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Chamber adds 4 board members

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber recently announced it has added four new board members: Carlton Ingram, business representative, Local 66 International Union of Operating Engineers; Donald Kline, president and chief executive officer of Mercy Health-Youngstown; Col. Daniel Sarachene, commander, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown Air Reserve Station; and William Shivers, Canton/Mahoning Valley regional president, Huntington National Bank.

The board also named two new vice chairmen, Donald Kline and Regina Mitchell, to its executive committee.

Ribbon cutting for dog-training facility

NEW SPRINGFIELD

The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Tuesday for Dog-smartz Unleashed, 1591 E. Western Reserve Road.

Dogsmartz Unleashed LLC, open since November, is a nonaversive, positive training facility in Poland, with satellite locations in Hermitage and Canfield.

Dogsmartz offers behavior training for all types of dogs with all types of issues.

Platforms shut down after discovery of oil leak in Cook Inlet

ANCHORAGE, Alaska

An oil leak was discovered in Alaska’s Cook Inlet on Saturday, causing a major oil and gas producer to shut down two of its platforms there, officials said.

Hilcorp Alaska LLC workers felt an impact on the company’s Anna Platform shortly before noon Saturday, then noticed an oil sheen and bubbling from underwater, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

The spill is on the west side of Cook Inlet, to the southwest of Anchorage. The inlet stretches 180 miles from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage.

Officials said the leak is from an underwater pipeline that is carrying more than 19,000 gallons of crude oil.

Trump OKs federal aid after storms

LOS ANGELES

President Donald Trump has approved federal assistance to help California counties recover from winter storms that caused flooding, mudslides and power outages.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Sunday that the funds will aid state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by severe weather from Feb. 1-23.

The assistance will be available in more than two dozen counties, mostly in the northern part of the state.

Gov. Jerry Brown requested the aid last month. After five years of drought, California saw record-breaking precipitation this year that led rivers and creeks to break their banks.

Serbia’s PM claims presidential win

BELGRADE, Serbia

Serbia’s powerful Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic claimed victory Sunday in the presidential election that was a test of his authoritarian rule, an outcome that could expand Russia’s influence in the Balkans.

Speaking to supporters at his right-wing party’s headquarters, Vucic said, “My victory is crystal clear. This is a very important day for us, showing which way Serbia should be heading.

“A huge majority of people in Serbia support continuation of the European path for Serbia, along with preserving our traditionally good ties with Russia and China,” Vucic said, while his backers chanted “Victory, victory!”

Staff/wire reports