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METRO DIGEST || Man has severe injuries

Man has severe injuries YOUNGSTOWN Police are trying to figure out how a man ended up at St.


Law-enforcement officials expect Weinstein to surrender

Also, Morgan Freeman apologizes in wake of harassment accusations Associated Press NEW YORK


Killer blames attack on ‘homosexual panic’

Killer blames attack on ‘homosexual panic’ COLUMBUS A condemned killer is asking the Ohio Parole


‘Eerie’ blue flames burn in cracks caused by volcano

Associated Press HONOLULU Scientists in Hawaii have captured rare images of blue flames burning


N. Korea keeps hopes of talks alive after Trump cancels

Associated Press SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA North Korea said today it’s still willing to sit down for


OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

OTHER DEVELOPMENTS Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Thursday huddled in classified briefings


N. Korea demolishes nuke site as journalists watch

Associated Press PUNGGYE-RI, North Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made good on his


Emails show deception by Nassar, USA Gymnastics

Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS USA Gymnastics agreed to use false excuses in 2015 to account for


Take a rare look at NYC’s potter’s field, home to 1 million dead

Associated Press NEW YORK Prisoners working as gravediggers stack wooden coffins in the ground,


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Make a donation, get $10 propane tank fill-up

Suburban Propane, 2705 state Route 7, is having its annual Customer Appreciation Day from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday.


Youngstown officials expect decision on street closure by July

Most people at Wednesday's public meeting support the idea of a pedestrian mall.


Legislative amendment would speed up TJX referendum vote

State Sen. Sean O’Brien said the amendment would give citizens a voice, while expediting the process


Y'town, Lorain school board members unite in Columbus to fight HB 70

They believe the bill that created academic distress commissions and school CEOs is ruining public education.


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YSU Veterans Resource Center renamed for military veteran

Carl Nunziato helped get the veterans resource center on the YSU campus. Attending the dedication ceremony Wednesday where the Youngstown State University Office of Veterans Affairs was renamed the Carl A. Nunziato Veterans Resource Center were, from left, Carl's brother, Tom Nunziato, his wife Clare, Jerry Nunziato, Carl and Carl's nephew .Lt. Col. Gerald Nunziato Jr. of Fort Bragg, N.C.


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Canfield gets creative at district art show

The districtwide art show will continue from 6 to 9 p.m. today in the school’s gymnasium.


Process to fill unexpired term of Trumbull coroner will include public vote in November

Whoever wants to fill the final two years of Germaniuk's unexpired term must run in the November election.


Kravitz at Poland library to permanently close June 1

Owner Jack Kravitz says he is restructuring to focus on his other locations in Liberty and Fellows Riverside Gardens.


Judge says Russian man had ‘very rough life’ but gets 8 years in prison for death

The judge, who said he learned about Brodeur’s background from a confidential presentencing report prepared by the Trumbull County Adult Probation Department, declined to provide any other details.


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Hubbard, Niles McKinley graduate Class of 2018

Niles McKinley graduate Alissa Groover shows her mortarboard, which she dedicated to her grandparents, during the school’s commencement Wednesday night at Packard Music Hall in Warren.

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ODDLY ENOUGH

ODDLY ENOUGH Close encounter of the groundhog kind ELDERSBURG, Md. Authorities say a