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O Holy Night
Sheila Kosmo helps her daughter, Maddie, 8, both of Austintown, light her candle during a Christmas Eve service at Faith Community Covenant Church in Youngstown. ...
Stories published December 25, 2017
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Here are 10 things you should know for Tuesday
Northeast blizzard heads Tuesday's staples for water-cooler talk
Valley residents, brace yourselves for bone-chilling cold rest of year
New Year's Eve revelers will face temperatures of about 5 degrees above zero
Midwest gets bone-chilling cold; New England faces blizzard warnings
Many states are bracing for subzero temperatures
1 dead, 4 injured in shooting rampage in Alabama town
Police have apprehended a suspect in the Christmas Eve shootings
Christmas shootings in Cleveland claim two lives
The city has recorded 125 homicides this year, down slightly from 2016 levels.
New drilling regulations result in large reduction in number of quakes in Oklahoma
Regulators have watched to avoid a "trifecta" of circumstances that have been linked to earthquakes near well sites.
Columbus nears record in homicides this year
Cleveland's homicides are down from 2016, but Youngstown has had at least 7 more killings this year than all of last year
Pope calls for two-state solution toward Mideast peace
Francis lamented the winds of war in his traditional Christmas message today
Trump, first lady wish 'entire world' a Merry Christmas
The president and his family are spending the holiday at the resort in Florida
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White Christmas for Northeast, Midwest
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Boardman school official grateful for “lunch angel”
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John Curea also makes table-top nativity scenes for family and friends
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Local volunteer loves the reward of volunteering
Tom Miller dedicates time to helping children at an inner-city school
O Holy Night
Sheila Kosmo helps her daughter, Maddie, 8, both of Austintown, light her candle during a Christmas Eve service at Faith Community Covenant Church in Youngstown. The service, led by Michael Zabel, right, the senior pastor at Faith Community, welcomed nearly 40 worshippers to “pause” before the holiday. “This gives us a chance to pause in the busyness and remember why we are celebrating Christmas,” Zabel said. After the melodies of “O Holy Night” rang out, Zabel asked parishioners if they would just take a moment to ask themselves, “Are you ready for Christmas?”Pictured at the top is Aiden Fitzhenry, 5, of Southington hanging a candy cane on a Christmas tree during the service.
The First Christmas
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TRUMBULL COURTS
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SPORTS digest
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Top 25 rewind: UNC, Kentucky and Miami learning from losses
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N. Korea calls latest sanctions ‘act of war’
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Christmas card sent back and forth since 1941
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The Cleveland Browns got pushed to the brink of a winless season
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Shoppers spending more may make a merry season for retailers
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Former tobacco barns find new life with anti-smoking messages
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Associated Press WASHINGTON Donald Trump has full confidence in his new FBI director despite a
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Spirit of Christmas is about giving
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