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Stories published February 18, 2019
Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.

YSU hoops teams peaking at right time
Excitement is swirling around the Youngstown State men’s and women’s basketball programs.

YSU president enjoys basketball resurgence
President Jim Tressel might arguably be the Youngstown State men’s and women’s basketball programs’ biggest fan.

YPD turns to social media to find missing teens
The police department’s Crisis Intervention/ Juvenile Unit is now on social media to help find missing teens.

Fake emergency: Protesters say border wall unnecessary
By ED RUNYAN runyan@vindy.com WARREN About 20 people held signs at the gazebo in Courthouse Square on Monday and spoke out against President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southern U.S. border. “We’re standing up against this fake national emergency that is really a nonemergency, and saying this is a violation of our Constitution, the separation of powers,” said rally organizer Karen Zehr, secretary of the Trumbull County Democratic Party and part of Valley Voices For Change.
Officials lay out plans for flood mitigation at meeting
Officials lay out plans for flood mitigation at meeting
Trumbull man convicted in Warren murder dies in prison
Trumbull man convicted in Warren murder, Lucasville riots, dies in prison
State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador
State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador
Trump sees 'new day' for Latin America at Miami rally
Trump sees 'new day' for Latin America at Miami rally
W.E.B. Griffin, prolific military novelist, dead at age 89
W.E.B. Griffin, prolific military novelist, dead at age 89
2 from rescue group plead guilty over cats left in trailer
Two women who ran an Ohio animal rescue operation have pleaded guilty to charges related to the abandonment of more than 20 cats left without food or water in a trailer that was then tied shut
Officials: Ohio has a hepatitis A outbreak, but it’s not new
Officials: Ohio has a hepatitis A outbreak, but it’s not new
4 people, including children, dead in Michigan shooting
4 people, including children, dead in Michigan shooting
Retired judge suggested as mediator in Ohio State lawsuits
Retired judge suggested as mediator in Ohio State lawsuits
N. Carolina elections head says ballots handled illegally
N. Carolina elections head says ballots handled illegally
Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95
Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95
6th-grader arrested after confrontation over pledge
6th-grader arrested after confrontation over pledge
China accuses US of trying to block its tech development
China accuses US of trying to block its tech development

Youngstown is removing 7 traffic signals in the downtown area. Do you think the city needs to...
Vote on options of how to fix the city’s traffic signal issues
Valley classical music leader Barbara Krauss died Friday
WYSU classical music leader Barbara Krauss passed away Friday.
Rally planned today in Warren to protest national emergency
Staff report WARREN Political and social-action groups in the Mahoning Valley are sponsoring a

Youngstown judge redefines greatness for youth
Her presentation was part of a Black History Month event Sunday
Lawyers seek new sentencing for teen
Lawyers seek new sentencing for teen URBANA An Ohio teenager who shot and wounded a classmate at
Growth in Austintown surpasses $5 million
More than $5 million in new commercial and medical expansions are in the works this year in the township.
Botched bill could ban legal firearms in Ohio, gun advocates fear
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS A mistake in writing an Ohio bill could
2 planned power outages today to affect downtown businesses
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Planned power outages today in downtown Youngstown will affect an
Niles sites are part of new Ohio Presidential Trail
Niles sites are part of new Ohio Presidential Trail
Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak
Inside the ropes with … Jason Kokrak Friday: The Warren JFK graduate shot a 72 in the final round
Has awards fatigue set in?
Opinion: By Danny Tyree Cagle Cartoons When I was a starstruck youth, I watched more than my fair share
Border tiff may spark Trump’s first veto
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. President Donald Trump is prepared to issue the first
‘Alita’ leads holiday box office
‘Alita’ leads holiday box office LOS ANGELES The sci-fi fantasy “Alita: Battle Angel” topped the
YEARS AGO FOR FEB. 18
Today is Monday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2019. There are 316 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Births
Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Isabelle and Chad Collins, East Palestine, boy, Feb. 18.
YSU clinches home game in Horizon League Tournament with win vs. Milwaukee
There was a little bit of everything on which Youngstown State fans could feast during the Penguins’ regular season home finale Sunday at the Beeghly Center
Hundreds stranded as British airline Flybmi collapses
Hundreds of passengers throughout Europe have been stranded by the abrupt collapse of the British regional airline Flybmi
Agenda Tuesday
Agenda Tuesday Boardman school board, special meeting, 5 p.m., superintendent’s office, Center

Hamlin, JGR win Daytona 500
Denny Hamlin came to the Daytona 500 determined to honor his late car owner
Ohio State falters late against Michigan State
No. 11 Michigan State finished the game with a 20-2 run, beating Ohio State 62-44
YSU co-defensive coordinator Richard McNutt expected to resign
Youngstown State co-defensive coordinator Richard McNutt is expected to resign, multiple sources have told The Vindicator
Forgiveness embedded in history of the Commonwealth of VirginiaSFlb
Opinion: By Gene Lyons Andrews McMeel Syndication I have long loved the Commonwealth of Virginia, and
How Kasich team pulled fast one on county workers
Editorial: Columbus Dispatch: In terms of legacy, most observers would have agreed that former Gov. John Kasich

Team LeBron rallies at All-Star game
LeBron James was trading lob pass with Dwyane Wade again, one last time