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UPDATE | Courthouse statues back on roof again
Dozens gathered on the sidewalk across from the Mahoning County Courthouse to watch as the newly-restored copper statues were returned to its roof.
UPDATE | Courthouse statues back on roof again
Dozens gathered on the sidewalk across from the Mahoning County Courthouse to watch as the newly-restored copper statues were returned to its roof.
UPDATE | Courthouse statues back on roof again
Dozens gathered on the sidewalk across from the Mahoning County Courthouse to watch as the newly-restored copper statues were returned to its roof.
Canfield Joint Fire District boasts new state-of-the-art facility
The $2.6 million station is the result of more than five years of planning
Stories published June 27, 2017
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
Restaurateur Anthony Saadey dead at 69
Longtime Boardman restaurateur Anthony Saadey, 69, of Canfield, owner of Mr. Anthony’s Banquet Center, died Tuesday in St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital.
I have no 'massa,' Youngstown BOE member complains about CEO
Youngstown Board of Education members were outraged Tuesday after district CEO Krish Mohip scrapped two resolutions that would have allowed participation in the Ohio School Boards Association Legal Assistance Fund.
Commissioners OK sale of jail to YSU
Mahoning County commissioners on Tuesday authorized the sale of the county’s former minimum security jail to Youngstown State University for $525,000 for use as a collaborative innovation center.
Public gets eye-level view of courthouse statues
The public got a close-up look at the restored copper statues taken from atop the Mahoning County Courthouse, downtown.
Area residents celebrate Youngstown's birthday with party,tour
At just a week-and-a-half old, Virginia Freeze was celebrating 221 years of Youngstown Tuesday.
PUCO reviewing Youngstown Thermal's financial situation
Youngstown Thermal’s financial difficulty is now under review by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
3 women charged in 2015 patient death at Greenbrier
Three women are charged in a patient death at a township nursing home after a state investigation.
Bunn students plant garden art
Children’s book illustrator, author and artist Dar James led a nature-inspired afternoon with Paul C. Bunn Elementary students Tuesday.
3 arrested in 3rd drug raid at same Boardman house plead not guilty
Three suspects who were arrested during a drug raid at a Wildwood Drive house last week pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from that operation.
Valley Christian to have two head football coaches this fall
Jeff Hether and Jomont Ware will be co-head coaches for Eagles in 2017.
Three women faces charges related to patient abuse in Boardman
Three women faces charges related to patient abuse in Boardman
Mohip denies board to participate in legal assistance fund
Mohip denies board to participate in legal assistance fund
Greatest Juniors: Wednesday tee times at Mill Creek
Greatest Juniors: Wednesday tee times at Mill Creek
UPDATE | Courthouse statues back on roof again
Dozens gathered on the sidewalk across from the Mahoning County Courthouse to watch as the newly-restored copper statues were returned to its roof.
