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Mahoning Valley family relives special Idora Park memory
From left, AJ, Sara, Johnny and Reagan Turner, and Bill and Edie Davidson, pose at Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the horse on which ...
Stories published December 26, 2017
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Vindy reviews top news stories of 2017
Shocking deaths, the area’s ongoing corruption saga and major changes in local politics were among the headline-grabbing events in the Mahoning Valley in 2017.
McKinney calls Brown, others to be deposed this week
Former Youngstown mayoral candidate Sean McKinney has issued subpoenas compelling multiple county officials and his election opponent, Mayor-elect Jamael Tito Brown, to appear at depositions later this week.
Stressed? Sad? Can't focus? PAWSS will help
Sixth-grader Vernon Gurley stops at the Liberty Middle School guidance counselor’s office every day to pet, feed and read a book to a furry friend.
Bond set at $2M for Y'town man charged with killing girlfriend, taking body to NY
Bond was set at $2 million for the suspect in an August murder who was brought back to the city last week.
Construction halted at church destroyed in Sept. 11 attacks
Construction halted at church destroyed in Sept. 11 attacks
Amid sales drop, Harley-Davidson wants to teach more to ride
Amid sales drop, Harley-Davidson wants to teach more to ride
Police: Man attempted to rob store with fake furniture gun
Police: Man attempted to rob store with fake furniture gun
Special Youngstown Board of Control meeting Thursday
Special Youngstown Board of Control meeting Thursday
Do you want to be on the Mill Creek Park board? Applications due by Jan. 4
Applications due by Jan. 4 for Mill Creek Park board commissioner
US jury acquits Peruvian defendant in FIFA bribery case
US jury acquits Peruvian defendant in FIFA bribery case
Ohio capital sets grim record with 140 homicides this year
Ohio capital sets grim record with 140 homicides this year
Pa. cops shoot man after pursuit after deli robbery
Pa. cops shoot man after pursuit after deli robbery
Part of weakened White House magnolia tree to be removed
Part of weakened White House magnolia tree to be removed
Brookfield trustees' last meeting this year is Wednesday
Brookfield trustees' last meeting of the year is Wednesday
Trump predicts GOP and Dems will agree on health care plan
Trump predicts GOP and Dems will agree on health care plan
McGuffey staff, students donate to families
McGuffey staff, students donate to families
Sororities and fraternities aid organizations
Sororities and fraternities aid organizations
Slippery Rock plans to cover some costs from grant cutbacks
Slippery Rock plans to cover some costs from grant cutbacks
Holy Family Youth Ministry decorates church, makes cards
Holy Family Youth Ministry decorates church, makes cards
Western Reserve Joint Fire District trustee board meets Wednesday
Western Reserve Joint Fire District trustee board meets Wednesday
Former Lowellville police chief pleads not guilty to charges today
Former Lowellville police chief pleads not guilty to several charges
Ohio homicide investigator charged with tampering, falsification
Ohio homicide investigator charged with tampering, falsification
Syria rebels, opposition reject Russia-proposed talks
Syria rebels, opposition reject Russia-proposed talks
Youngstown City Council Safety Committee for Thursday is canceled
Youngstown City Council Safety Committee set for Thursday is canceled
Man arraigned on robbery charges after cell phone theft
Man arraigned on robbery charges after cell phone theft
Man dies, woman injured in early morning Warren shooting
Man dies, woman injured in early morning Warren shooting
Passenger had gun and bullets at Orlando airport checkpoint
Passenger had gun and bullets at Orlando airport checkpoint
Markets Right Now: Stock trading is off to a sluggish start
Markets Right Now: Stock trading is off to a sluggish start
US home prices surge 6.2 percent, outpacing wage growth
US home prices surge 6.2 percent, outpacing wage growth
Steelers legend Bleier in 1-man play
Staff report PITTSBURGH Former Pittsburgh Steeler fullback Rocky Bleier will perform his one-man
Mahoning Valley family relives special Idora Park memory
From left, AJ, Sara, Johnny and Reagan Turner, and Bill and Edie Davidson, pose at Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the horse on which Sara had her photo taken at Idora Park as a 5-year-old. The picture appeared in a 1984 Sunday pictorial section of The Vindicator.
Counselors give tips on how to get through grief on the holidays
Counselors give tips on how to get through grief on the holidays
On July 1, 2013, 12,654 children in Ohio were in agency custody
Four years later, the number had climbed to 15,145
Pope laments ‘winds of war’ blowing all around world
Associated Press VATICAN CITY Lamenting “the winds of war” blowing all around the world, Pope
Snowy owls head south
Associated Press CHICAGO Scott Judd trained his camera lens on the white dot in the distance.
Cold front to freeze Valley this week
Meteorologists expect “bone-chilling cold” with temperatures in the single digits
Man dies in fire
Man dies in fire WARREN A man died in a fire at an Oakdale Drive Northwest home on Christmas
Walk-in childhood immunization clinics
Walk-in childhood immunization clinics WARREN The Warren City Health District, 258 E. Market
It’s a dark and desperate life without power in Puerto Rico
Associated Press MOROVIS, Puerto Rico Three days before Christmas, Doris Martinez and daughter
Nearly 140 Puerto Ricans resettle in Valley
By GRAIG GRAZIOSI ggraziosi@vindy.com CAMPBELL Since September, nearly 140 new Hispanic
Congress progress looks dim for 2018
Associated Press WASHINGTON Their tax bill triumph in the rear-view mirror, Republicans running
Students create plug-in to fight fake news
Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. A team of college students has come up with an internet
Man killed in Christmas shooting
Associated Press CLEVELAND Police in Cleveland are investigating the city’s second fatal
LaBrae’s Aldridge scores 16 against Akron
LaBrae’s Aldridge scores 16 against Akron HONOLULU Freshman Kellan Grady made five 3-pointers
Ohio’s capital city facing near record-high homicide rate
Associated Press COLUMBUS Earlier this month, with homicides at a near-record high in Ohio’s
The Year of #MeToo
Associated Press NEW YORK It began with a news story, and then a tweet, and suddenly it seemed
YEARS AGO FOR DEC. 26
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2017. There are five days left in the year. The seven-
Dems aim to turn tax plan into cudgel in 2018 midterms
Associated Press ATLANTA A Democratic congressional candidate outside Philadelphia calls the
Gene therapy for rare form of blindness wins US approval VISION QUEST
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON U.S. health officials last week approved the
Trump, GOP-led Congress must answer for train crash
Editorial: Shortly after last week’s Amtrak crash south of Seattle that killed three people and injured
Trump celebrates Christmas like most of America, with family
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. President Donald Trump is celebrating Christmas the way
The top five paid iPhone apps on the App Store, for the most recent one-week sales period:
The top five paid iPhone apps on the App Store, for the most recent one-week sales period: v Heads
Prevent skin cancer
Q. As a middle-age, fair-skin redhead, I have had several run-ins with precancerous and basal skin
Tips belong to the workers
Opinion: By Negin Owliaei OtherWords Thea Bryan is a single mother putting herself through graduate
Trump, enablers determined to undermine Mueller, rule of law
Opinion: By Cokie Roberts and Steven V. ROBERTS Andrews McMeel Syndication Sean Hannity, the Fox News
Births
Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Levon and Angela Witmer, Leetonia, boy, Dec. 23. Nesha
Christmas brings Northeast blizzard, cold in Midwest
Christmas brings Northeast blizzard, cold in Midwest CHICAGO The good news for many in the
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