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Deportation fears have legal immigrants avoiding health care

Associated Press MIAMI The number of legal immigrants from Latin American nations who access


Organizers of women’s marches hope to keep building momentum

Associated Press LAS VEGAS Thousands of people poured into a football stadium in Las Vegas on


Warning issued about phone scam

Warning issued about phone scam NILES A Mahoning County resident reported a phone scam that


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Shutdown rolls into workweek as talks drag on

Associated Press WASHINGTON The government shutdown is set to sow more disruption and political


REP. TIM RYAN: Valley case typifies broken immigration system of US

I’d hoped to share with ICE what is already clear to Youngstowners: Amer is an American who contributes immensely to his city and his country. Instead, I witnessed firsthand the destructive consequences of President Donald Trump’s vindictive and arbitrary immigration policies.


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Hundreds rally Saturday in support of Al Adi

State Rep. Lepore-Hagan and Sen. Schiavone are to visit Adi in prison to check on his health.

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Practices of ICE denounced at Adi forum

As painful and upsetting as Amer “Al” Adi Othman’s odyssey through the country’s deportation process has been for his loved ones and others, it also highlights and exposes the many disturbing, inhumane ways the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency operates, an immigrant rights advocate contends.


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Taking the Polar Plunge in freezing Mosquito Lake

Saturday’s temperatures in the low 40s may have felt like a heat wave compared with the region’s recent bone-crushing cold, but jump into Mosquito Lake with water temperatures estimated in the low 30s, and all bets are off.

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Students display talent at Boardman's arts celebration

Parents, grandparents and community members were wowed by hundreds of students in grades K-12 offering musical, dramatic and artistic talents Saturday during the Boardman “100” Arts Celebration.


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Boardman chocolate shop offers handcrafted Belgian treats with homemade fillings

The Chocolate Shoppe owners hope their chocolate is the best you’ve ever had


Lowellville Schools adds new AP, College Credit Plus offerings

Lowellville School District offers new courses


Mercy Health invests $6M in Valley

One beneficiary was the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center.


Schiavoni says his path to victory depends on Mahoning Valley

Schiavoni said the winner of the May 8 primary will need 30 percent of the vote, which he estimates will be about 350,000 voters.Job creation is top concern of most Ohioans, Schiavoni says.

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Two Mahoning Valley venues offer outdoor ice skating

Valley’s deep freeze allowed area parks to bring back popular pastime


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A reporter's view of ICE's icy grip

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Cleveland is unmarked, and based on Vindicator reporter Kalea Hall's experience, does not welcome the public.


Agenda Monday

Agenda Monday Austintown Township trustees, noon, township hall, 82 Ohltown Road. Boardman


Washington’s new development on the Potomac

If You Go Hotels Hyatt House: www.washingtondcthewharf.house.hyatt.com Intercontinental:


Challenges posed by long-distance relationships

By Melissa Rayworth Associated Press When people ask how my husband and I get through months


NerdWallet

NerdWallet As average credit scores for Americans continue to rise, the question for many becomes


METRO DIGEST || Rescue Mission open house Thursday

Rescue Mission to have open house YOUNGSTOWN The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley, founded