Fuel spill slows commute
Updated: 1 hour agoA diesel fuel spill has shut down a section of Route 193 in Fowler Township.
'Sopranos' star dies at age 51
Updated: 56 mins agoGandolfini, 51, who died Wednesday while vacationing in Rome, refused to be bound by his star-making role in the HBO series that brought him three Emmy Awards during its six-season run.
Teachers battle board
Updated: 9 mins agoUpdate // It was a packed house Wednesday night as the Sebring Board of Education met to discuss a number of issues.
Traffic camera fines decided
Updated: 8 hours agoUPDATE // Youngstown City Council is installing traffic cameras in school zones around the city, and on Wednesday, members decided how much a violation will cost.
Warren woman racks up arrests
Updated: 12 hours agoA Warren woman with a history of mental problems has been arrested more than 20 times in the past 10 years, and highlights the need for mental health treatment in area.
YSU adds 7 online degrees
Updated: 11 hours agoYoungstown State University is launching a renewed effort in distance education by introducing seven new online degree programs starting this fall.
Child abuse growing problem
Updated: 12 hours agoLocal medical and legal professionals say there is a marked increase in abuse cases in the area.
4 new officers hired
Updated: 10 hours agoAmong Warren’s new officers are the son of Youngstown City Councilwoman Annie Gillam and Trumbull County Sheriff Thomas Altiere.
Man indicted in child porn case
Updated: 12 hours agoA Youngstown sex offender was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury in Cleveland for sending pictures of himself engaged in sex acts with his 6-year-old daughter to an undercover FBI agent.
Man guilty in federal trial
Updated: 16 hours agoA man currently facing the death penalty for a home-invasion murder in Warren was found guilty Wednesday during a federal trial in Akron in an unrelated case for selling an assault rifle to an undercover federal agent who set up a fake storefront in Warren.
Man guilty of killing boy
Updated: 12 hours agoA Struthers man pleaded guilty Wednesday to severely abusing his girlfriend’s 14-year-old son to death.
Hagan backs gas tax
Updated: 11 hours agoState Rep. Bob Hagan has introduced a bill that would add a severance tax on oil, natural gas and condensate extracted from horizontal drilling.
Drug dealer pleads guilty
Updated: 17 hours agoA Liberty man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal drug dealing charges after Boardman police and federal agents found him twice in a two-week span with hundreds of thousands of dollars and drugs in his car and a rented motel room.
3 plead in pill ring
Updated: 18 hours agoThree New Castle men have pleaded guilty for their roles in a prescription drug dealing ring that transported painkillers from Florida to sell in western Pennslyvania, including the ring’s leader.
Vacant fires plague city
Updated: 12 hours agoYoungstown firefighters were busy Wednesday battling the latest in a string of vacant house fires in the city.
New astronaut an area native
Updated: 19 hours agoNASA has eight new astronauts – including a former New Castle man.
Dads honored at dinner
Updated: 10 hours agoJust days after Father’s Day, dads were recognized during a special dinner celebration at Vista Center Wednesday evening.
CPR tour travels Valley
Updated: 17 hours agoMobile CPR Tour offering free classes.
Beatitude welcomes director
Updated: 12 hours agoA new executive director has been named to Beatitude House.
Carving attracts viewers
Updated: 19 hours agoA bear, a beehive and an owl can all be seen in one Boardman front yard.