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Commission blocks tariffs on newsprint

Associated Press WASHINGTON In a victory for the American newspaper industry, the U.S.


Two Trumbull men sentenced to prison on drug and alcohol charges

Two Trumbull men sentenced to prison on drug and alcohol charges


Pumpkin champions

Pumpkin champions CANFIELD This year’s Canfield Fair grand champion giant pumpkin, entered by


METRO DIGEST || Military Appreciation

Armed Forces personnel will be honored at Jackson-Milton’s Military Appreciation Night at 6:35 p.m. Friday at the J-M Football Stadium, 10748 Mahoning Ave.


Gander Outdoors to honor members of armed forces

Gander Outdoors to honor members of armed forces WARREN Gander Outdoors, 2390 Niles-Cortland


2 plead not guilty in death of toddler

Associated Press TAOS, N.M. The father of a 3-year-old boy found dead in a filthy New Mexico


Mourners continue to pay their respects to Franklin

Associated Press DETROIT Mourners streamed in for a second day Wednesday to pay their respects


Trump: White House lawyer leaving in fall

Associated Press WASHINGTON White House Counsel Don McGahn, a consequential insider in President


Gubernatorial race turns ugly in Florida

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Racism immediately became an issue in the Florida governor’s


‘Strong force for America’

Crowds brave Arizona heat to honor US Sen. John McCain Associated Press PHOENIX Thousands of


Judge denies temporary restraining order to opponents of TJX project

The case will proceed to a Sept. 11 permanent injunction hearing.

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ACTION presents ordinance to fight predatory land contracts

The legislation would require property owners to alert the city to the contract, undergo an inspection and earn a “certificate of compliance” through the department of Property Code Enforcement and Demolition before being cleared for rental.


Community members invited to ‘Light Up the Night’ in honor of overdose victims

Overdose awareness event is Friday at Unitarian Universalist Church of Youngstown.


Ex-Mahoning County auditor is no longer on probation

He was found guilty in 2016 of two counts of illegally using county computers.


Woman dead in Austintown crash into house

Austintown police confirmed a woman was killed when her vehicle hit an Evans Avenue home Tuesday afternoon.


Officer Justin Leo Memorial Bridge renaming ceremony on Labor Day

The Girard-McDonald viaduct will officially be renamed the Officer Justin Leo Memorial Bridge on Monday, and before the dedication ceremony there will be a free 2-mile run/walk event through downtown Girard in honor of the slain officer.


Recent flooding adds immediacy to National Preparedness Month

EMA Director Dennis O’Hara advises local residents to purchase insurance and create preparedness kits.


Proceedings to determine sex-offender designation for Trumbull rapist

James C. Rensel, 60, will appear before Judge W. Wyatt McKay of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court today for a hearing regarding the sex-offender registration requirements he will have when he leaves prison Sept. 17.


Tease photo

Project Power Play aims to grow dek hockey in Valley

Alex Roessler of the Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation, center, lays plastic dek tiles at Mill Creek Park’s old ice skating rink Tuesday morning. The new dek rink is the outdoor version of ice hockey and can be used all year. It is expected to be fully operational in 2019.


Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Poland Village Council, 4 p.m., special meeting, town hall, 308 S. Main St. City