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Opioid crisis cost $504B in 2015, higher than once thought

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said Monday that the opioid epidemic is

Family storms out as man receives prison sentence

Sentenced to 21 years for 2014 shooting death

Speaker to lecture at Arms Museum

Speaker to lecture at Arms Museum YOUNGSTOWN Visitors to Memories of Christmas Past this

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Founders Exchange WARREN The Tech Belt Energy Innovation Center, 125 W. Market St., will have a

Judge expresses concern Nasser Hamad’s son headed for overdose death

Judge to decide whether former Southington man should be forced to take psychiatric meds

Parole board to allow Weathersfield killers to go free in the spring

Manson has endured as face of evil for nearly 50 years

Associated Press LOS ANGELES Other killers snuffed out far more lives than Charles Manson did in

Justice Dept. sues to stop AT&T, Time Warner deal

Associated Press NEW YORK The Justice Department is suing AT&T to stop its $85 billion purchase

Officials seek to avoid layoffs as deficit looms

With layoffs looming, Youngstown council explores other options to fight deficit

Ai-Media officially launches in Youngstown

The Australian company that provides captioning services selected Youngstown to be its home for its first North American operation center.

washington US: N. Korea a sponsor of terrorism

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announced Monday the U.S. is putting North

Report shows regional economy diversified

Team NEO, an economic development organization that works to bring more jobs to Northeast Ohio, released a review of the region’s economy today

White House: True cost of opioid epidemic tops $500 billion

St. Patrick Church in Hubbard serves up compassion at community dinner

More than 100 adults and youths from the church spent Sunday afternoon serving a traditional Thanksgiving dinner to about 250 people. It was the church’s first time hosting such an event, but the Rev. Father Michael Swierz said plans are already in the works to do it again next year.