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BIRTHS

Births St. Elizabeth boardman hospital Bertha M. Anderson and Jarrod Lopez, Youngstown, girl,

Four of 5 trafficking suspects in custody

Remaining suspect on bond

JCPenney hiring

JCPenney hiring BOARDMAN JCPenney will host a National Hiring Day event from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday

Investors look to good economic news

Associated Press After a harrowing week for financial markets, investors will look for solid

POLICE CALLS

POLICE CALLS A summary of recent criminal activity in Girard and Liberty: GIRARD Oct. 7

MCCS, board seek levy renewals

Two levies up for renewal on the Nov. 6 ballot each account for about half the operating budgets of two county departments

MAHONING COUNTY | 2018 levies

Mental Health AND Recovery Board The renewal and increase of a 0.85-mill, five-year operating

Murder still haunts Wyo. after 20 years

Associated Press LARAMIE, Wyo. When two roofing workers beat a young gay man to death in Wyoming

Searchers find body in Florida town

Associated Press MEXICO BEACH, Fla. Search-and-rescue teams found at least one body in Mexico

Youngstown schools CEO to leave in 2019

By AMANDA TONOLI atonoli@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN Despite telling The Vindicator in recent weeks he planned to stay with the district, Youngstown City Schools CEO Krish Mohip announced Friday he will not seek a contract renewal in July 2019. Mohip said the decision was a difficult one to make because of how much he likes the city, but through “soul searching,” he decided it was best for him.

Niles teen gets life in prison

By JORDAN COHEN news@vindy.com WARREN Jacob LaRosa, 19, convicted earlier this year of the beating death of 94-year-old Marie Belcastro of Niles in 2015, will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. LaRosa, handcuffed and wearing orange prison clothing, showed no visible reaction Friday in a packed courtroom as Judge W. Wyatt McKay of Trumbull County Common Pleas Court imposed the sentence for aggravated murder along with consecutive sentences of 11 years for aggravated robbery, 11 years for aggravated burglary and eight years for attempted rape.

Campbell woman crowned Miss Latino America

By GRAIG GRAZIOSI ggraziosi@vindy.com CAMPBELL When Stephanie Miranda, 24, of Campbell looks at her hand, she is reminded of her victory in Panama City. She slides a diamond ring off her finger – a gift she received for being crowned Miss Latino America, beating 19 women during an international pageant in September – and tilts it to show off a series of 20 markings along the interior of the golden band.