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Florida woman kicked Liberty officer, spat at two of them

An Orlando, Fla., woman faces multiple charges after she kicked one police officer and spat at others who responded to a call about a car accident in the township Monday night, police said.


Youngstown death penalty case before Supreme Court

Justices will hear oral arguments Wednesday in Willie Wilks’ appeal of his death penalty case


Man gets 18 months for chase, escape

Judge lives up to plea agreement


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Officials: Mahoning County's pothole-palooza likely to get worse

Numerous potholes filled with water dotted West Federal Street in Youngstown Tuesday near the DeYor Performing Arts Center.


Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Board of Park Commissioners of Mill Creek MetroParks, 4 p.m., horticulture


Delivering Fine Craft Beer to the Mahoning Valley

By Jim Cyphert The word cavalier brings to mind a wide range of thoughts in the Mahoning Valley.


Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have

Each week, this column offers recipes from Valley cookbooks. If your organization would like to have


Make kitchen time easier

Family Features Throughout 2018, you can create easy, healthy and delicious family meals by using


Keeping up with New Year’s resolutions

Family Features After a holiday season filled with indulgent food and limited time for exercise,


METRO DIGEST || Inaugural ball

Inaugural ball YOUNGSTOWN Mayor Jamael Tito Brown is having an inaugural ball Saturday at


boardman Officials to apply for $9K grant

Staff report BOARDMAN Trustees authorized the zoning and development department to apply for a


Births

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Matthew and Samantha Holmes, Youngstown, boy, Jan. 22.


METRO DIGEST || Vigil today for Al Adi

Vigil today for Al Adi YOUNGSTOWN A community vigil for Amer “Al” Adi is set for 5:30 p.m. today


BUSINESS DIGEST ||

Kmart WARN notice HOWLAND In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act notice, Kmart


Valley unemployment rate down slightly

The Mahoning Valley’s jobless rate for December was 5.8 percent, down from 6 percent in December 2016.


Lawyers: Juries should impose death sentences

Associated Press COLUMBUS Ohio’s capital-punishment law is unconstitutional because judges, not


Two arrested for child endangering in separate incidents

One happened downtown, one on West Side


Selected local stocks

Selected local stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Alcoa Inc., .1252.41-0.53 Aqua America, .71


Hubbard man charged after threatening police officers

Hubbard man charged after threatening police officers


Home Savings reports full-year, 4Q earnings

United Community Financial Corp. reported net income of $4.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2017