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Sierra McCorvey, a senior voice major at Dana School of Music, sang a selection from Handel’s “Messiah.”

By WILLIAM K. ALCORN alcorn@vindy.com POLAND The Youngstown Sym- phony Chamber Orchestra


Residents offer ideas to revitalize Warren

By CHRISTOPHER KROMER Tribune Chronicle WARREN Area residents aired their hopes and concerns


Detectives say finding suspects quick is key

Ron Rodway and John Perdue remember the bad old days.


Homicide evidence never gets tossed

State law says all evidence must be kept forever.


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Annual Out of the Darkness walk shines light on suicide

Jessica Patrick of Girard was among those participating in the Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Mill Creek Park on Saturday. Patrick’s fiance, Kevin McGinnis, committed suicide earlier this year.


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Judicial candidate Chris Sammarone, won't acknowledge meeting

Christopher Sammarone, a Mahoning County Court judicial candidate, refuses to acknowledge he was at a 2014 meeting at which his father, former Youngstown Mayor Charles Sammarone, said “anything is legal if no one else knows about it. I have been around a long time.”


Trumbull County Historical Society expanding into second building

The Trumbull County Historical Society announced Saturday at its Oktoberfest on the Square that it will acquire the building at 328 Mahoning Ave. N.W. as the location of its new Cultural and Education Center.


METRO DIGEST || Covettes of the Valley exhibit opens Tuesday

Corvette exhibit WARREN “Corvettes of the Valley” opens at the National Packard Museum, 1899


METRO DIGEST || Hit-and-run crash injures motocyclist

Hit-and-run crash injures motorcyclist WARREN A motorcyclist, victim of a hit-and-run crash just


4 arrested at KSU open-carry walk

A high-profile open-carry walk at Kent State University on Saturday was far from what “gun girl” and alumna Kaitlin Bennett wanted it to be.


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Changing homicide trend helps YPD

The body of a homicide victim is removed from a wooded area in Youngstown. Police say improved technology has helped investigators solve Youngstown homicides in recent years.


Agenda Monday

Agenda Monday Brookfield Township trustees, 7 p.m., regular meeting, 6844 Strimbu Drive,


youngstown homicides since 1971

1971: 31 1972: 24 1973: 39 1974: 35 1975: 31 1976: 34 1977: 28 1978: 18 1979: 29


Drug prices going up despite Trump promise

By LINDA A. JOHNSON and NICKY FORSTER Associated Press NEW YORK President Donald Trump made


History, Hollywood and voodoo all in a New Orleans cemetery

History, Hollywood and voodoo all in a ... By BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW ORLEANS