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Art event will help Ed Port
Austintown resident Ed Port talks about a Sunday fundraiser at Suzie’s Dogs and Drafts to help with his medical bills. Port, 45, who suffers from ...
Stories published January 19, 2016
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
10 guns, including assault rifles seized by YPD in 2 weeks
Vice squad members have been able to combine quality and quantity so far this year.
Attys. Atway, Cochran sentenced for professional wrongdoing
Two downtown Youngstown lawyers were fined Tuesday in federal court after each had earlier pleaded guilty to a charge contained in information filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Youngstown Masonic Temple succumbs to dwindling membership
After 106 years of serving the local freemasonry groups, the Masonic Temple in Youngstown will close.
Original Youngstown Kitchens steel cabinet to go on display Jan. 30
A unique piece of the Mahoning Valley’s past has resurfaced and will go on display at the Tyler Mahoning Valley Historical Center.
Expect a bustling Youngstown March 22 when Elton, ZZ Top perform
March 22 is shaping up to be the busiest Tuesday night in downtown Youngstown in many years.
Farmdale couple showed no signs of acrimony day before murder, auctioneer says
A large crowd of people were at the Wakefield Creek Road home and business of Ricky D. and Janell D. Green on Saturday, one day before Ricky, 59, purportedly shot and killed Janell, 56, inside their home.
Trustees for Wirt Trust sworn in, collection on display
Four trustees of the Benjamin Franklin Wirt Trust were formally sworn in Tuesday by Judge Robert N. Rusu Jr. of Mahoning County Probate Court.
Youngstown couple want to keep their chickens in city for food, pets
An East Side couple is asking city officials to allow them to keep their chickens – some that they eat and a couple they keep as pets.
Nancy Tod, member of renowned Youngstown and Ohio family, dies
A community leader who also was part of one of the Mahoning Valley’s founding families has died.
Saturday event aims to find bone marrow match for friend
Saturday’s “Penny Saver” at Youngstown State University is about more than loose change.
Los Angeles to pay $24.3M to 2 wrongly convicted men
Los Angeles to pay $24.3M to 2 wrongly convicted men
'American Pie' singer McLean's arrest shakes his Maine town
'American Pie' singer McLean's arrest shakes his Maine town
Clinton receives endorsement from largest LGBT organization
Clinton receives endorsement from largest LGBT organization
Celebrate Poland pancake fundraiser breakfast is Saturday
Celebrate Poland pancake fundraiser breakfast is Saturday
Pennsylvania prison population declined by 850 in 2015
Pennsylvania prison population declined by 850 in 2015
Pa. judge revokes bail for ex-coach accused of sex with player
Judge revokes bail for ex-coach accused of sex with player
You’re welcome, America: Columbus tops for making robocalls
You’re welcome, America: Columbus tops for making robocalls
Ex-pastor accused of raping teen arrested after return to US
Ex-pastor accused of raping teen arrested after return to US
Woman charged with nursing without license in Bobbi Kristina Brown case
Woman charged with nursing without license in Brown case
Election-year clash on immigration heads to Supreme Court
Election-year clash on immigration heads to Supreme Court
Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees
Calls for boycott of Oscars grow over diversity of nominees
Texas latest state to call daily fantasy sports illegal
Texas latest state to call daily fantasy sports illegal
East Coast, Ohio Valley brace for possible big snowstorm
East Coast, Ohio Valley brace for possible big snowstorm
Ohio sets new guidelines for short-term pain prescribing
Ohio sets new guidelines for short-term pain prescribing
Trumbull County mental health board meeting canceled today
Trumbull County mental health board meeting canceled today
Flint mayor seeking help from D.C. over water crisis
Flint mayor seeking help from D.C. over water crisis
YSU library briefly evacuated after steam pipe break triggers alarm
YSU library briefly evacuated after steam pipe break triggers alarm
Police: 3-year-old girl kept in closet, offered for sex
Police: 3-year-old girl kept in closet, offered for sex
Ohio senators announce medical marijuana listening tour
Ohio senators announce medical marijuana listening tour
Ice-skating rink open at Mill Creek Park's Wick Recreation Area
Ice-skating rink open at Mill Creek Park's Wick Recreation Area
Delta posts $980 million 4Q profit on lower fuel prices
Delta posts $980 million 4Q profit on lower fuel prices
FBI: Violent crime rose in first 6 months of 2015 over 2014
FBI: Violent crime rose in first 6 months of 2015 over 2014
Johnson & Johnson to cut about 3,000 jobs in medical devices
Johnson & Johnson to cut about 3,000 jobs in medical devices
Gov't report: Budget deficit to rise to $544B this year
Gov't report: Budget deficit to rise to $544B this year
Kent State, faculty union reach tentative contract agreement
Kent State, faculty union reach tentative contract agreement
Lawyers for fired Ohio State band director to remain on case
Lawyers for fired Ohio State band director to remain on case
Mahoning commissioners award $284K bid for Lowellville bridge
Mahoning commissioners award $284K bid for Lowellville bridge
911 AUDIO | Trumbull man calls sheriff to report he killed his wife
The Greene Township man told a dispatcher his wife had been cheating on him
Mahoning County accepting applications for homestead exemptions
Mahoning County accepting applications for homestead exemptions
MLK Day workshop focuses on institutionalized racism
Even though many strides have been made in the last 50 years since racism was often as blatant as it was damaging, such attitudes have maintained a chameleon-like ability to adapt to societal changes and times, a civil-rights attorney contends.
Curbstone hears from fall’s state champs
Lakeview girls golfers, Maplewood boys CC team were honorees.
