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washington GOP nears Senate OK of tax bill

Associated Press WASHINGTON Republicans used a burst of eleventh-hour horse-trading to edge a

A medical marijuana cultivation business is coming to Youngstown

The local site is among 12 large growing operations selected by the state.

City begins third homicide investigation in three days

A dismembered body was found in a South Side ravine.

Kohli donation connects classrooms of the future

Dr. Chander M. Kohli, neurosurgeon and former YSU Board of Trustees chairman, and his wife, Karen, made the large donation to the school’s fundraising campaign Thursday.

Warren prostitution sting nets 10 arrests, including coach, attorney

Saying prostitution is not a “victimless crime,” the Warren Police Department, Ohio Attorney General’s office and other officials took another swing at knocking down Warren prostitution Wednesday, arresting 10 “johns” in an online sting operation.

Man gets prison time in 9-year-old’s overdose death

9-year-old ingested cocaine on the day after Christmas last year

Lockup List Friday — Mahoning Co. jail bookings, releases

Mahoning County Sheriff's Activity.

Sherrod Brown urges Congress to extend funding for Children’s Health Insurance Program

Nearly 10,000 children are covered under the program in the Mahoning Valley

Cumulus files bankruptcy

The Atlanta-based company owns several local radio stations.

November auto sales could be up or down

Some analysts say auto sales will increase more than 3 percent while others expect a slight decrease year over year in November

Men go clean shaven after a month of fuzzy faces

Man Up Mahoning Valley, a prostate cancer awareness group, had its fifth annual Shave-Off at Eastwood Mall.

Hearing addresses reasons Mecca Township fiscal officer’s 'messed up' records

Atty. Mike Rossi made it clear, pretty quickly, that it wasn’t necessary for the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to establish that the Mecca Township financial records were in terrible shape when a representative with a private auditing firm tried to audit them in March.

METRO DIGEST || Window shattered at Mohip’s home

Window shattered at Mohip’s home YOUNGSTOWN Youngstown City Schools CEO Krish Mohip awoke to the

Rich Center aims to meet needs with $6M campaign

Melanie Carfolo, executive director of the Paula & Anthony Rich Center for Autism, explains the need for more space during the launch Thursday of a $6 million Building for Tomorrow Capital Campaign in the Rich Center’s home in Youngstown State University’s Fedor Hall.