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Will Kavanaugh case be setback to #MeToo?

Associated Press NEW YORK Some skeptics of #MeToo activism are hoping Brett Kavanaugh’s angry,


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Valley voices weigh in on testimonies

Ryan and Brown praised Ford, while Portman supports Kavanaugh. Some oOther community leaders call for Kavanaugh's removal from any bench.

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Federal agents raid Canfield home

Federal prosecutors say Paul A. Groves and Eric L. Grimes allegedly conspired with black market gun runners to funnel military-grade weapons to illegal buyers from Mexico.


Washington Examiner event highlights area’s role as advanced manufacturing hub

The world is beginning to take notice of Youngstown and Northeast Ohio’s leading role in advanced manufacturing.


Commission backs Mohip with $6,000 bonus

Youngstown’s Academic Distress Commission approved a $6,000 bonus for CEO Krish Mohip just weeks after the district received an overall F grade


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Animal Charity cleans up dogs abandoned in car

Neighbors who called police said a woman who lived in the home moved out this week but left the dogs behind in the car.


Local crime rates close to national trends

The FBI releases its Uniform Crime Report this week.


Kent State open-carry walk

The Kent State University campus will be the site of an open carry walk, organized by an outside group from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday


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Active shooting drill at St. Pat's helped first responders train

Police, fire and hospital workers practiced responding to a mass shooting Thursday.


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Fiery Kavanaugh denies quiet accuser in Senate showdown

Christine Blasey Ford, left, and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testify to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday.

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fbi uniform crime statistics, 2016-2017

fbi uniform crime statistics, 2016-2017 A look at some of the local uniform crime statistics


Two Wendover Circle residents take $2,500 settlements from Youngstown for water damage

There are four other Wendover homeowners who haven’t settled


Plea in assault case

Plea in assault case WARREN Jade N. Scofield, 27, of West Market Street, pleaded not guilty by


Man admits violating probation, gets prison

Was arrested again after bar shooting


Birth

Birth St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Sharon A. Skaggs and Shawn B. Jameson, Youngstown, girl,


Feds indict two for straw purchases

Man had previous conviction which barred him from owning guns


Land bank turns abandoned property into bus stop

The land bank’s executive director wants to find more ways to make use of vacant lots post-demolition.


Hampton Inn on Belmont Avenue robbed at gunpoint

Hampton Inn on Belmont Avenue robbed at gunpoint


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., 40.500.00 Aqua America, 2.34


YCSD administrators to ride on buses

Youngstown City School administrators will be riding on some school buses as a result of an assault on a bus driver Wednesday evening