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Births

Births St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Breanna and Michael Mahon, Youngstown, girl, Sept. 30.

Violence mars Catalonia independence vote

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain Catalonia’s defiant bid to hold a referendum on independence

puerto rico Trump defends US relief efforts

Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. President Donald Trump on Sunday scoffed at “politically

Violence mars Catalonia independence vote

Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain Catalonia’s regional government declared a landslide win for

Man involved in Feb. shooting in Howland, woman found dead

A man involved in a double fatal shooting Feb. 25 at Nasser Hamad’s Howland home and a woman died Saturday afternoon in a McDonald home in the 600 block of West Second Street.

New downtown development coming to light

Multiple new restaurants, a bar and a hotel will be open in Youngstown by early next year.

Niles wasted millions on technology “doomed to fail”

Unchecked spending on Wi-Fi contributed to the city's fiscal emergency.

Ralph Infante wants evidence obtained at former home suppressed

Former Niles Mayor Ralph Infante wants a visiting judge to suppress evidence gathered by investigators Feb. 1, 2016, at his former North Rhodes Avenue home in Niles, partly because he no longer lived there or owned it at the time.

History comes alive at Struthers’ Frankfort house

The home was built in 1884 by Civil War veteran Alexander Frankfort, the city’s oldest living Civil War veteran.

Covellis donate $1M to YSU

Sam and Caryn Covelli, whose company is the world’s single-largest franchisee of Panera Bread restaurants and employs more than 35,000 people, is donating $1 million to Youngstown State University.

Benefit walk at YSU promotes heart health

By SEAN BARRON news@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Seeing 4-year-old Phebee DeSalvo in action shows a

METRO DIGEST ||'Pumpkins for Pups'

Buy a pumpkin to help a pup – all proceeds go toward the veterinary services and rescue of pound pups and needy pets in Trumbull County.

Vindy, other media seek solutions to opioid crisis

If you need help, call 211, a 24/7 line that offers information, referrals and a crisis hotline. Help finder is available at Help Network of Northeast Ohio’s website, helpnetworkneo.org. For help from a crisis text line, text 4hope to 741741.

Agenda Monday

Agenda Monday Brookfield Township trustees, 8 a.m., special meeting, administration building,

Grab your bonnet and musket: It’s a 19th-century getaway On board with old times

By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press STURBRIDGE, Mass. Perhaps it was the intrigue of a

Ohio Statehouse turns spooky for seasonal tours

Ohio Statehouse turns spooky for seasonal tours COLUMBUS The Ohio Statehouse is preparing for

Praising Premarin for hot flashes

Q. I have been on Premarin for 26 years with no problems whatsoever. Without it, I prayed to die

BUSINESS DIGEST ||

Dominion grants YOUNGSTOWN Dominion Energy is inviting nonprofit organizations in Ohio and other

LIMELIGHTS, CAREER PATHS

FINANCIAL Packer Thomas, a regional certified public accounting and business consulting firm,

Q. My wife and I (both in our 70s) have a revocable trust as well as living trusts, all established