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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


Trump receives key endorsement from Sarah Palin

Trump receives key endorsement from Sarah Palin


Strickland, Sittenfeld announce endorsements

Strickland, Sittenfeld announce endorsements


Youngstown lawyers get federal court sentences

Youngstown lawyers get federal court sentences


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


Trump endorsed by John Wayne's daughter

Trump endorsed by John Wayne's daughter


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


UPDATE | Bomb scare ends at LaBrae complex

Bomb scare ends at LaBrae complex


Flint mayor seeking help from D.C. over water crisis

Flint mayor seeking help from D.C. over water crisis


Tim Horton's not coming to Austintown

Tim Horton's not coming to Austintown


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


Threat forces evacuation of LaBrae school complex

Threat forces evacuation of LaBrae school complex


FBI: Violent crime rose in first 6 months of 2015 over 2014

FBI: Violent crime rose in first 6 months of 2015 over 2014


Masonic Temple to close June 30

Masonic Temple to close June 30


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


Jackson Township trustees meet Wednesday night

Jackson Township trustees meet Wednesday night


Liberty trustees meet Wednesday night

Liberty trustees meet Wednesday night


Kent State, faculty union reach tentative contract agreement

Kent State, faculty union reach tentative contract agreement


Alice Cooper to play Packard hall

Alice Cooper to play Packard hall


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

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Man orders sub, pulls knife and takes cash

Man orders sub, pulls knife and takes cash


Store robbery thwarted again in Warren

Store robbery thwarted again in Warren


Mahoning County accepting applications for homestead exemptions

Mahoning County accepting applications for homestead exemptions


Another Horizon opponent wallops Penguins

Boy, how a week changed things for Youngstown State.


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.


Fitch, Hubbard bowlers win MLK event

Canfield’s Letscher rolled 501


Curbstone hears from fall’s state champs

Lakeview girls golfers, Maplewood boys CC team were honorees.


Tease photo

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.

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Cardinal Mooney grad Vinopal inks Steelers futures contract

Former Pitt safety was cut by Cowboys


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


Team USA stings Phantoms with late goals

Pearson, Morrison score for Youngstown


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


THE LINE

THE LINE NFL Playoffs Sunday FavoritePointsUnderdog New England3DENVER


College Basketball

MEN EAST Albany (NY) 80, Binghamton 59 College of NJ 95, Baruch 62 Mass.-Lowell 93,


Penguins singing blues after St. Louis debacle

Stastny powered St. Louis to blowout over Pittsburgh


Steelers aren’t playing ‘what if’ after season

Injuries took a major toll on offense


All-STAR SeLECTIONS Northeastern Athletic Conference

GIRLS SOCCER Bristol — Lindsey Campbell Badger — April Larrison, Megan Miller Maplewood —


Warriors humble Cavs

Curry’s 35 points lead Golden State romp at The Q


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


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Casandra and James Cook, Youngstown, boy, Jan. 17.


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


YEARS AGO

YEARS AGO Today is Tuesday, Jan. 19, the 19th day of 2016. There are 347 days left in the year.


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


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