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Yost denied formal role in case over e-school closure

Associated Press COLUMBUS A judge has rejected the Ohio auditor’s effort to formally get

First lady visits migrant children housed in Texas

Associated Press McALLEN, Texas Melania Trump visited with migrant children Thursday during a

GOP struggles to salvage bill, postpones vote

Associated Press WASHINGTON The House Republican immigration overhaul dangled precariously

SCOTUS ruling could bring sales tax to online purchases

Attention shoppers: You soon may be paying more taxes on what you put in your online cart.

WORLD DIGEST || Conservative voice Krauthammer dies

Conservative voice Krauthammer dies NEW YORK Charles Krauthammer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning

Courting Putin, Trump jolts West

Associated Press WASHINGTON As Donald Trump presses ahead with plans for a summer summit with

Eurozone nations get deal to end bailout of Greece

Associated Press LUXEMBOURG Eurozone nations agreed on the final elements of a plan to get

Obama grappled with immigration, too

Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. The Trump administration isn’t the first to grapple with the

Iraq set for election recount

Associated Press BAGHDAD Iraq’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a disputed law ordering a hand

West Side fire station first to close today in Youngstown

Other stations will shut down on a rotating basis because of financial issues.

Attorneys continue debate over Hoerig's admissions

A videotaped interview at the Trumbull County Sheriff’s Office Jan. 17, the night Claudia Hoerig was flown back to Ohio from Brazil, showed a charming and talkative woman confessing to killing her husband, Karl, in March 2007.

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'I knew it was time,' Scarnecchia says

Thomas Scarnecchia, who suddenly retired Monday 30 months into his four-year term as Niles mayor, said a recent hospital stay was the catalyst for his decision to leave office.

Trumbull commissioners to put jail medical services out to bid

Despite a belief that the current medical services at the Trumbull County jail are low cost and high quality, the Trumbull County commissioners will consider other providers before awarding its next contract, Commissioner Frank Fuda said.

Campbell council meets for final session before recess

City council met for the final time before its summer recess Wednesday evening, when the lawmakers approved the payment for a new scoreboard at Roosevelt Park and advanced legislation that could provide the fire department with upgraded equipment.

Liberty, Girard discuss lowering water rates

The officials met Wednesday to discuss the current contract and their desires for the upcoming 2020 contract renewal.

YSU students show youngsters importance of anthropology

The Adventure Camp in Boardman Park also featured animal skulls and stone tools.

Registration for Head Start next month

Trumbull Community Action Program is inviting families to Race to Learning from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. July 18 and 25 to register students for Head Start

Man gets year in prison on drug, gun charges

He said he needed the gun to protect himself.

Appeals court overturns code-violation conviction

Brandon Miller will not have to serve 60 days in jail for litter and missing and unpainted steps on his property.

Valley activists, charities mobilize support for arrested Salem immigrants

An agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations watches as agents line workers up Tuesday outside Fresh Mark in Salem. The agency detained 146 workers at the plant.