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Businesses lure seasonal help with chances for other jobs

By Joyce M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK Every fall, the staff count at Fun.com


Youngstown native is published again

Youngstown native is published again Joseph Pasquarella Jr., author of “Elegy of the Song Sparrow”


Blood Drives

Blood Drives today St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Donor Room, 1044 Belmont Ave., Youngstown,


A look at what didn’t happen last week

Associated Press A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of last


Trump delays new policy on importing elephant trophies

Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said he’s delaying a new policy allowing


Ohio justice deletes Facebook post, tells people to ‘lighten up’

Associated Press CLEVELAND An Ohio Supreme Court justice and Democratic gubernatorial candidate


Palestinians vow to suspend talks if US closes PLO mission

Palestinians vow to suspend talks if US closes PLO mission WASHINGTON The Palestinians


Schools adept at shoring up security at any hint of danger

Associated Press It’s a familiar scenario: A school official, hearing about a potential danger


US appeals court rules against jail guard sued after 2012 brawl

Associated Press CINCINNATI A divided federal appeals court panel has ruled that an Ohio county


Authorities seeking person who killed cop

Associated Press NEW KENSINGTON, PA. Pennsylvania residents who came to the aid of a rookie


TCI inmate accuses state of religious discrimination

The Rastafarian says prison employees held him down and force-cut his dreadlocks on multiple occassions.


Ohio governor-hopeful reveals sexual past in candid Facebook post

The post was sharply criticized


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McGuffey Elementary students celebrate a young hero fighting blood cancer

Landen Fitzgerald-Green was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2015 after he fell down the stairs.


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Fundraisers will benefit Vint family after losing home, pets in fire

Although some members of the family were hospitalized for a night, they all made it out of the house. Their three dogs and one bird, however, did not.


Charges filed against man who sought “sniper rifle”

The Jordanian man is expected to plead guilty and lose his U.S. residency.


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Growing beards at YSU

Young men at Youngstown State University had the opportunity to learn how to grow and maintain fantastic facial hair.


METRO DIGEST || Horses removed from Brookfield home

Horses removed BROOKFIELD Humane agents removed two horses from a township residence Friday, The


METRO DIGEST || Filming showers in Geneva

A federal judge sentenced a Cleveland man who attempted to film people showering at Geneva State Park to 20 years in prison.


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New welding school provides jobs, new starts

Visitors to Flying HIGH Inc. wander through the nonprofit organization’s welding school on the North Side after its ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday.


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Summary of police activity in Canfield and Austintown

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Canfield and Austintown: