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Documentary includes troubling Ohio execution

Associated Press COLUMBUS A new documentary on the death penalty includes the work a federal


Organ transplant rate increases with high overdose deaths

Associated Press COLUMBUS The number of organ transplants rose in central Ohio and the nation


Calif. highway swamped by deadly mudslides reopens

Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. A coastal California highway swamped by deadly mudslides


Afghan forces end deadly siege at hotel

Associated Press KABUL, AFGHANISTAN Security forces said Sunday they had killed the last of six


Droves fill pope’s final Mass on trip

Associated Press LIMA, PERU More than 1 million people turned out Sunday for Pope Francis’ final


Deportation fears have legal immigrants avoiding health care

Associated Press MIAMI The number of legal immigrants from Latin American nations who access


Organizers of women’s marches hope to keep building momentum

Associated Press LAS VEGAS Thousands of people poured into a football stadium in Las Vegas on


Warning issued about phone scam

Warning issued about phone scam NILES A Mahoning County resident reported a phone scam that


REP. TIM RYAN: Valley case typifies broken immigration system of US

I’d hoped to share with ICE what is already clear to Youngstowners: Amer is an American who contributes immensely to his city and his country. Instead, I witnessed firsthand the destructive consequences of President Donald Trump’s vindictive and arbitrary immigration policies.


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Hundreds rally Saturday in support of Al Adi

State Rep. Lepore-Hagan and Sen. Schiavone are to visit Adi in prison to check on his health.

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Practices of ICE denounced at Adi forum

As painful and upsetting as Amer “Al” Adi Othman’s odyssey through the country’s deportation process has been for his loved ones and others, it also highlights and exposes the many disturbing, inhumane ways the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency operates, an immigrant rights advocate contends.


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Taking the Polar Plunge in freezing Mosquito Lake

Saturday’s temperatures in the low 40s may have felt like a heat wave compared with the region’s recent bone-crushing cold, but jump into Mosquito Lake with water temperatures estimated in the low 30s, and all bets are off.

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Students display talent at Boardman's arts celebration

Parents, grandparents and community members were wowed by hundreds of students in grades K-12 offering musical, dramatic and artistic talents Saturday during the Boardman “100” Arts Celebration.


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Boardman chocolate shop offers handcrafted Belgian treats with homemade fillings

The Chocolate Shoppe owners hope their chocolate is the best you’ve ever had


Lowellville Schools adds new AP, College Credit Plus offerings

Lowellville School District offers new courses