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Taft students learn about healthful eating

Taft students learn about healthful eating


Boardman's Glenwood Middle School gets H.O.P.E. grant

Boardman's Glenwood Middle School gets H.O.P.E. grant


Warren man pleads no contest to gun charges, found guilty

Warren man pleads no contest to gun charges, found guilty


Warren teen acts quickly to rescue her mom

Warren teen acts quickly to rescue her mom


Former exec director of Inspiring Minds Youngstown indicted

Former exec director of Inspiring Minds Youngstown indicted


Trumbull commissioners hope to find way to keep hovercraft

Trumbull commissioners hope to find way to keep hovercraft


Loaded gun found on man in store

Loaded gun found on man in store


Canfield trustees OK resolution to resurface roads

Canfield trustees OK resolution to resurface roads


Medical malpractice lawsuit in Joan Rivers' death settled

Medical malpractice lawsuit in Joan Rivers' death settled


Pop Warner bans kickoffs in 3 youngest age divisions

Pop Warner bans kickoffs in 3 youngest age divisions


Bond set at $110,000 for driver who hit restaurant, police cruiser

Bond set at $110,000 for driver who hit restaurant, police cruiser


Niles names interim treasurer

Niles names interim treasurer


Mahoning County grand jury indicts 36

Indictments from the Mahoning County grand jury.

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5 minutes with Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally is Tuesday

5 minutes with Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally is Tuesday


US Rep. Tim Ryan praises colleagues in war against opiod and heroin addiction

US Rep. Tim Ryan praises colleagues in war against opiod and heroin addiction


Accident on I-80 eastbound in Austintown

Accident on I-80 eastbound in Austintown


GM: Don't drive your expensive 2016 SUV until parts arrive

GM: Don't drive your expensive 2016 SUV until parts arrive


Middle class shrinks in 9 of 10 US cities as incomes fall

Middle class shrinks in 9 of 10 US cities as incomes fall


US stocks slip after unemployment claims rise; tech slumps

US stocks slip after unemployment claims rise; tech slumps


City police gather for annual awards luncheon

City police gather for annual awards luncheon


UPDATE | Trump, Ryan cite productive first meeting

Trump, Ryan, and the search for common ground


Pair arrested, drugs confiscated after Campbell traffic stop

Pair arrested, drugs confiscated after Campbell traffic stop


Mahoning commissioners recognize poster contest winners

Mahoning commissioners recognize poster contest winners


Suspicious shopper had gun, drugs

Suspicious shopper had gun, drugs


Boardman man jailed after domestic violence charges

Boardman man jailed after domestic violence charges


Arrested Saturday, bonded on Monday, arrested again Wednesday

Arrested Saturday, bonded on Monday, arrested again Wednesday


Demon-free, Scott Stapp returns to concert trail

By JOHN BENSON entertainment@vindy.com Scott Stapp’s tortured tribulations as a rock singer are


Warren man gets 3 years in prison for shooting incident

Warren man gets 3 years in prison in shooting incident


Trumbull commissioners OK expansion of Liberty business area

Trumbull commissioners OK expansion of Liberty business area


MVHS plans lunch program


Seats are available for OSU banquet

Seats are available for OSU banquet SALEM Seats still are available for the Ohio State


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Playhouse winds down season with "Forum"; FUNNY business

By GUY D’ASTOLFO dastolfo@vindy.com The Youngstown Playhouse will segue into summer on a lighter


Love coming up big for Cavaliers

Through two rounds, Love is averaging 18.9 points, 12.5 rebounds and shooting 44 percent (28 of 63) on 3-pointers.


Lakeview averts meltdown, holds off Girard

The Bulldogs move on to a district semifinal against Poland in Alliance on Tuesday.


One Warren police officer has been fired and another suspended for two days over a use-of-force incident in which a man suffered a broken arm.

One Warren police officer has been fired and another suspended for two days over a use-of-force incident in which a man suffered a broken arm.


