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Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Margaret and Kyle Bacich, Youngstown, boy, March 8.


A Rich downtown

Opinion: The newest version of downtown Youngstown we now see was in its beta stages in 2009. On a wintry


Xavier faculty member, 86, is singled out for greatness

Associated Press CINCINNATI It’s no easy task, living a great life. That distinction is


Companies decry ‘valve turners’ who shut down pipelines

An idea developed by indigenous peoples and environmentalists in Canada to protest an oil pipeline has been embraced in recent years by climate change activists in the U.S. who believe fossil fuels are precipitating a global warming crisis


Chemical research clearinghouse was big data before big data

Before there was even an internet, there was big data in what may seem an unlikely place: a chemical research clearinghouse in the heart of the American Midwest


Dozens rescued after being trapped on Lake Erie ice floe

A sheet of ice holding fishermen on Lake Erie broke loose in windy weather Saturday morning and pushed away from shore, sending many of them scrambling to safety but leaving nearly four dozen stranded on the floe for hours


OHIO State fair to replace ride chairs after safety warning

Associated Press COLUMBUS The Ohio State Fair will replace chairs on an overhead ride its


As budget deficit balloons, few in Washington seem to care

The federal budget deficit is ballooning on President Donald Trump’s watch and few in Washington seem to care


2020 Democrats flock to trendy SXSW festival in Texas

Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren defends her call to break up tech giants during appearance at South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas


Trump signed Bibles. Heresy? Many religious leaders say no

Many religious leaders say President Donald Trump was just doing what he could to raise spirits when he signed Bibles at an Alabama church for survivors of a deadly tornado outbreak


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Pixel Pop Photography creates picture-perfect memories

Pixel Pop Photography does more than snap shots for weddings, dogs and high school seniors: It creates memories


Bipartisan bill aims to repeal portions of HB 70

State Rep. Joe Miller, a Democrat from Amherst, announced Friday he will soon introduce bipartisan legislation with Rep. Don Jones, a Republican from Freeport, to repeal portions of House Bill 70, the 2015 bill also known as the Youngstown plan that brought on state takeovers of local schools in Youngstown, Lorain and throughout the state.


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Bells ring on True Blue Friday

The last Chevrolet Cruze is staying in the Mahoning Valley.

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Columbus officer from Valley recovering after “ambush”

The Poland grad was shot through the cheek but is expected to make a full recovery.


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‘Eclair’ lands sisters in spelling bee

The correct spelling of the word “eclair” landed not one, but two sisters in The Vindicator’s 86th Regional Spelling Bee


City woman indicted in Ashtabula fatal crash

The victim in the crash died.


Youngstown man charged with drug trafficking

TAG arrests Youngstown man for drug trafficking


BUSINESS DIGEST || Family Dollar grand reopening

Family Dollar Stores Inc. has announced plans for a renovated store’s grand re-opening in the city.


YPD seizes 3 guns in two separate stops

Both stops on South Side