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BIRTHS ||

Births St. Elizabeth boardman Madeline Miller and Chris McMillen, Hanoverton, girl, March 15.


METRO DIGEST || Submit information for Holy Week, Easter

Submit information for Holy Week, Easter The Vindicator will run a listing of area services that


AT&T antitrust trial set to begin

Associated Press NEW YORK On Monday, AT&T squares off against the federal government in a trial


BUSINESS DIGEST || Joe Maxx closes shop at current location

Joe Maxx closes shop at current location YOUNGSTOWN The Joe Maxx Coffee shop in downtown


Property owner finds himself in dam trouble

Attorney general sues Austintown property owner over condition of Woodside Lake Dam


Bridge collapse puts spotlight on rapid-building technique

Associated Press As the 950-ton concrete bridge section was swung into place over a highway last


Trump considers sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is considering sweeping tariffs on imports


Ex-Craig Beach chief pleads to child-porn crime

Ex-Craig Beach chief pleads to child porn crime


WORLD DIGEST || Student suspended for staying in class during walkouts

Student suspended for staying in class during walkouts HILLIARD, Ohio An Ohio high-school


State: Voicemail about cracks 2 days before collapse

Associated Press MIAMI An engineer left a voicemail two days before a catastrophic bridge


Congress demands that Pentagon, DOJ investigate child-sex assault

Associated Press Congress reacted Thursday to an Associated Press investigation into sexual


In Syria, at least 100 killed in attacks

Associated Press BEIRUT Airstrikes in Syria killed more than 100 people Friday as civilians,


Putin urges high voter turnout ahead of election

Associated Press MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin has urged Russians to cast ballots in Sunday’s


US: Russian hack did not compromise power grid

Associated Press WASHINGTON A Russian government hacking operation aimed at the U.S. power grid


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Dairy Queen locations to host free cone day

Dairy Queen locations throughout the Mahoning Valley will offer guests a free small cone Tuesday


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Claudia Hoerig agrees to push trial date back to Sept. 17

Her attorneys, however, will continue to argue that charges should be dismissed.


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Radio stations to stay on air amid iHeart’s bankruptcy

IHeartMedia, one of the world’s largest radio companies and the operator of six stations in the Youngstown market, has filed for bankruptcy.


Mercy Health — Youngstown to acquire Prima

Mercy Health — Youngstown plans to acquire Prima Health Care by the third quarter of this year.


YSU board ratifies ACE contract

It's the union’s first agreed-upon contract in several years.


Prosecutor asks judge to allow advance testimony in Ralph Infante case

About 30 people received subpoenas to testify the last time it appeared the Ralph Infante public-corruption case was soon to go to trial, but prosecutors want to be prepared