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Court suicide, officer's death, corruption top Valley's 2017 news

On Oct. 21, police officer Justin Leo and his partner responded to a domestic-dispute call on Indiana Avenue. The 31-year-old was shot at the house to which he had responded, dying shortly thereafter at the hospital. The other officer shot and killed Leo’s shooter.


Agenda Thursday

Agenda Thursday Boardman Township trustees, 5:30 p.m., government center, 8299 Market St.


Pleas of not guilty

Pleas of not guilty YOUNGSTOWN Former Lowellville Police Chief Richard Jamrozik entered written


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Trump predicts GOP and Dems will agree on health care plan

Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. President Donald Trump is predicting that Democrats and


Coroner IDs dismembered body found last month

Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Mahoning County coroner identified a dismembered body found in a


Harley-Davidson wants to teach more to ride

Associated Press MILWAUKEE Harley-Davidson is placing a renewed emphasis on teaching people to


BUSINESS DIGEST ||

Northeast Ohio gas prices rise YOUNGSTOWN Northeast Ohio gas prices jumped by 12 cents this week


Stocks finish slightly lower

Associated Press A listless day of trading on Wall Street ended with major stock indexes closing


ERIE WEATHER

Associated Press ERIE, Pa. A Christmas storm dumped a record amount of snow on Erie, Pa., and


Guatemala FM defends Israel embassy move

Guatemala FM defends Israel embassy move GUATEMALA CITY President Jimmy Morales’ top diplomat


Deputy rescues boy from frozen pond

Associated Press NEW HARMONY, Utah A Utah deputy sheriff said Tuesday he was desperate and numb


Counselors give tips on how to get through grief on the holidays

Counselors give tips on how to get through grief on the holidays


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Mahoning Valley family relives special Idora Park memory

From left, AJ, Sara, Johnny and Reagan Turner, and Bill and Edie Davidson, pose at Jane’s Carousel in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the horse on which Sara had her photo taken at Idora Park as a 5-year-old. The picture appeared in a 1984 Sunday pictorial section of The Vindicator.


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Nearly 140 Puerto Ricans resettle in Valley

By GRAIG GRAZIOSI ggraziosi@vindy.com CAMPBELL Since September, nearly 140 new Hispanic


On July 1, 2013, 12,654 children in Ohio were in agency custody

Four years later, the number had climbed to 15,145