Younger McClurkin Funeral Home owner escapes prison time for theft of pre-needs money from 75 customers

Younger McClurkin Funeral Home owner escapes prison time for theft of pre-needs money from 75 customers


Dining hall atmosphere upgraded

St. Vincent de Paul Society receives new paint job and other updates.


Austin gets life without parole/Henderson gets 36 to life

Pair convicted of being enforcers for drug ring


Man told ‘new life’ will begin after sentence

Pleaded guilty to possession, trafficking in heroin charges


Penguins complete season sweep of BGSU

The Youngstown State baseball team scored eight runs in the first four innings and beat Bowling Green 9-5 on Wednesday afternoon at Steller Field.


LeBron: Curry deserves MVP

James, who averaged 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists during the regular season, was awed by Curry’s shooting prowess.


YSU softball team stays alive in HL tourney

Cali Mikovich ripped three hits in a 5-3 win over Green Bay.


Theater will honor its donors

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Youngstown Playhouse has received a great deal of help in recent


Today

Today Comedy Lionel Hampton and Mike Diesel, 8 p.m., Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race


Amtrak helps derail government

Opinion: WASHINGTON In 1906, Leonor Loree, an accomplished railroad executive, examined the dilapidated


NEW THIS WEEK

NEW THIS WEEK The Darkness (PG-13) Supernatural forces haunt a family after its return from a


NOTICES

NOTICES BASEBALL Boardman Community Baseball — will host a Little League Rules tournament May


Feds must take close look at Ohio’s Medicaid scheme

Editorial: When a proposed change in public policy prompts questions for which there are no straightforward


Trump rallies racists

Opinion: By Rex Huppke Chicago Tribune It must be a magical time to be a racist. Or a xenophobe. Or a


Kessel, Hagelin and Bonino leading way

The line that sent the Pittsburgh Penguins full throttle into the Eastern Conference finals wasn’t even on the roster a year ago.


A tuxedo causes a flap in school

Opinion: By Heidi Stevens Chicago Tribune How much harm can a tuxedo cause? Plenty, if it’s used to


Carson to speak

Carson to speak GROVE CITY, PA. Pediatric neurosurgeon and recent Republican presidential


Alice Cooper at Packard Music Hall

Alice Cooper at Packard Music Hall Legendary shock rocker Alice Cooper will play his first


Two groups want to put charter amendments on the November ballot in Youngstown

The anti-fracking proposal would be on the ballot for the fifth time


AUDITIONS

AUDITIONS ACTORS “The Jungle Book,SDRq an Antiflix film directed and written by Vitaliy Versace,


Niles safety director is latest resignation

Niles safety director is latest resignation


Struthers man ODs, crashes into Burger King

Suspect to appear in court Thursday


About 80 people attend public forum on Youngstown schools CEO

The deadline has been extended to May 17 for Youngstown Schools CEO applicants


Trump: Doesn't need House Speaker Paul Ryan or other leery Republican leaders

Donald Trump brushed off his Capitol Hill critics Wednesday,


Students learn soft skills to prepare for the workforce

The program drew 130 students and 75 mentors


OSHP hot line

OSHP hot line COLUMBUS The State Highway Patrol hopes to boost public use of its hot line


Planned Parenthood shooter ruled incompetent

Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. A man who acknowledged killing three people at a


Bombings kill 93 in Baghdad

Associated Press BAGHDAD In the deadliest violence in Baghdad this year, three car bombs


Zika in US complicates issues of abortion and contraception

Associated Press NEW YORK There’s little doubt: Zika is coming to the continental United States,


US had $106.5B surplus in April

US had $106.5B surplus in April WASHINGTON The United States posted a budget surplus in April,


Love ground cover? Have mice?

