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Man gets 29 years to life for Oct. 31, 2023, murder

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — Leana Woolf, sister of murder victim Ed Lewis, 53, said Monday her brother was developmentally disabled, “like a kid in an adult body,” as well as kind and generous. He also was “an Elvis lover, an old classic car fan” and “knew right from wrong.” Woolf’s family ...

Molly makes a homecoming

Christmas story

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 11th chapter in a 12-chapter fictional tale that will run through Christmas Day. Parents are encouraged to read aloud to their children. It took all of 30 seconds inside of town square for them to be spotted. Elliot Spicer, assistant to Mayor Gingerman, looked up ...

US stocks rise at the start of holiday-shortened week

Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street Monday to open what’s expected to be a relatively calm holiday week. The gains were broad. Technology companies and banks did much of the heavy lifting. Industrial companies also gave a strong push to major indexes. The S&P 500 rose 43.99 ...

McDowell to retain three leaders of departments

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — Mayor-elect Derrick McDowell reappointed three department heads and named DeMaine Kitchen, who resigned in 2013 as the city’s chief of staff four days before a report determined he sexually harassed a female employee, as community planning and economic development director. In ...

Southern Park owner pays taxes

Local News

BOARDMAN — The saga of the Southern Park Mall’s property taxes is over, at least for now. Mahoning County Treasurer Dan Yemma confirmed Monday that mall owner Kohan Retail Investment Group paid the entirety of its delinquent 2024 property taxes by bank wire Friday afternoon. Yemma said ...

Police busy after responding to altercations at Chaney-East game

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — Several incidents were reported Friday night following reports of students at Chaney High School fighting after a Chaney-East High School basketball game. The initial report was from 8:19 p.m. at the high school at 731 S. Hazelwood Ave., for crowd control after officers were ...