recovery plan from fiscal emergency. But council’s failure Wednesday to meet that deadline left the commission with nothing to decide.
Choffin students' Cookies & Cream Cafe opens Friday
Choffin Career and Technical Center hospitality services student Jordan Mitchell is all set for today’s opening of the school’s Cookies & Cream Cafe.
Youngstown looking to develop four blighted areas for 'industrial green' businesses
The city hired a company to do a “slum and blight analysis” of four areas that could be redeveloped for “industrial green” businesses.
Paul C. Bunn elementary students mediating student disputes, with much success
Since the beginning of the school year, a group of Paul C. Bunn Elementary School students has worked to resolve conflicts among peers in 47 cases
OEPA staffers fired, demoted over Sebring water issue identified
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has identified the two Columbus office staffers it fired and the Twinsburg office staff member it demoted over their alleged failure to ensure notification of their OEPA colleagues concerning toxic lead in the Sebring water system.
Ohio EPA ID's people fired, demoted in Sebring water-quality snafu
Ohio EPA ID's people fired, demoted in Sebring water-quality snafu
Mother, grandmother charged in overdose of Warren babies 21 and 9 months old
Mother, grandmother charged in overdose of Warren babies 21 and 9 months old
Poland Rotary’s 31st annual Chili Open Golf event set for March 5
Staff report COITSVILLE Poland Rotary Club is hosting its 31st annual Chili Open Golf charity
Trumbull voters group will meet Monday
Trumbull voters group will meet Monday CORTLAND The League of Women Voters of Trumbull County
Boardman police investigating theft-by-deception case
Boardman police investigating theft-by-deception case
Hubbard man charged with assaulting Youngstown cop
Hubbard man charged with assaulting Youngstown cop
Ohio Supreme Court shields home information tied to lead levels
Ohio court shields home information tied to lead levels
Nike drops Manny Pacquiao in wake of anti-gay statements
Nike drops Manny Pacquiao in wake of anti-gay statements
Judge rejects plea deal in ex-NFL star Sharper's rape case
Judge rejects plea deal in ex-NFL star Sharper's rape case
Mahoning commissioners seek bids for county road projects in Austintown
Mahoning commissioners seek bids for county road projects in Austintown
Trump supporters distribute yard signs, sign up volunteers Saturday in Boardman
Trump supporters distribute yard signs, sign up volunteers Saturday in Boardman
Serial stowaway arrested again at Chicago's O'Hare airport
Serial stowaway arrested again at Chicago's O'Hare airport
Ghana: 53 killed as bus collides with tomato truck
Ghana: 53 killed as bus collides with tomato truck
Police: Missing Northeast Ohio 2-year-old found hours later
Police: Missing Northeast Ohio 2-year-old found hours later
Ohio State Bar Association makes recommendations for Supreme Court candidates
Ohio State Bar Association makes recommendations for Supreme Court candidates
Cosby sues sex-assault accuser, lawyer for contract breach
Cosby sues sex-assault accuser, lawyer for contract breach
Woman charged with arson in deadly Pa. boarding house fire
Woman charged with arson in deadly Pa. boarding house fire
FirstEnergy, AEP deals in Ohio prompt 55K protest emails
FirstEnergy, AEP deals in Ohio prompt 55K protest emails
University of Toledo to make more cuts amid budget shortfall
University of Toledo to make more cuts amid budget shortfall
Man arrested in connection with Wednesday shooting death
Man arrested in connection with Wednesday shooting death
Oakhill defendant provides details of prosecutors’ case against him
Yavorcik rejected a plea deal, and declined to cooperate.
Fitch wrestlers have high hopes
Adam Green, Andrew Fairbanks and Isiah Jackson are the Falcons’ big three.
ITCL remains together at least for now
After considering proposals to disband or strengthen the league, the superintendents of the Inter-Tri County League schools on Wednesday chose to do nothing.
Port authority prepares to sell new Youngstown-Chicago flights
Flights between Chicago and the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport are likely to begin in early May.
Fla. treatment centers offers scholarships to help fight Valley heroin epidemic
The heroin epidemic starts with tobacco, alcohol and marijuana, the speaker said, adding that drug education needs to start in the sixth grade.
Phantoms host ACH patients, families at Covelli Centre
The Youngstown Phantoms took a break from the day-to-day grind of hockey to give back.
Man hits dog, Girard police report
Police responded to a video appearing to a show a man beating a dog.
Anti-gay remarks get Pacquiao KO’d by Nike
Manny Pacquiao’s latest disparaging comments about gays have cost him a contract with Nike.
Statue of Jim Brown played at FirstEnergy Stadium
The Browns announced the tribute on Wednesday, Jim Brown’s 80th birthday.
WWE tag team New Day is clobbering ’em with comedy
By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com After nearly a decade in the WWE, Superstar Kofi Kingston
Mulidore at Blu Jazz
Mulidore at Blu Jazz Las Vegas jazz great Jimmy Mulidore, a Youngstown native, will return to Blu
Selah Dessert Theatre to stage ‘Dear Liar’
Staff report STRUTHERS Selah Dessert Theatre will present Jerome Kilty’s “Dear Liar” as part of
Rust Belt to bring back ‘Dating Sucks’
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Rust Belt Theater Company will bring back “Dating Sucks: The
Victorian to present ‘Vaudeville’
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Victorian Players Theater, 702 Mahoning Ave., will present its annual
SPORTS DIGEST || Poland’s Gabriel is SEC Player of Week
Tennessee senior pitcher Erin Gabriel has been named the SEC Softball Player of the Week.
