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Woman pedestrian, 70, struck, killed in Weathersfield

WEATHERSFIELD -- A Niles woman, 70, died in a 6 p.m. Friday motor vehicle-pedestrian accident on U.S. Route 422 near the McKinley Heights area of Weathersfield Township. According to an Ohio State Highway Patrol press release, Matthew Adams, 42, of Warren was traveling west on Route 422 when his car struck Ellen DeFoor, 70, of Niles, who was crossing the roadway from the north side of Route 422. Defoor sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, where she later died, according to the OSHP press release.

Poland Village paths in the spotlight

POLAND - The village soon will be welcoming back the bridge over Yellow Creek previously known as the Graffiti Bridge, and will be seeking input on an Ohio Department of Transportation project for Safe Routes to School. The bridge project began with a flood in the spring of 2025. The heavy ...

IRS raises 2027 standard deduction and child tax credit

NEW YORK (AP) — The IRS released its annual inflation adjustments for the 2027 tax year, raising the standard deduction and the child tax credit. These adjustments will apply for tax returns filed in 2028. Many of the increases, which the IRS released on Nov. 5, are routine and rise each year based on how much prices climbed. For 2027, that increase is about 3.2%. But several of the most popular tax breaks that Republicans included in their 2025 law remain fixed and do not adjust for inflation, meaning they will be worth slightly less each year. The standard deduction for single ...

11-14-26 Lotteries

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63-unit apartment project set for Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN – The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and a West Chester company are planning a $19 million, 63-unit affordable housing apartment building on the city’s North Side. “We’ve had our eye on Youngstown for a while because there’s a strong need for affordable housing and a limited amount of housing stock so we wanted to build in the city to meet that demand,” said Pete Schwiegeraht, senior vice president of development for Pivotal Housing Partners, which is teaming up with the YNDC for the Wick Lofts project. Construction is expected to start in spring 2027 ...

Mazda to cease production on short-lived CX-70

If the three-row Mazda CX-90 floats your boat, its two-row companion offers gigantic cargo space and a near-luxury cabin albeit for a hefty price compared with rivals. Just in — Mazda has announced the CX-70 will cease production next year while folding it into the CX-90 — offering a ...