UPDATE | Facing defections, Senate GOP leaders delay health care vote
Senate GOP leaders delay doomed health care vote
Famed lawyer F. Lee Bailey files again for bankruptcy
Famed lawyer F. Lee Bailey files again for bankruptcy
UPDATE | Spokesman: Military post lockdown lifted
Spokesman: Military post on lockdown, possible shooter
Uncooperative man charged with obstructing official business
Uncooperative man charged with obstructing official business
Prosecutor not saying yet if he’ll try cop for 3rd time
Prosecutor not saying yet if he’ll try cop for 3rd time
Mahoning commissioners OK sale of former jail to YSU
Mahoning commissioners OK sale of former jail to YSU
Three suspects in Wildwood Drive raid plead not guilty
Three suspects in Wildwood Drive raid plead not guilty
$1M bond each for duo charged in high-profile Trumbull crimes
$1M bond each for duo charged in high-profile Trumbull crimes
Warren man gets 28 months for crimes involving minor
Warren man gets 28 months for crimes against minor
Time Bank Mahoning Watershed potluck set
Time Bank Mahoning Watershed potluck set youngstown The Time Bank Mahoning Watershed will have
UPDATE | Pentagon says Syria prepping chemical attack
Senior Russian lawmaker accuses US of provocation over Syria
REUNIONS
Austintown Fitch Class of 1965 will celebrate a 70th birthday party for classmates at the Saxon Club
Official orders school to stop using taxpayer funds on ads
Official orders school to stop using taxpayer funds on ads
Chemical spill from Ohio Ford plant gets into Lake Erie
Chemical spill from Ohio Ford plant gets into Lake Erie
Billups unsure about Cavs front office
Chauncey Billups isn’t sure if it’s time to jump back into the NBA
South Range grad Billy Goodall earns All-America honors at Mount Union
It’s a little surprising that by the spring of his first year at Mount Union, the 2014 graduate was idle in sports
Selanne, Kariya join ex-Pen in hockey hall of fame
Selanne pulled a new trick, telling Kariya where he was going: the Hockey Hall of Fame
Team USA spots open at Gold Cup
The 23 players on the U.S. roster for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup are mostly young and lack international experience
Austintown prohibits massage parlors on Seventy-Six Drive
Non-conforming use classification revoked citing the property’s criminal history
Canfield Joint Fire District boasts new state-of-the-art facility
The $2.6 million station is the result of more than five years of planning
Bristolville man, 18, indicted in murder and armed robbery of Warren man, Cortland armed robbery
Bristolville man, 18, indicted in murder and armed robbery of Warren man, Cortland armed robbery
Bond set at $10 million each for suspects in West Side homicide
Both arrested after car connected to the crime was found
Real-life drama in the White House challenges screenwriters TV in the Trump era
By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK Say you’re a storyteller whose TV show draws
Lawmakers and mayors decry opioid budget proposal
By PETER H. MILLIKEN milliken@vindy.com STRUTHERS State representatives and mayors from the
Mickelson sure someone will dig up ‘Bones’
Phil Mickelson isn’t sure what’s next for Jim “Bones” Mackay
DeWine stumps for governor’s job at local plant
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine stopped at a local pool products plant as one of his first stops along the campaign trail for governor
Warren woman, 66, charged with murder in boy’s death
Warren woman, 66, charged with murder in boy’s death
3 resign from CNN over retracted story
3 resign from CNN over retracted story NEW YORK CNN accepted the resignations Monday of three
Cantu homers as Scrappers take series
Staff Report NILES Ulysses Cantu homered and singled twice, driving home two runs as the
MVP of the triple double
Russell Westbrook wins league honor Associated Press NEW YORK Russell Westbrook was voted NBA
Indians rally to halt skid
Associated Press CLEVELAND Francisco Lindor, Lonnie Chisenhall and Carlos Santana each had three
Florida downs LSU in Game 1
Gators need win today or Wednesday to earn first baseball championship Associated Press OMAHA
Charlie Sheen selling Babe Ruth artifacts
Charlie Sheen hasn’t portrayed Babe Ruth in a film, but the actor did have two of the most prized items of Ruth memorabilia
Trumbull road closings
Trumbull road closings The Trumbull County Engineer’s Office announced road closings in July for a
Warren’s Clemente wins junior tourney
Warren’s Clemente wins junior tourney CANTON Warren golfer Gianna Clemente won the girls
around the horn
around the horn Monday’s other MLB games Yankees 6, White Sox 5 CHICAGO Jordan Montgomery
Agenda Wednesday
Agenda Wednesday Austintown School board, 1 p.m., Austintown Middle School, 800 S. Raccoon Road.
Seeking nominees for legacy awards
Seeking nominees for legacy awards YOUNGSTOWN The Valley Legacy Awards, recognizing outstanding
Youngstown Thermal assets for sale
Youngstown Thermal, a steam and cooling system provider to downtown buildings, plans to sell its assets, its chief executive said Monday.
Adjunct professor who posted about North Korea detainee won’t be rehired
Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. The University of Delaware won’t rehire a professor who said
Trump should leave Mueller alone
Opinion: By Jonathan Bernstein Bloomberg View With an investigation into possible obstruction of justice
Feds investigate Sanders’ wife over real-estate deal
Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. Federal investigators are looking into the finances behind a
Akron Children’s ranks in 2 categories in study
Akron Children’s Hospital has ranked in the top 50 of children’s hospitals in two pediatric specialities: urology and neonatology.
