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Please note, our last day of publication was Saturday, August 31, 2019.
East students craft anti-bullying shirts for today's observance
“Bully free zone” and “No bullying allowed” were emblazoned on colored shirts for an anti-bullying event at East High School.
Man in custody after threatening family, cops in Howland
The Mahoning Valley Crisis Response team assisted Howland police this afternoon and arrested Matthew C. Curtiss, 43, behind his parents’ house on Muirwood Drive after hours of trying to take him into custody for making threats, police said.
Warren cops call in plumbers to locate evidence
Police had to dig a deeper than usual Wednesday to obtain evidence for a possible drug charge.
Death of young Niles mother ruled homicide
The Trumbull County coroner has ruled the death of Britney A. Mazanec, 33, of Niles to be a homicide and the result of a gunshot wound to the right arm that entered her chest.
UPDATE | Community conversation about Niles police shooting
Community conversation at church about Niles police shooting
Portman, others split with Trump over N. Korean torture of Otto Warmbier
Some prominent Republicans, including Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, spoke out to condemn North Korea and express support for the Warmbier family.
Producer Rudin forces theaters to cancel 'Mockingbird,' prompting online revolt
Dozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. have been forced to abandon productions of “To Kill a Mockingbird” under legal threat by Broadway and Hollywood producer Scott Rudin. The combative move has prompted calls for a boycott of Rudin’s work.
COHEN UPDATE | Ex-Trump lawyer to face more Congressional questions March 6
Also today, Florida Republican congressman Matt Gaetz says he’s apologized to Cohen for taunting him on Twitter about his private life.
Famed composer, conductor Andre Previn dead at 89
Andre Previn, the pianist, composer and conductor whose broad reach took in the worlds of Hollywood, jazz and classical music, always rejecting suggestions that his bop ‘n’ blues moonlighting lessened his stature, died Thursday. He was 89.
YouTube cutting comments on nearly all videos featuring kids
YouTube said Thursday it will turn off comments on nearly all videos featuring kids — potentially affecting millions of posts on the site — after reports last week that pedophiles were leaving inappropriate comments on innocuous videos of children.
Husted reps will have Howland office hours March 27
Husted reps will have Howland office hours March 27
Trumbull coroner rules woman's Sunday death a homicide
Trumbull coroner rules woman's death a homicide
Israeli attorney general announces corruption charges against Netanyahu
Israeli attorney general announces corruption charges against Netanyahu
Man accused of dipping testicles in customer's salsa
Man accused of dipping testicles in customer's salsa
Yavorcik faces March 18 hearing on settlement dispute
Yavorcik faces March 18 hearing on settlement dispute
Mahoning commissioners review options for shuttered center
Mahoning commissioners review option for shuttered center
US stocks open lower after weak economic growth report
US stocks open lower after weak economic growth report
UPDATE | Cohen says Trump behaved 'much like mobster would do'
Cohen returns to Capitol Hill after slamming Trump as liar
Dozens of Australian journalists face charges over sex trial
Dozens of Australian journalists face charges over sex trial
US economy grew at 2.6 percent rate in fourth quarter
US economy grew at 2.6 percent rate in fourth quarter
State board rules on Eagle's fan 'football flu' dispute
State board rules on Eagle's fan 'football flu' dispute
Winfrey to interview Jackson accusers in post-film special
Winfrey to interview Jackson accusers in post-film special
Ohio gas utility faces $400,000 fine for 2017 fire
Ohio gas utility faces $400,000 fine for 2017 fire
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
Israel awaits decision on Netanyahu corruption indictment
Hyundai, Kia recalls over 500K vehicles as fire risk spreads
Hyundai, Kia recalls over 500K vehicles as fire risk spreads
Sully the service dog has new role helping wounded vets
Sully the service dog has new role helping wounded vets
UPDATE | I don't think NK's Kim had role in Ohio student's death
Trump, Kim summit collapses amid failure to reach deal
Passenger didn’t know friend was shot
A female friend was in the passenger seat when Britney Mazanec, 33, was shot and killed as she tried to drive away from an altercation in front of the Hideaway Lounge early Sunday.
Liberty girls clinch first district final in decades
Sharda Williamson’s 3-pointer helped the Leopards beat Salem.
People asked to wear blue March 8, GM Lordstown's last day
Churches and others are asked to ring bells at 3 p.m. that day.
PREP BOWLING Locals chasing D-II state crowns
Girard’s Trautman among individual Valley qualifiers By Greg Gulas sports@vindy.com
YSU hosted “Your Story Matters” workshop Wednesday
What started as a class project bloomed into a workshop that aims to assist survivors of sexual assault.
South Range graduate part of YSU’s mix at running back
The Youngstown State football team has big shoes to fill in the offensive backfield.