Campbell law director raises questions about Mill Creek fund use
Law Director said he was speaking as a Campbell resident.
Canfield officials tackle Timber Run controversy
Council members announced they are looking into getting an engineering firm to perform a professional study.
New garbage bins expected in Youngstown in 6-8 weeks
The city will borrow about $1 million for the receptacles
Beloved 'Coach Bear' continues service after 35 years
Coach Bear celebrated his 35th year of volunteer service.
Passage of Niles plan stalls despite demand
By JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com NILES City council could be in trouble with the Financial
Youngstown lawyer’s license indefinitely suspended
The Ohio Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended the law license of Dennis A. DiMartino of Youngstown.
12 indicted on 84 counts in alleged Texas-Ohio cocaine conspiracy
Among those indicted were defendants from Austintown, Youngstown and several Columbiana County communities.
Emergency food distribution record set
The Second Harvest Food Bank has seen a fivefold food distribution increase since 2000.
Early voting begins in Mahoning County
Barb Tarcy slides a ballot into the Republican box Wednesday at the Mahoning County Board of Elections. Wednesday was the first day for in-person absentee ballot in Ohio for the March 15 presidential primary.
Drivers unsure charter system will help
The drivers? Well, most aren’t so certain how good of a deal this is for their bottom line.
takata air bags As deaths rise, so do chances for total recall
Associated Press DETROIT As the Takata air-bag saga drags on, concerns are growing that tens of
Young blind to reality
Opinion: Many people of mature years are amazed at how many young people have voted for Senator Bernie
“Vikings” (10 p.m., History Channel): Season 4 of “Vikings” launches, but
“Vikings” (10 p.m., History Channel): Season 4 of “Vikings” launches, but Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) is
NIGHTLIFE
American Legion Post, Lake Milton, 16465 Milton Ave., Lake Milton; 330-654-5630 Sat: Blue Siren,
Agenda Friday
Agenda Friday Horizon Science Academy governing board, 6 p.m., 3403 Southern Blvd., Youngstown.
Einstein’s revolutionary theory of gravitation confirmed – again
Opinion: By Saswato R. DAS Los Angeles Times The results of a big physics experiment have delivered a
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .128.520.40 Aqua America, .71
CD RATES
CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.
Fight over gunman’s locked iPhone could have big impact
Associated Press washington An extraordinary legal fight is brewing with major privacy
FirstEnergy reports 2015 earnings
FirstEnergy reports 2015 earnings AKRON FirstEnergy Corp. reported full-year 2015 operating
Hospital paid $17K ransom to hackers of computers
Associated Press LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles hospital paid a ransom in bitcoins equivalent to
CMS terminates Cedarcreek’s provider agreements
The majority of the residents were out of the Warren health care facility Wednesday.
METRO DIGEST || Man charged with punching 2nd doctor
Man charged with punching 2nd doctor YOUNGSTOWN A man who pleaded no contest in 2015 to charges
NEW THIS WEEK
NEW THIS WEEK Race (PG-13) Track star Jesse Owens competes in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, a
US housing starts fall in notably cold, snowy January
Associated Press WASHINGTON Cold winter weather appears to have cut into homebuilding in the
Clinton campaign
Clinton campaign YOUNGSTOWN Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign announced the launch of its
turkey Blast kills at least 28
Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey A car bomb went off in the Turkish capital Wednesday near
years ago
years ago Today is Thursday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2016. There are 317 days left in the year.
Surplus food
Surplus food New Bethel Baptist Church, 1507 Hillman St., Youngstown, various commodities, 9 to
mexico Pope Francis urges governments to open their hearts to migrants
Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico In a moment filled with powerful political symbolism,
Soil test first
Soil test first Before you plant, you need to know what your plants will be living in during the
WINTER GARDENING
WINTER GARDENING When: Feb. 21, 2-4 p.m. What: Gardening does not have to end when temperatures
Let academic commission start work in Youngstown
Editorial: Lawyers from the office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine are absolutely right when they warn
Houseplants change
Houseplants change As the days lengthen, some houseplants will begin to show signs of new growth.
Maine governor: Asylum seekers bring diseases such as ‘ziki fly’
Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine Republican Gov. Paul LePage says asylum seekers are the biggest
birthdays
birthdays Actor George Kennedy is 91. Author Toni Morrison is 85. Movie director Milos Forman is
The male’s red markings come from pigment in its food The House Finch
By Sister Jeanne Thurin, HM Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist The house finch (Carpodacus
Itching to plant? Milk jug gardens will do the trick
By Marilyn McKinley OSU master gardener volunteer It’s that time of year – the seed catalogs
Prep Roundup | Recaps of Wednesday’s high school games
GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS Division III Ursuline 107, East Palestine 30 YOUNGSTOWN
deaths | Exploding air bags
Fourteen automakers have recalled about 24 million vehicles in the U.S. because of faulty Takata
Iran snubs proposal to freeze oil output
Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran Iran appeared Wednesday to back a plan laid out by four
Kleese Development Associates sells Vienna injection well to Oklahoma company
Well just south of the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport sold to an Oklahoma company.
Bring color inside this week
Bring color inside this week If the gloom is getting to you, bring in some branches of forsythia,
Shearing arborvitae is tricky
Q. Can I shear off 1-1.5 inches of a hedge? I want it to green up after I cut it. It is arborvitae.
oddly enough
oddly enough Family seeks snow donations to help Frosty last until spring MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y.
MAHONING VALLEY RACE COURSE: WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
RACE 1 $24,500 - 3 yo’s & up, 6F, MSW 5 River’s Image (Mayta, O.)$5.20$2.60 $2.10 2 Meltdown Max
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