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PHANTOMS NOTEBOOK From the Covelli Centre

New ownership: The Phantoms are now co-owned by Youngstown businessman Bruce Zoldan and Black Bear


economy Holiday sales expected to grow

Associated Press NEW YORK The National Retail Federation, the nation’s largest retail trade


Political divide no laughing matter

Opinion: By Tom Purcell Cagle Cartoons With all the vitriol in our politics – with all the disagreement


1 officer dead, 6 others shot in South Carolina

Associated Press FLORENCE, S.C. Seven South Carolina law-enforcement officers were shot


CD RATES

CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., 42.891.34 Aqua America, 2.34


City police have busy day

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown police were busy Wednesday afternoon with a shooting on the


First lady begins tour with wave, baby in arms

Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana Melania Trump opened her first big solo international trip as


Devil is in the details with regard to new trade accord

Editorial: There is a question just about every Mahoning Valley resident is asking: Could the new trade


high schools

high schools GIRLS TENNIS Unseeded Dellick, Struthers duo qualify for D-II districts BOARDMAN


US Sen. Flake served the nation by refusing to be a team player

Opinion: WASHINGTON Preferring verbal felicity to practical wisdom, a character in a Benjamin Disraeli


Yanks top A’s for right to play Red Sox

Aaron Judge got the party started with a two-run homer nine pitches in.


Cortland Oktoberfest this weekend

The second annual Cortland Oktoberfest will take place Saturday and Sunday on Main Street.


Jury decides Edmonds did not act in self-defense in shooting girlfriend

A jury on Wednesday afternoon determined Terrance Edmonds was not acting in self-defense when he shot his girlfriend in the head, putting her in a vegetative state.


Abdu Center experts tell latest on breast cancer during Awareness Month

Kathy Flickinger of Youngstown was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer when she was 41 years old in 1998.


KAVANAUGH | McConnell sets Friday vote on limiting debate on Kavanaugh nomination

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has taken a key procedural step to begin voting on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.


Austintown teen remains jailed after court hearing

An Austintown teen remains in custody on felony-level drug-possession and trafficking charges following his first pretrial hearing Wednesday in juvenile court.


Ohio schools lost over $125M from tax abatements in 2017

Property tax abatements caused 180 school districts across Ohio to forgo $125.6 million in revenue, according to district financial reports issued for the 2017 fiscal year.


KAVANAUGH | 650 law profs join chorus of voices calling for rejection of Kavanaugh

Their letter says Kavanaugh “displayed a lack of judicial temperament that would be disqualifying for any court, and certainly for election to the highest court of the land” during last week's hearing.


KAVANAUGH | Massive coalition of Christian churches calling for Kavanaugh to withdraw

The National Council of Churches says the conservative jurist has “disqualified himself” by showing “extreme partisan bias,” telling "outright falsehoods" and demonstrating he lacks the temperament to join the high court.


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