Hunter terminated from Ohev Tzedek-Shaarei Torah
Hunter said in a statement he believes the firing is a result of his statements against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.
WEDNESDAY’S HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS AT A GLANCE
GIRLS BASKETBALL Division III Lakeview District LaBrae 46, Newton Falls 39 CORTLAND The
VINDY EXCLUSIVE | Suit filed against former owner of SuperNats
A civil lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges Corey Ward didn’t legally own trademark for the show’s name when he sold the show in 2017.
Boardman resident takes home top prize in Vindy contest
J. Michael Orwell of Boardman is the first-place winner of The Vindicator’s Best of Film contest.he
Lordstown Planning Commission approves redrawn Hallock Young for TJX
Lordstown Village Council must approve the plan.
Campbell officer gets restraining order against former chief
Campbell’s former chief resigned in January but was cleared of claims he improperly accessed the department’s evidence locker.
Brandon Schmitt, killed in Struthers standoff, had criminal record
The Bear, an armored vehicleused by the Mahoning Valley Crisis Response Team, sits at a 5th Street home in Struthers on Wednesday after a man who barricaded himself in his home for more than 12 hours was shot and killed by a law-enforcement member.
‘Road Meat’ resurfaces
‘Road Meat’ resurfaces A movie poster from 1988 advertises the comic-slasher film “Road Meat,”
Powell: Fed likely to end bond trimming by year’s end
Associated Press Washington Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday the Fed is
COLLEGE BASkETBALL ROUNDUP Wednesday’s top men’s 25 games
No. 2 Virginia 81, Georgia Tech 51 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. Ty Jerome scored 19 points, De’Andre
Colbert: Steelers prefer to deal Brown out of AFC North
GM Kevin Colbert addressed the rampant rumors about Brown’s future Wednesday.
N. Korean leader says he’s willing to denuclearize
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wouldn’t be holding a second summit with President Donald Trump if he weren’t willing to make good on his denuclearization pledge.
cincinnati US appeals court rules for actor James Woods in Twitter case
Associated Press CINCINNATI A federal appeals court has rejected an Ohio woman’s defamation
Quick ending
Amid clouds of dust, border wall prototypes are demolished Associated Press SAN DIEGO A
Doc, hospital now face 22 wrongful-death lawsuits
Associated Press COLUMBUS More families are suing an Ohio hospital and a critical-care doctor
Congress must fully fund program for 9/11 victims
Editorial: The Sept. 11, 2001, terror- ist attacks on America’s mainland claimed 2,996 lives, including those
CD RATES
CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.
FYI
Fat Tuesday party with Polish flavor LIBERTY The sixth annual Paczki, Polkas and Piwo party will
Women eye the White House
Opinion: By Jill Richardson OtherWords Something new is happening in the 2020 presidential election
cuyahoga county Officials consider using casino tax revenue for communities
Associated Press CLEVELAND Officials in an Ohio county are looking into distributing over $1
YEARS AGO FOR FEB. 28
Today is Thursday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2019. There are 306 days left in the year. ASSOCIATED
Accusers’ film neglects facts, say Michael Jackson brothers
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES The family of Michael Jackson had a
GEORGE F. WILL | Justices push to broaden rights of national citizenship
Opinion: WASHINGTON There have been many memorable – and eventually consequential – Supreme Court dissents
It’s time to hit the wine trail
If you’re looking for signs of spring, here is one. The Wines of the Valley Wine Trail will
Cleveland’s Bieber rising pitching star
As a rookie last season, Justin Bieber often endured taunts about singer Justin Bieber — the other “Biebs.”
Manziel released, barred from other CFL teams
Johnny Manziel’s time in the Canadian Football League is over.
Cohen testifies before Congress
In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president’s former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a “racist” and a “con man” who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex, and who lied throughout the 2016 election campaign about his business interests in Russia.
BIRTHS
births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Brandi Carter and John Council, Youngstown, girl, Feb.
AUDITIONS
AUDITIONS ACTORS “Chicago.” Millennial Theater Company will have auditions from 10 a.m. to 2
Political operative arrested in NC scandal
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. The political operative at the center of an election fraud
House OKs bill to expand gun-sale background checks
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Democratic-controlled House on Wednesday approved a measure
EPA mulls rules for water-quality certification
Associated Press COLUMBUS Draft rules being considered by the Ohio Environmental Protection
Supreme Court seems inclined to rule cross is constitutional
Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court seemed inclined Wednesday to rule that a 40-foot-
Walmart’s phase out of greeters worries disabled
Associated Press As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar blue-vested “greeters” at some 1,000
Transgender troops tell Congress they excel in military
Associated Press SAN DIEGO Transgender troops testifying for the first time to Congress on
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