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Woman gets prison for firing shot at best friend

She must serve at least one year in prison.


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Austintown students figure out how to survive global disaster

Showing the car they designed and built to traverse rough terrain to search for survivors are Austintown sixth-graders, from left, Alison Davis, 11, and Ethan Warmough, Luna Niles and Lana Chine, all 12.


Coroner uses tattoos to identify man’s body

Coroner uses tattoos to identify man’s body YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County coroner has


KING HOLIDAY

KING HOLIDAY What’s open/closed A checklist of local, state and federal institutions and local


PARKING BANS & cancellations/changes

These communities have issued parking bans for their area streets in light of the upcoming snowstorm


BUSINESS DIGEST

EGCC offer to GM Lordstown workers YOUNGSTOWN Eastern Gateway Community College is offering free


Trial in freezer case will remain in June

Defendant wants case speeded up


Tesla to cut jobs to lower vehicle prices

Associated Press Tesla will cut 7 percent of its workforce as it tries to lower prices and break


Long shutdown could damage travel industry

Associated Press ATLANTA America’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International,


Report: Facebook privacy lapses may lead to record fine

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO Facebook may be facing the biggest fine ever imposed by the U.S.


Sunday news shows

Sunday news shows Guest lineups for the Sunday TV news shows: ABC’s “This Week”: To be


Welcome to winter Weekend storm sweeping from Midwest to New England

Associated Press CHICAGO A winter storm started sweeping across the Midwest on Friday, leading


russia probe Mueller disputes accuracy of BuzzFeed report

Associated Press WASHINGTON Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office on Friday issued a rare


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GM CEO offers little hope for new vehicle at Lordstown complex

Ohio's new governor Mike DeWine failed to get a commitment from Barra on Lordstown’s future.


Weather Forecast: Saturday is ‘going to be a doozy’

Wind chills as low as minus 25 are expected Sunday and Monday.


Sparks fly in busy, long day of Hoerig murder trial

Sparks flew Thursday, a reconstructionist explained the science he used to locate Claudia Hoerig’s position while shooting at her husband, and jurors listened to a 21/2-hour interview that kept them at the courthouse after hours.


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Mahoning Officials OK placing justice tax on ballot

The second hearing on a five-year renewal for Mahoning County’s justice sales tax saw little public comment.

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Robbery suspects being looked at for other crimes

Detectives are checking all recent robbery cases to see if two men caught on suspicion of robbing the Youngstown-Poland Road Taco Bell on Wednesday afternoon are responsible for other robberies.


Campbell council prepares for winter storm, passes 90-day budget

Final counts of criminal and traffic cases in the courts were also revealed at the meeting.


Liberty trustees OK software agreement for police department

Trustees Arnie Clebone and Greg Cizmar approved a software hosting agreement with Sundance Systems for the police department during Thursday’s 7:30 a.m. regular meeting.