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Congressional candidates explain their differences

Reps. Tim Ryan and Bill Johnson face political newcomers in the general election.

Incumbent Mahoning County commissioner, Republican challenger vie for commissioner seat

Rimedio-Righetti touts record from previous terms, while Barron wants to provide a “different political stance.”

Mahoning sheriff, Chevy dealer on move for breast-cancer awareness

Laura Castellano, a breast cancer survivor who works for the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Department signs her name to a pink cruiser painted by Greenwood Chevy personnel as Sheriff Jerry Greene looks on at Austintown dealership.

CONGRESS

CONGRESS 13th and 6th Districts Two candidates each are running in the 13th and 6th

CTNY programming

CTNY programming YOUNGSTOWN CTNY, Catholic Television Network of Youngstown, has announced the

Summary of recent criminal activity in Girard and Liberty

A summary of recent criminal activity in Girard and Liberty

BIRTHS

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Matthew and Abbigail Dickinson, Youngstown, boy, Oct. 18.

11 school districts in Valley deserve renewal of levies

Editorial: Voters in the Mahoning Valley may be surprised by what they do not see this fall on their general-

Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., 38.60-0.25 Aqua America, .20

Things to know about Ohio’s medical marijuana program

Associated Press CLEVELAND Ohioans sometime in the next two months will be able to buy and use

Penn State pledge who died after hazing spurs new law

A new anti-hazing law prompted by the death of a Penn State student after a night of drinking in a fraternity house early last year was signed Friday by Pennsylvania’s governor.

Caravan migrants break border fence into Mexico

Associated Press TECUN UMAN, Guatemala Migrants traveling in a mass caravan burst through a

STATE DIGEST || Multiple-car crash

Multiple-car crash AUSTINTOWN Four cars were involved in a 1:20 p.m. crash Friday on state Route

Trump revives immigration tirades for ‘caravan’ election

Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Donald Trump fueled his 2016 campaign with fiery

Billion-dollar Mega Millions numbers: 15, 23, 53, 65, 70

ASSOCIATED PRESS DES MOINES, Iowa The Mega Millions numbers that could win an estimated $1

Some things to know about Ohio’s medical marijuana program

Ohioans sometime in the next two months will be able to buy and use marijuana products to treat nearly two dozen medical conditions after obtaining a recommendation from a physician. Here are a few things prospective patients should consider as the state’s medical cannabis program gets rolling.

AP-NORC Poll: Just 1 in 4 thinks Kavanaugh told entire truth

Just 1 in 4 people thinks Brett Kavanaugh was completely honest when he heatedly rebuffed charges of sexual assault and heavy drinking during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing, and Republicans and Democrats hold starkly divergent views of whether his sworn testimony to senators was credible, a poll released Friday showed.