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Kim, Moon head to North Korea’s sacred volcano on final day

The two Korean leaders took to the road for the final day of their summit today, heading to a beautiful volcano considered sacred in the North and used in its propaganda to legitimize the Kims’ three generations of rule. Their trip followed a day of wide-ranging agreements they trumpeted as a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula.


Frustration builds as Carolina residents wait to go home

Exhaustion and frustration are building in the Carolinas as thousands of people wait to go home days after Hurricane Florence unleashed epic floods blamed for at least 37 deaths, including those of two women who drowned when a sheriff’s van taking them to a mental health facility was swept off a road.


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State Issue 1 debaters square off on Vindy.com

Shakyra Diaz, left, a state Issue 1 supporter, makes points about the issue during a debate that aired live Wednesday on Vindy.com.


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Summary of recent criminal activity in Austintown and Canfield

A summary of recent criminal activity in Austintown and the city of Canfield


Surplus food

Surplus food Abundant Love Outreach Ministry, 93 E. Myrtle Ave., Youngstown, will have a food


Warren man arraigned in assaults of man and woman with piece of wood

Warren man arraigned in assaults of man and woman with piece of wood


Gun-drug sentencing

Gun-drug sentencing YOUNGSTOWN Edward Hines III, 29, is set be sentenced Friday in federal court


METRO DIGEST || Southern Park stores close after outage

Southern Park outage BOARDMAN Power was restored by 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to several stores in


Agenda Friday

Agenda Friday Lordstown Village Utilities Committee, 10 a.m., administration building, 1455 Salt


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Derek and Megan Frederick, Salem, boy, Sept. 18.


CD RATES

CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., 42.63-0.49 Aqua America, 2.34


Valley housing sales

Valley housing sales YOUNGSTOWN August housing sales in Mahoning County were up 1.4 percent over


California district latest to modernize ‘sexist’ dress code

Associated Press ALAMEDA, Calif. The relaxed new dress code at public schools in the small city


supreme court Trump stands firmly behind Kavanaugh

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Wednesday bluntly questioned the


Campbell receives funds for poor neighborhoods

The city will receive $450,000 for use toward low and moderate income neighborhoods.


McNally’s law license suspended by Ohio Supreme Court

Former Youngstown mayor says he’s ‘disappointed with the decision’


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Ryan proposes spending billions to clean up housing blight across United States

Ryan proposes spending billions to clean up housing blight across United States


Liberty man allegedly violated protection order, beat victim

Bond set at $50,000 for Liberty man, faces kidnapping and domestic violence charges


Liberty businesses band together for “Shop Liberty Day”

Belmont Avenue businesses will feel effect of hospital closure, but say they’re here to stay.