Dog-rescue friends come to aid of Howland woman hit with unexpected calamity
One of the defining themes of Howland woman Tamie Chicko’s life has been helping others — as registered nurse at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital and as a dog rescuer.
YMCA may come to Austintown
By AMANDA TONOLI atonoli@vindy.com AUSTINTOWN Fitness centers in Austintown are growing in
SPORTS DIGEST || East-Poland game moved to Wednesday
East-Poland game moved to Wednesday POLAND Tonight’s East-Poland boys basketball game has been
7th Distrct appeals court launches mediation program
A mediator tries to guide parties in civil cases to a mutually acceptable settlement
VIDEO GAME PREVIEW ‘Deus Ex,’ ‘Dishonored 2’ are among year’s most anticipated
By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES If the video games set to be unleashed
Berry’s Whole Foods offers a new place for healthy options
The new health food store, Berry’s Whole Foods, recently opened in Austintown.
2016 dog-license deadline approaches in the Valley
Any owner that harbors dogs 3 months of age or older must license their dogs annually
METRO DIGEST || Diversity breakfast Thursday
The 14th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Breakfast is set for 8:30 a.m. Thursday in the Chestnut Room of Kilcawley Center at Youngstown State University.
Art event will help Ed Port
Austintown resident Ed Port talks about a Sunday fundraiser at Suzie’s Dogs and Drafts to help with his medical bills. Port, 45, who suffers from neurofibromatosis, expects to need at least three more surgeries, and he’s already about $40,000 in debt from the five he’s already had.
oddly enough
oddly enough Man dies in crash while taking pregnant wife to hospital FORT COLLINS, Colo. A
College Basketball
MEN EAST Albany (NY) 80, Binghamton 59 College of NJ 95, Baruch 62 Mass.-Lowell 93,
All-STAR SeLECTIONS Northeastern Athletic Conference
GIRLS SOCCER Bristol — Lindsey Campbell Badger — April Larrison, Megan Miller Maplewood —
Mahoning Valley Race Course: Monday’s Results
MONDAY’S RESULTS RACE 1 $10,000 - 3 yo’s & up, 5 1/2F, CLM $7,500 4 Carson Pass (Bracho,
DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS BRONCOS PATRIOTS MANNING VS. BRADY
DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIPS BRONCOS PATRIOTS MANNING VS. BRADY
CARDINALS PANTHERS PALMER VS. NEWTON
CARDINALS PANTHERS PALMER VS. NEWTON Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Prep Roundup | More high school results
GIRLS BASKETBALL West Holmes 50, Howland 28 BERLIN Brighleigh Macaulay scored 18 points to
TV/Radio
TV/Radio toDAY 11 a.m. (Root) College basketball: “Inside Notre Dame Basketball.” 2:30 p.m.
Radio auction details to be discussed Friday
Radio auction details to be discussed Friday YOUNGSTOWN The Kiwanis Club of Youngstown will meet
Healthy hands: soap and sanitizer
From Mayo Clinic News Network Mayo Clinic News Network According to the Centers for Disease
Windshield manufacturer tops 1,000 workers at ex-GM plant in Moraine
Associated Press MORAINE, Ohio Hiring by a glass products company hit an important milestone,
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Greater Girard Area Chamber of Commerce, 6 p.m., Girard Free Library, 105 E.
NEWSMAKERS
NEWSMAKERS Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dies at 67 NEW YORK Glenn Frey, who co-founded the
Family of missing American still waiting
Associated Press NEW YORK The relatives of a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran almost
Woman charged after 6 kids are injured in DUI accident
Associated Press PITTSBURGH A woman due in court this month in a drunken-driving case has been
Americans’ abduction raises security fears
Associated Press BAGHDAD The abduction of three Americans from a Baghdad apartment over the
The action film “The Fifth Wave,” in which aliens occupy Earth, opens Friday in
The action film “The Fifth Wave,” in which aliens occupy Earth, opens Friday in theaters. Here are
Pressured, Clinton embraces Obama
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. Facing fresh campaign anxieties, Hillary Clinton is attaching
Independents may supply last-minute advantage for Kasich
Ohio governor has risen to second place in many New Hampshire polls By Jessica Wehrman Dayton
Police capture man suspected in officer’s death
Murder charge expected Associated Press COLUMBUS A man whose ex-girlfriend reported that he
Facing up to wrinkles
Opinion: By Gina Barreca The Hartford Courant I turned 59 recently, which means, apparently, that
With flag gone, MLK Day rally shifts focus
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. For the first time in 17 years, civil-rights leaders gathered
‘Making a Murderer’ casts doubt on the guilt of Avery and Dassey
Opinion: Kenneth Kratz was willing to answer all of my questions. Many these days are demanding answers from
Is it bad? What makes that sound? CRACKING KNUCKLES
By Claudia Buck The Fresno Bee SACRAMENTO, Calif. Snap, crackle, pop. If you’re a knuckle
Wellness seminar
Wellness seminar HOWLAND The Howland Health & Wellness Committee is beginning its 2016 wellness
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Boston Marathon bomber doesn’t deserve new trial
Editorial: Not only was federal Judge George O’Toole Jr. unswayed by Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar
Workers drilling oil well injured
Workers drilling oil well injured VIENNA TOWNSHIP An accident at an oil drilling site Monday
Calls for boycott of Oscars grow
Associated Press NEW YORK Calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards are growing over the
US military releases account of sailors’ Iran detention
US military releases account of sailors’ Iran detention WASHINGTON In its first official
Bill would provide confidential address for victims of violence
Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio is trying to catch up with other states by shielding the