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Mahoning Republicans seeking applicants to succeed Judge David D’Apolito

The judge is joining the 7th District Court of Appeals on Feb. 8

Y'town residents voice views on reducing violence

Joann Jones of Youngstown’s East Side was one of numerous attendees at the Youngstown United meeting Thursday evening who wrote the names of people they knew who had died from violence.

All 3 fire stations are open in Warren

All 3 fire stations are open in Warren WARREN The Warren Fire Department is back to having all

BIRTHS

births st. elizabeth boardman hospitaL Randalyn Groves and Lucas Blick, Poland, girl, Nov. 14.

METRO DIGEST || Shots-for-Tots event Saturday

Shots-for-Tots event LIBERTY Masters Bar and Grill, 1675 Trumbull Ave., will host its fifth

Agenda Saturday

Agenda Saturday Springfield Township trustees, traveling meeting, 3475 E. South Range Road, New

Surplus food

Surplus food Austintown Community Church, 242 S. Canfield-Niles Road, various commodities, 8:30 to

mAHONING COUNTY Indictments

A county grand jury indicted these people on these charges Thursday: Chad Little, 33, East

Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., 35.940.79 Aqua America, .20

County braces for long, pricey court case in family massacre

Two women who are the mothers of two suspects in the massacre of a family, and the grandmothers of the other two, pleaded not guilty Thursday to misleading investigators of the crime, which went without any arrests for more than two years.

Caterer applications

Caterer applications YOUNGSTOWN The Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County will accept

ohio Lawmakers pass anti-abortion ‘heartbeat bill’

House also backed ‘stand your ground’ gun legislation Associated Press COLUMBUS Lawmakers in

GOP proposal would ban ‘free-speech zones’ on state campuses

The creation of so-called “free speech zones” designated for protests and demonstrations would be prohibited at Ohio’s public college campuses under legislation introduced by two Republican lawmakers, who say it’s aimed at protecting free speech.

UK’s defiant May tells critics it’s her Brexit deal or chaos

Prime Minister Theresa May defied mounting calls to quit or change course Thursday over Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, warning that abandoning her Brexit plan would plunge the country into “deep and grave uncertainty.”

Bitter battle for Florida Senate seat goes to hand recount

Florida’s acrimonious battle for the U.S. Senate headed Thursday to a legally required hand recount after an initial review by ballot-counting machines showed Republican Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson separated by less than 13,000 votes.

FDA to crack down on menthol cigarettes, flavored vapes

In a major new effort to curb smoking, a top U.S. health official pledged Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars and tighten rules governing the sale of most flavored versions of electronic cigarettes.

North Korea says it has tested ‘ultramodern tactical weapon’

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed the successful test of an unspecified “newly developed ultramodern tactical weapon,” state media reported Friday, in an apparent bid to apply pressures on the United States and South Korea amid a stalemated nuclear diplomacy.