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CDC director resigns over investments

Associated Press NEW YORK The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


CD RATES

CD RATES The table shows the annual percentage yield as of Wednesday. All yields given in percent.


‘Grave concerns’

FBI weighs in on release of Russia memo Associated Press WASHINGTON The FBI said Wednesday it


oddly enough

oddly enough Loaded grenade launcher left at Goodwill store BRADENTON, Fla. Authorities say a


Boardman police arrest three during traffic stop

Boardman police report finding drugs in car


1,024 Ohio infants died before their first birthday in 2016

Ohio’s overall infant mortality rate is trending downward, but the black infant mortality rate remains high


Are new Facebook ‘fixes’ meaningful?

Associated Press NEW YORK To Mark Zuckerberg, fixing Facebook means many things – protecting


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Coleman purchases Turning Point assets YOUNGSTOWN Coleman Professional Services has purchased


Gowdy to leave Congress

Associated Press WASHINGTON Rep. Trey Gowdy, a powerful GOP watchdog who built his name leading


Train carrying Congress members collides with trash truck

Staff and wire report CROZET, Va. A train carrying dozens of Republican members of Congress to


Schiavoni trails other gubernatorial candidates in money raised

He says money doesn’t equal victory


Immigration deal not within reach

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump’s State of the Union offer of a “down-the-


More victims confront doctor over abuse

Associated Press CHARLOTTE, Mich. Another wave of victims confronted Larry Nassar on Wednesday,


West Branch gets flak for praying at athletic events

Having nothing in place of prayer during any school-sponsored event is the best course of action for West Branch Schools, Freedom From Religion Foundation’s legal director says


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Adi heartbroken to leave behind family

Amer “Al” Adi Othman is with his 90-year-old mother again in Jordan. But he had to leave his wife and daughters behind.

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‘Life’s tough,’ but drugs no answer, speaker tells students

“Life’s about choices,” he said. “I ran around with a crowd that didn’t make the same choices that I did. I was always lucky enough, or I think I feared my mom enough not to do what they did,” he said. “They’d go one way. I’d go the other way.”


Sheriff says education may be a way to avoid future deputy drug exposures

A protective suit, nitrile gloves and dust mask are solutions for keeping law enforcement officers safe when confronted with deadly opiates such as fentanyl or carfentanil.


Pharmacist accused of diluting drugs pleads guilty

Pharmacy board: Ernest Perrin diluted intravenous antibiotic drugs while working at a Boardman pharmacy


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Ex-Traficant aide to spend two years in prison

Kovachik said she stole from a friend with dementia to fuel her gambling addiction.


Japanese official visits Youngstown

The visit is part of three-day, three-city tour