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Parents of teen fatally shot fleeing traffic stop file suit

Associated Press PITTSBURGH The parents of an unarmed black teenager fatally shot while fleeing

Pope rules out death penalty in change to church teaching

Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Francis has decreed that the death penalty is “inadmissible”

Abortion-rights activists brace for new restrictions

Associated Press NEW YORK Abortion-rights advocates are intensifying efforts to make it easier

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At Pa. rally, Trump trashes press as ‘fake, fake disgusting news’

Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, PA. Thundering that the media is the “fake, fake disgusting

As car sales continue to slide, Brown proposes incentive

Small-car sales decreased to represent about 31 percent of the auto market, analysts said.

Yavorcik asks Ohio Supreme Court to reject prosecutors’ appeal

Prosecutors ‘relied upon an unfair and unsubstantiated allegation’ that they couldn’t receive a fair trial in Mahoning County, Yavorcik's attorney wrote.

Mientkiewicz elected Niles mayor in 6-5 Democratic Party vote

Councilman Steve Mientkiewicz, 34, said being part of “the younger generation,” experienced, educated and having a “common-sense approach” made him the right person to serve as Niles mayor.

Hubbard trustees: We need to pass this police levy

The trustees may put a 3.5-mill police levy on the November ballot.

Another critic of Trumbull engineer addresses commissioners

Terminated employee accuses Smith of harassment

Report: Valley has 2nd-highest rate of food hardship in US

The report found 22 percent of all households in the region are impacted by food hardship.

MVSD $15.4M in upgrades showing progress

The Mahoning Valley Sanitary District has spent $15.4 million in upgrades in the last two years on 17 projects, which the chief engineer calls an essential investment in the district’s assets, including the Meander Reservoir Dam.

Canfield city residents to vote on term lengths, limits in Nov.

Currently, council members serve two-year terms.

South Side events draw families in effort to reduce crime in the city

The event is a partnership between the ICU Blockwatch, and the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp.

DOYO live event draws professionals to downtown Youngstown

Gene Bonanno of TBG digital marketing led an in-depth workshop on marketing for manufacturers at Tyler History Center Wednesday for the third DOYO Live marketing and interactive design conference. which will draw hundreds of professionals to downtown Youngstown for the main event today.