AUSTINTOWN —- The 24th annual Patriot Day ceremony unfolded outside Quaker Steak and Lube in Austintown on Thursday night. The event remembered the victims of 9/11, saluted first responders and honored local military veterans who…
City rehires fired police lieutenant
YOUNGSTOWN — Effective Sept. 21, the city is reinstating Brian Flynn, fired as a police lieutenant in December 2022 after…
Wrongful death settlement to cost Youngstown $2.5M
By DAVID SKOLNICK Staff writer YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown has a $2.5 million settlement in place to be paid over six…
Older men dominate county suicide stats
YOUNGSTOWN — Thursday marked World Suicide Prevention Day, and officials in Mahoning County took the opportunity to raise awareness of…
Home is where help is
YOUNGSTOWN — Many people fondly remember Blood, Sweat & Tears as a popular jazz/rock group from the late 1960s and…
Suspect in fight grabs Boardman cop’s Taser, police say
BOARDMAN — An Austintown man is accused of grabbing an officer’s Taser while fighting with police during a traffic stop…
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SOCIETY LECTURE: Springfield Township Historical Society Museum will have “Afternoon at the Museum” speaker series Sunday at the museum 14188 Youngstown-Pittsburgh Road, Petersburg. Paul Rohrbaugh will discuss his book, “Driving It Home-GM Lordstown Complex 1956-2019.” He will present details of the history of this car and van plant that was a key to the…
• MILL CREEK METROPARKS Finance Citizens Advisory Committee to the Board of Park Commissioners will meet…
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SHRED EVENT: To help combat identity theft, AAA East Central and Shred-It are hosting a free…
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• SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the township administration building. •…
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Americans still rank 2001 attacks among most historic events
WASHINGTON — Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered…
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Constance Jean Lewis 1945-2026
ATHENS — Constance Jean Lewis, 80, died peacefully at home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026,…
James A. Williams 1949-2026
Claire L. Kopcsos 1949-2026
ANTHONY HELMICK, 43, of Youngstown, died Tuesday. SERVICES: 1 p.m. Sept. 14, Fox Funeral Home, Boardman.…
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Anthropic says it blocked misuse of its AI that could have supported biological weapons
Anthropic said Thursday it has blocked efforts by bad actors to use its artificial intelligence models for malicious activity such as cyberattacks, surveillance, and research that could have led to biological weapons. As AI models grow more powerful, elaborate cyberattacks no longer require sophisticated skills and even lone individuals can create threats that would…