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Stories published December 9, 2018

Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

Tentative deal to end nation's first charter-school teachers strike

More than 500 teachers will return to work Monday


Amid plant closings, GM fights to keep tax credit

The president, however, wants the perk for making electric vehicles eliminated.


Ayers out, Mulvaney may be in Trump's search for chief of staff

The vice president's aide will instead lead a political action committee for the president


'Ralph' stays perched atop weekend box-office hits

'The Grinch' came in second place


Youngstown neighborhood revitalization efforts thwarted

Absentee landlords often get opportunities for redemption


Democrats raise spectre of impeachment, jail for Trump

One House member says Trump was in the center of a ''massive fraud"


Mayfield outplays Newton; Browns beat Panthers

The Browns now have a winning record under their new head coach.


Macron plans major address on 'yellow vest' protests

At least 71 people were arrested in demonstrations Saturday


Poland council avoids public group home discussion

When Susan Maruca looked for a home for her aging mother, she wanted to find a place close to her own home, near her mother’s church and in a neighborhood with other retirees.


Canfield holds off Poland’s surge

Cards rebounded from Friday’s tough loss


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Howland will not oppose annexation at mall development

The old St. Joseph Riverside Hospital sits empty, vandalized and condemned on Tod Avenue on Warren’s West Side. St. Joe’s relocated its staff to the former Warren General Hospital on Eastland Avenue in 1996. The city has been unsuccessful in getting its current owner, Euro-American Finance Network Inc. of Leesburg, Fla., which owes back taxes, to clean it up.


Sooners QB wins Heisman

Murray repeats Mayfield’s 2017 accomplishment


Smolinski, Cash lead Penguins past Saint Francis

Alison Smolinski shot her way out of a slump


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Operation Fill A Cruiser collects toys for less fortunate

Standing in front of a police van they were filling with toys at Youngstown Police Department’s fourth-annual Fill A Cruiser campaign Saturday in the St. Christine Church parking lot are, from left, Youngstown Police Officer George Wallace, Deputy Kirk Mines, Lt. Frank Rutherford, Officer Melvin Johnson and Officer Michael Bodnar.


Easy Street Productions’ holiday revue hits 30 years

Back in 1989 when Easy Street Productions staged its first Chrismas revue, co-founder Todd Hancock never could have imagined that the show would become a tradition that has endured for three decades.


New Castle teen killed Sat., friend charged

A teen was accidentally shot and killed at a New Castle home on North Liberty Street early Saturday morning.


Mt. Union returns to title game

Defense lifts Purple Raiders past Johns Hopkins


Steel industry historian to lecture

Staff report LIBERTY Steel historian Thomas E. Leary will give a presentation at 10 a.m.


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Son of John York and Denise DeBartolo York dies at 35

Tony York, the second oldest son of John York and Denise DeBartolo York fo Canfield, owners of the San Francisco 49ers, has died at the age of 35.


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Penguins drop 4th straight game

Long-range shots are issue


METRO DIGEST || Holiday services

The Vindicator will publish a listing of area services open to the public in observance of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services will be published Dec. 22 on The Vindicator’s Religion page.


METRO DIGEST || Burglar pistol-whipped

Youngstown police say a man pistol-whipped an attempted burglar at his West Judson Avenue home Thursday night.


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Wreath-laying ceremony pays respect to veterans

Vietnam veteran Stan Baytos of Berlin Center lays a wreath at the gravesite of a veteran in North Jackson Cemetery Saturday morning.


Gifts for the food, drink and coffee lover in your life

By ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press For the foodie on your holiday list – or just people who


FEDERATED CLUBS

wednesday Fortnightly IV will meet for its “Magic of Christmas” party at 7 p.m. at the home of


SENIOR SIDELIGHTS

Austintown Senior Center, 100 Westchester Drive, has planned the following: Monday, 9 a.m. –


TRUMBULL COUNTY COURTS

COURTS TRUMBULL COUNTY Docket Citimortgage Inc. et al v. Patricia A. Wiltrout et al,


What my daughters can teach us about social media

Our two oldest daughters are best friends. The eldest, a teenager, sees herself as a sort of


Comey: Russia probe initially looked at 4 Americans

Associated Press WASHINGTON The FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into potential ties


HARDCOVER FICTION

HARDCOVER FICTION 1. “The Reckoning” by John Grisham (Doubleday) 2. “Fire & Blood” by George


Statue of Liberty’s original torch moved to museum site

Statue of Liberty’s original torch moved to museum site NEW YORK The Statue of Liberty’s


League crowns Miss Cinderella 2018

BOARDMAN The Junior Civic League of Youngstown recently crowned Kaia Joi Anderson Miss Cinderella


Fiction

Fiction 1. Have a Nice Day by Billy Crystal & Quinton Peeples, narrated by Justin Bartha, Annette


GARDEN CLUBS

MONDAY Garden Gate Garden Club will meet at noon at the home of Louise Vett, hostess. WEDNESDAY


Downtown holiday parade spirit contest winners

Downtown holiday parade spirit contest winners YOUNGSTOWN Home Savings and Loan, which acted as


Senior menu

Easterseals offers hot, nutritious meals weekdays in Columbiana and Mahoning counties for people 60


FALL ATHLETES Miranda Stanhope

Badger, cross country


FALL ATHLETES Lukas Mosora

Hubbard, football defense


Today’s entertainment picks:

Today’s entertainment picks: v “Disney On Ice Presents Frozen!,” 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.: Last two


Author to give presentation

Author to give presentation CANFIELD Author Kevin Pawlak will present “Antietam Endgame:


FALL ATHLETES Vincent Mauri

Howland, cross country


FALL ATHLETES Bre Evans

Cardinal Mooney, soccer


Agenda Monday

Agenda Monday Boardman Township trustees, 4 p.m., township government center, 8299 Market St.


