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Jewish Federation awards $15K grant to Lions’ Gift of Sight
The Thomases Family Endowment of the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation recently awarded the Florida Lions Eye Clinic a $15,000 grant, payable over two years, for its Gift of Sight program.
NEO impact Academy ribbon-cutting, tour Sept. 9
The Northeast Ohio Impact Academy will have a ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. Sept. 9 at 436 Struthers-Coitsville Road.
Eastwood Mall's 50th anniversary event set for Sept. 15
The 50th anniversary celebration of the Eastwood Mall, 5555 Youngstown-Warren Road, will be from 7 to 10 p.m. Sept. 15 in the mall’s center court. The Cafaro Co., one of the pioneers of America’s shopping center industry, opened the mall in 1969.
Overdose Awareness Day event Thursday on North Side
OhioCAN Mahoning County will have an event Thursday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown, 1105 Elm St., to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day, which raises awareness of overdoses and works to reduce the stigma of drug-related deaths.
Drivers beware: OVI checkpoint in Austintown tonight
The Mahoning County OVI Task Force, in conjunction with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, is conducting a sobriety checkpoint from 10:30 p.m. today to 2:30 a.m. Sunday at 4545 New Road.
10-, 11-year-olds charged with inducing panic
Two Beaver School District students are charged by the Columbiana County juvenile prosecutor with inducing panic. The charge stems from a video posted on “Tik Tok,” a social media site, in August. The juveniles are 10 and 11.
Campbell student threatens to be 'next school shooter'
A 14-year-old Campbell Memorial High School student is being held in the Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center, charged with inducing panic and making a terroristic threat at school.
Trump’s fake accent angers Asian Americans as they veer left
When Amanda Berg heard reports that President Donald Trump mocked the accents of the leaders of South Korea and Japan at a recent fundraiser, it brought back painful memories from her childhood.
WWII vets in Paris advise youth: Learn history, don’t repeat mistakes
“The veterans, all the veterans of World War II, I think we saved the world,” said Harold Angle, who recounted his experiences to The Associated Press in Paris. “To be under the domination of a dictatorship like the Hitler regime and some of the terrible, terrible things that they did.... The guy had to be stopped.”
TODAY'S VINDICATOR HEADLINES | SUNDAY
Here's the top headlines in today's Vindicator and on Vindy.com.
VINDY EXCLUSIVE: Witness in corruption case expected to plead guilty
The witness is accused in an indictment of providing benefits to the former mayor and finance director
Supporters: Exonerate Bunch for 2001 rape
Walking along Federal Street during a rally to draw attention to what they said was Chaz Bunch’s “wrongful conviction” on rape and robbery charges in 2001 are, from left, Bunch's aunt Bobbe Reynolds, Tahiyrah Ali of the Cincinnati-based Free Ohio Movement and Bunch's cousin, Brekasha Reynolds.
Woman ‘saved by the belt’ after truck strikes vehicle
Jessica Dalton poses with a special license plate frame she received Friday from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Canfield Post. Authorities believe Dalton’s seat belt saved her life when she was involved in a vehicle wreck in May.
Teen charged with having a BB gun at Warren G. Harding High School
A male student, 15, was charged with possessing a BB gun Thursday at Warren G. Harding High School after his movements in a classroom drew the attention of a teacher.
Cortland woman pleads guilty to Niles armed robbery
Alyssa R. Corradetti, 19, of Robbies Run in Cortland, pleaded guilty Thursday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court to a charge of aggravated robbery with a gun in the parking lot of a Niles movie theater March 30.
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There’s room for hopeful TV shows, films
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Hubbard Township makes police changes
The township made some recent changes with the police department to try to lessen the department’s financial burden.
Come join OSU Extension volunteers at the ... CANFIELD FAIR
By ERIC BARRETT OSU Extension director CANFIELD The Canfield Fair is here again. Our office
Brian Dzenis: Life goes on for YSU football
In between thoughts about my future, I’ve also thought about what’s in store for the Penguins. It’s good that there’s some renewed stability with the coaching staff in head coach Bo Pelini committing to another three seasons and Carl Pelini returning to the fold.