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Valley 5-year-olds reign over 2018 Mount Carmel fest

Alexandra Cook, 5, of Canfield, reacts with glee after being crowned Little Princess during the Little Prince and Little Princess Pageant Thursday, the first day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Basilica Italian Festival in Youngstown.

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Surplus food/clothing

Surplus food/clothing Austintown Community Church, 242 S. Canfield-Niles Road, various

Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Heather Mervine and Eric Skruck, Struthers, boy, July 25.

METRO DIGEST || Children released

Children released WARREN Eight children found in a Southern Boulevard home that was the target

Woman flips van with child inside

Driver without license faces several charges

Man back in jail after a month of freedom

Caught with drugs and a scale

Trump takes aim at Twitter

Associated Press NEW YORK Twitter shares fell Thursday after President Donald Trump said in a

METRO DIGEST || Harry Potter events

Harry Potter events NEW WILMINGTON, PA. The Fresh Marketplace, 129 S. Chestnut St., will host

Man indicted for shooting girlfriend

Terrance Edmonds has been in custody since the shooting.

Oil prices hit 10-day high after Saudi Aramco halts shipments

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Oil prices rose to a 10-day high Thursday after

BUSINESS DIGEST || Gaming revenue

Gaming revenue AUSTINTOWN Penn National Gaming Inc., which owns Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning

Facebook suffers $119B hit in value

Associated Press NEW YORK Facebook faced a day of reckoning as its shares plunged Thursday in

Administration: 1,820 children reunited after border split

Associated Press SAN DIEGO The Trump administration said Thursday that more than 1,800 children

WORLD DIGEST || Radio hosts use slur against Sikh official, end up suspended

Radio hosts use slur against Sikh official, end up suspended The hosts of a popular New Jersey

Report: China, Russia, Iran ramp up economic spying on US

Associated Press WASHINGTON A Chinese cyberespionage group called APT10 relentlessly attacks

Trump cheers revival of steel

Associated Press GRANITE CITY, Ill. President Donald Trump on Thursday trumpeted the renewed

House backs defense bill with military pay raise

Associated Press WASHINGTON The House on Thursday approved a $716 billion defense policy bill

Khan claims win in Pakistan election

Associated Press ISLAMABAD Former cricket star Imran Khan declared victory Thursday in

Girl Scouts stress ‘girl power’ in new recruitment efforts

Associated Press As American women seek a larger role in politics, fairer wages and an end to