SENIOR CITIZENS

1418 Auxiliary Seniors will meet at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bedford Trails. AARP 4611 Youngstown


Attack on Pearl Harbor remains day of infamy

Opinion: Attack on Pearl Harbor remains day of infamy December 7, 1941 – the attack on Pearl Harbor – is a


FALL ATHLETES Hadley Spielvogel

Cardinal Mooney, golf


Runners to your marks … Upcoming races & walks

DECEMBER Wednesday — Sixth annual Twas the Night Before 5K & 1-mile walk at Firestone Park, 347


FALL ATHLETES AJ Trobek

Hubbard, soccer


Rioting engulfs Paris as anger grows over high French taxes

Associated Press PARIS The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled


In Hollywood of Mississippi, voter fraud like a movie script

Associated Press CANTON, Miss. In a town that calls itself the Hollywood of Mississippi, people


LATEST LINE

LATEST LINE NFL FavoritePoints (O/U)Underdog KANSAS CITY61/2 (51)Baltimore HOUSTON41/2


FALL ATHLETES Mark Waid

Girard, football offense


Empty boxes top high-tech toys on doctor-recommended list

By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos.


Guidelines for holiday tipping

By LIZ WESTON NerdWallet Holiday tips are a way to thank the people who make your life easier.


YEARS AGO FOR DEC. 9

Today is Sunday, Dec. 9, the 343rd day of 2018. There are 22 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED


Senators’ PP goal in OT snaps Penguins streak

Dzingel nets game-winner with 4-on-3 advantage


AROUND THE NBA

AROUND THE NBA Saturday’s other games Mavericks 107, Rockets 104 DALLAS Luka Doncic started


Will Trump visit the Valley?

Opinion: The quick answer: Not anytime soon. First some background. The headline was triggered by the


FALL ATHLETES Alyssa Householder

Canfield, volleyball


Blood Drives

Blood Drives MONDAY Howland Community Church, 198 Niles-Cortland Road, 12:30 to 6 p.m. TUESDAY


TV & RADIO

TV & RADIO TODAY 4:30 a.m. (GC) Golf: European Tour South African Open. 9 a.m. (NFLN) “NFL


Mahoning Valley must try, try again

Opinion: In the $10 million Youngstown improvement plan announced last week, probably the coolest thing to


Does law allow for indictment of sitting president?

Prosecutors have tied Trump to federal crime Associated Press WASHINGTON For the first time,


FALL ATHLETES Vy Hoang

Ursuline, tennis


Columbus Zoo announces birth of elephant

Associated Press POWELL The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has announced the birth of a baby


Concert stampede in Italy leaves 6 dead, more than 50 hurt

Concert stampede in Italy leaves 6 dead, more than 50 hurt CORINALDO, Italy Teenagers panicked


GOP standoff in Ohio over abortion, gun measure averted

Associated Press COLUMBUS A brewing standoff between legislative Republicans in Ohio and their


Characters fun, familiar in Hopewell Theatre’s ‘Snoopy’

By Eric McCrea news@vindy.com Good Grief! Are they playing enough Christmas music yet? If you


Movie has cattle call for real cows, dairy need not apply

Movie has cattle call for real cows, dairy need not apply CINCINNATI A film promotion


SPORTS digest

Phantoms executives to speak to Curbstone BEAVER TOWNSHIP Youngstown Phantoms hockey team


ON THE ALLEYS | AREA BOWLING LEAGUES

amron lanes H.D. Davis CPA Mixed Doubles — Justin Cowan 257-676, Steve Bartley 214-627, Terry


NEWSMAKERS

NEWSMAKERS Cardi B, Pharrell, Kanye draw crowds at Art Basel Miami MIAMI BEACH, Fla.


Sexton nets 29 in Cavs’ win

Wizards’ Wall limited to 1


COLLEGE BASKETBALL | Saturday’s other games

MEN No. 2 Kansas 63, New Mexico State 60 KANSAS CITY, MO. Dedric Lawson had 20 points and 10


MILESTONES

MILESTONES STATE TROOPERS Dispatcher, trooper of the year named The Ohio State Highway Patrol


SATURDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AT A GLANCE

BOYS BASKETBALL Ursuline 71, Erie Cathedral Prep 51 YOUNGSTOWN RJ Clark scored 21 points and


United blanks Timbers to capture MLS Cup

Guzan shut out Portland


FALL ATHLETES Conner Stevens

Brookfield, golf


NOTICES

NOTICES baseball Youngstown Class B team — is seeking an 18-U manager for the 2019 season.


Army bests Navy for 3rd straight time

Fumbles hurt Navy in fourth quarter


SATURDAY’S OTHER NHL GAMES

Capitals 4, Blue Jackets 0 COLUMBUS Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 22nd goal and Braden


GM’s Lordstown complex would win in a fair battle

Editorial: General Motors’ plant in Lordstown is in a fight for its survival, given the company’s plans to end


400 years later, natives who helped Pilgrims gain a voice

Natives who helped Pilgrims gain a voice in Plymouth’s celebration By WILLIAM J. KOLE


NFL fines Bills’ Hughes $53K for yelling at official

Titans’ Lewan also fined for abuse toward referee


Movie tells ignored story of America’s biggest ‘serial killer’

Opinion: WASHINGTON A word can be worth a thousand pictures. In the movie “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s


Panthers’ Newton is big concern for the Browns

Hurt shoulder or not, Carolina QB is considerable threat