Love ground cover? Have mice? Yes, ground covers can be one of the reasons you have a rodent


Poland seeks third straight Final Four

It’s no stretch to say that the Division II regional road goes through Poland


Intentional fire caused fatal Texas blast, ATF says

Associated Press DALLAS A fire that was intentionally set caused the 2013 explosion at a Texas


Poll: Ohioans overwhelmingly support the legalization of medical marijuana

Ohioans overwhelmingly support the legalization of medical marijuana


Stoops brothers return home to help

The Stoops brothers will be at The Lake Club on Monday night.


Timothy Saxton is new West Branch schools superintendent

Timothy Saxton is new West Branch schools superintendent


Senate starts hearings on legislation to legalize medical marijuana

Senate starts hearings on legislation to legalize medical marijuana


Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Juan and Amanda Vega, Youngstown, girl, May 10.


Selection committee to review 16 applications for vacant Metroparks board seats

MetroParks to begin search for new administrative director/treasurer


Trumbull commissioner scolds hiring supervisors, fellow commissioners for unfair hiring practices

Trumbull commissioner scolds hiring supervisors, fellow commissioners for unfair hiring practices


Barrel Run Crossing Winery and Vineyard, 3272 Industry Road, Rootstown; 330-325-1075

Barrel Run Crossing Winery and Vineyard, 3272 Industry Road, Rootstown; 330-325-1075 Fri: Jon


Judge: Facebook suit can proceed

Associated Press CHICAGO A federal judge in California has ruled that three Illinois men can


birthdays

birthdays Composer Burt Bacharach is 88. Actress Millie Perkins (“Knots Landing”) is 78. Country


Judge agrees to drop charge over victim’s objection

Prosecutor says evidence, statements do not match


Annual Safety Leadership Award celebrates 10 years

Safety leadership awards celebrates


Too much folic acid a cause of autism?

Associated Press NEW YORK For decades, pregnant women and women who may become pregnant have


Fabulous Containers

Fabulous Containers When: Monday What: Make the best containers for your front door and the


YEARS AGO

YEARS AGO Today is Thursday, May 12, the 133rd day of 2016. There are 233 days left in the year.


Carmella Williams received $5,000 for having the best business plan

Second WE class planned for the fall in Warren


“Scandal” (9 p.m., ABC): Perhaps the only thing crazier than the real-life presidential

“Scandal” (9 p.m., ABC): Perhaps the only thing crazier than the real-life presidential race is the


Man is shot in leg

Man is shot in leg WARREN An Oak Street Southwest man, 48, suffered a gunshot wound to the leg


Demuynck welcomes his Lordstown return

Rick Demuynck is the new plant manager at the General Motors Lordstown Assembly Plant.


Tips for transplanting healthy seedlings

Q. I have a hard time with transplants. Sometimes they’re too leggy. Other times they break off or


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS CBS News veteran Morley Safer retiring NEW YORK CBS News veteran Morley Safer, a


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They’ve been sucking juice from your plants for 17 years CICADAS

Most of us are used to the singing of dog-day cicadas (mostly called locusts) here in the Valley.


What plant should I choose?

What plant should I choose? There are so many beautiful plants at the garden center – what should


Pew study sees shrinking middle class in US cities

Associated Press WASHINGTON In cities across America, the middle class is hollowing out. A


oddly enough

oddly enough Police K-9 Ranger following in father Jozek’s paw prints ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. A


Playhouse aims to stay the course

The Youngstown Playhouse built up a good bit of momentum over the past two years under operations


SPORTS digest

YSU announces football camps Youngstown The Youngstown State football program is hosting nine


CD RATES

CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.


Trump still defiant as he readies for meeting

Associated Press WASHINGTON Donald Trump declared Wednesday he doesn’t need support from House


Youngstown Schools Chief executive officer applicants

Thirteen people had applied by Tuesday to be the Youngstown City School District CEO. The


High School Roundup | More prep results

BASEBALL DIVISION IV McDonald 1, Southern 0 McDONALD Ben Carkido pitched a no-hitter for


Selected local stocks

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