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Body of woman found in garbage can ID’d

Associated Press CLEVELAND Authorities say the body of a woman found in a garbage can at an

Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman Kristin and Vyron Clark, Youngstown, boy, March 24. Chrystaline

Recognition event set for veterans

Staff report AUSTINTOWN The United Veterans Council of Greater Youngstown and Its Environs is

AP sources: Trump plans to oust Shulkin as VA secretary

Associated Press PALM BEACH, FLA. President Donald Trump is planning to oust embattled Veterans

Facebook facing new questions about pulling Android call, text data

Associated Press On the same day Facebook bought ads in U.S. and British newspapers to apologize

States: Getting federal money for opioid crisis is a small step forward

Associated Press CHERRY HILL, N.J. The federal government will spend a record $4.6 billion this

Students take aim at gun laws, next election

Associated Press Charlie Goodman looked at the massive crowd around him, the largest youth-led

Santorum to young protesters: Learn CPR instead

Associated Press Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum said Sunday that students who have rallied

Mill Creek gears up for major upgrades

Lanterman's Mill and Ford Nature Center are among ongoing projects.

Somebunny to Love fundraiser benefits rabbits training as therapy pets

Austintown fundraiser assists rabbits in training as therapy animals

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Tech giants partner with Cuyahoga Community College for job programs

Apple, IBM and Microsoft are partnering with a Cleveland-area community college to create better training for information technology jobs.

Valley marchers in DC show solidarity with Parkland teens

Less than a year ago, Kira Walker embarked on a weeklong bus trip through the Deep South in which she learned about the civil-rights movement and enduring lessons from that era about tolerance, compassion and civic responsibility.

Rally against gun violence attracts 400 to Wick Park

While an estimated half-million people marched on Washington, D.C. , Saturday to protest gun violence, a smaller but equally passionate group rallied locally to help raise awareness.

Women of safety services honored

Pioneer women are generally thought of as having traveled in covered wagons or buckboards, often wearing long dresses or skirts, helping carry the load of life on the frontier.

Through Kyrsten’s Kloset, girl’s giving nature memorialized

The program was started to honor Kyrsten Studer, who was killed by a drunk driver on April 4, 2003, and who would have been 30 on April 16 this year.

Struthers mock trial team celebrates 2nd appearance at state competition

Struthers mock trial team wraps a successful season

Struthers butcher realizes his dream by continuing the family business

Lightner’s Fresh and Smoked Meats continues family tradition

Ghossain’s grows by word of mouth on quality

The long-standing Mahoning Valley business opened a third location this year.

The Vindicator and its staff won 18 awards

Sixty-four daily newspapers submitted 1,922 entries in the contest.

‘Vote them out!’ Marchers demand gun control, new leaders

In a historic groundswell of youth activism, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied across the U.S. against gun violence Saturday, vowing to transform fear and grief into a “vote-them-out” movement and tougher laws against weapons and ammo.