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HomeGoods thanks project supporters

HomeGoods thanks project supporters LORDSTOWN HomeGoods released a statement Wednesday thanking


AG talks about epidemic during Ohio visit

Associated Press CLEVELAND U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions during an appearance in Cleveland


PEOPLE IN HAWAII BRACE FOR HURRICANE

Hawaii residents emptied store shelves Wednesday, claimed the last sheets of plywood to board up windows and drained gas pumps as Hurricane Lane churned toward the state.


Trump fires back as threats mount

White House signals no clear strategy for managing Cohen fallout Associated Press WASHINGTON


Trump awards posthumous medal

Associated Press WASHINGTON An Air Force sergeant who gave his life while trying to rescue a


Experts: Check systems can be easily exploited

Associated Press MONTEZUMA, Iowa The systems offered by the U.S. government to check the legal


Amid controversy, new Liberty chief to hire officers

Police Chief Meloro: There’s two sides to every story about the investigation he handled concerning the death of a township woman.


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EXCLUSIVE: Warren Ponzi schemer back home says there’s no hidden investor money

Kevin Harris, who operated a Warren-based Ponzi scheme that defrauded 408 customers out of $15.7 million in 2007 and 2008, was a free man for the first time in 61/2 years Tuesday.


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“Cousins for a Cause’ began as ‘Marching for Marianne’

Mary Argiro, left, and her cousin, Marianne Burman, stand outside the Panera business in Austintown. Burman was diagnosed with breast cancer several years ago. They participated in last year’s Panerathon, and will do so again Sunday at the event that begins at the Covelli Centre.


Poland Village discusses potential solutions in response to historic flooding

For several residents of Water Street, the historic Aug. 10 rain did not simply cause water damage – it flooded basements with raw sewage.


Landlord, 80, accused of threatening tennant with gun gets probation

The man whose landlord, Vonda Duffy, 80, came into his Bazetta Township home holding a gun and threatening him Aug. 5 asked that Duffy not get jail time because of her age.


MLK before-school celebration

Parents, students, teachers and community members celebrated the day before the start of school at Martin Luther King Elementary


METRO DIGEST || Council recommends approval of waiver

Council recommends approval of waiver YOUNGSTOWN The city’s planning commission is recommending


Man found in car is homicide victim

Death is 12th homicide of year


Trial starts in drug-trafficking case

Charges stem from 2016 search warrant


Mahoning Valley’s July unemployment rate drops

Employment in the Valley did not increase in July.


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Lordstown voters: Welcome, TJX

Lordstown Mayor Arno Hill, right, talks with, from back left, state Reps. Glenn Holmes, Sean O’Brien and Michael O’Brien after rezoning of land for a planned TJX warehouse was affirmed by a wide margin in Tuesday night's special election.

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Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Youngstown City Council Safety Committee, 5 p.m., sixth floor, caucus room, city


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Party at Paladin

By Jim Cyphert Mahoning Valley Flight Crew If You Go Location: Paladin Brewing

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Connecting to heritage through the legacy of food

By Family Features Family bonding provides a unique experience, giving relatives opportunities to