Emailed threat yields five months in prison
Amy Beitzel got five months in prison for emailing a threat to injure a former Mill Creek MetroParks executive director.
Colvin gets 17 years in drug ring case
By JOE GORMAN jgorman@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN One of the longest current pending criminal cases
The NAACP gives Youngstown schools’ Mohip good grades
CEO Ô£øKrish Mohip’s grades improved for his second six-month CEO review
Supreme Court rules for Missouri church
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court ruled Monday that churches have the same right as
Coal on the rise in China, US, India
Associated Press BEIJING The world’s biggest coal users – China, the United States and India –
Warren neighborhood achieves small victory as two dirt bikes get towed Saturday
Warren neighborhood achieves small victory as two dirt bikes get towed Saturday
Live music performances on television shows this week include:
Live music performances on television shows this week include: v Sheryl Crow: Tonight on “Tonight
Trump eager for meeting with Putin
Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is eager to meet Russian President Vladimir
Wildfire forces 1,500 from homes
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY The nation’s largest wildfire has forced more than 1,500 people
State concentrates effort to reduce Lake Erie algae
Associated Press TOLEDO Ohio’s environmental regulators who have pledged to drastically cut
Trump travel ban partly reinstated
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to forge ahead
Trump meets with Indian prime minister
Associated Press WASHINGTON Hugging outside the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump
Bodies of 2 young adults found in home
Associated Press MARION, Ohio Investigators say the bodies of two young adults were found in a
Survey: Support for gay marriage surges
Associated Press NEW YORK In the two years since same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide,
Bombs found in home linked to bank robberies
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. Federal agents found homemade bombs in the Montana home of a man
Air show attendance down after Thunderbirds cancel
Associated Press DAYTON An Ohio air show’s attendance was lower than expected after the Air
Study reveals $15 minimum wage in Seattle costs jobs
Associated Ppress SEATTLE Seattle’s $15-an-hour minimum wage law has cost the city jobs,
What will Justice Kennedy do?
Opinion: WASHINGTON The end of the Supreme Court term looms, and with it the prospect – the terrifying
Economic development veteran talks at YSU
Although there has been continued investment in Mahoning Valley, the area still has one of the slowest income growths.
BUSINESS DIGEST ||
TMH president WARREN Trumbull Memorial Hospital, a Steward Family Hospital, has named Ron
CBO: Senate health bill adds 22M uninsured
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more
Owners of suspected drug house in Boardman send legal notice to remove tenants
Owners of Wildwood Drive house tell township they want to bring it into compliance
Deadline looms for Pa. budget
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. Pennsylvania lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday with
Erin Andrews marries ex-NHL player Stoll
Erin Andrews marries ex-NHL player Stoll NEW YORK Sportscaster Erin Andrews and former NHL
Family waiting room
Family waiting room BOARDMAN Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley has created the Boardman
Ohio fixes hacked websites
Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio officials have restored 11 government websites that were hacked
Puerto Rico is teetering
Opinion: “Puerto Rico, my heart’s devotion. Let it sink back in the ocean.” — “West Side Story” The
Q. I’ve heard that cannabidiol oil can be used for pain relief. Is this true? Are there
Q. I’ve heard that cannabidiol oil can be used for pain relief. Is this true? Are there interactions
Selected local stocks
Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .1231.180.09 Aqua America, .71
Trump breaks his pledge on health care, drug prices
Editorial: As Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate rush to pass a health-care bill that ultimately would
Cortland man pleads guilty in woman’s death
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN The Cortland man charged with hitting and killing a young
Lecture on importance of sleep at JCC
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Stacy Hunger, a respiratory therapist and sleep technologist at
Man accused of pushing wife faces child-endangerment charges
Staff report AUSTINTOWN A man accused of pushing his wife to the ground while she held their 1