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Growing group finds bikes, brunch good for soul and downtown

Ray Culver, with arms raised, and other cyclists in the Bike and Brunch group pause on the Silver Bridge in Mill Creek Park during a recent Sunday ride. They end each ride with a brunch downtown.

Prayer vigil

Prayer vigil YOUNGSTOWN St. John Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., is inviting the community to a

HAPPY 90th BIRTHDAY Cecil Sestilio Lucci

HONOREE Residence: New Middletown Date of birth: Aug. 26, 1929, in Pacentro, Italy FAMILY

Mental-health summit on children set for September

Associated Press COLUMBUS Gov. Mike DeWine says a pediatric mental-health summit to help the

Realtor Park

Realtor Park LISBON The Beaver Creek Area Association of Realtors, the Youngstown Columbiana

Man accused in plotting foiled terror attack pleads guilty

Associated Press TOLEDO A man accused of plotting with his girlfriend to obtain guns and

Scandal-ridden NRA leader digs in against gun control

Associated Press In the aftermath of the back-to-back shooting massacres in Texas and Ohio , the

Trump vows to help pass more strict gun checks

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said Friday he believes he has influence to

BIRTHS

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Myles and Kristen Oakley, Youngstown, boy, Aug. 8.

Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., 19.21 ‚àí0.91 Aqua America, 2.13

West Virginia governor says he's moving to help shuttering hospital

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says he’s asked his administration to see what it can do to prevent the closure of Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling.

N. Korea fires 2 more missiles

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea North Korea today extended a recent streak of weapons

SUNDAY NEWS SHOWS

SUNDAY NEWS SHOWS Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: Fox News Sunday”: Rep. Tim Ryan,

Ryan, caravan pressure McConnell to act now on gun measures

Boardman teen charged with threatening fed, gay bar

Justin Olsen said his posts on social media were a joke.

Scouting is topic of lecture at Tyler

Mahoning Valley Historical Society will present “The Scouting Movement: How It All Began” at noon Thursday in the Tyler History Center, 325 W. Federal St., downtown.

METRO DIGEST || 3rd extension granted involving Hoerig appeal

Another extension, the third, has been granted to the attorney for convicted killer Claudia Hoe-rig to file a brief on behalf of her appeal, but the appellate court magistrate has ruled that there will not be a fourth.

Youngstown mayor said city ‘rejects’ state auditor’s ‘demand’ to repay about $3.1M from its general fund

The auditor wouldn’t budge from forcing the city into an unaffordable repayment option, he said

Ranking police officers union will receive a 1 percent raise this year

The union’s contact expires Dec. 31

‘Racing in Rain’ revs and sputters

Amanda Seyfried and Milo Ventimiglia star in “The Art of Racing in the Rain.”