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

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 ...

McDowell to retain three leaders of departments

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

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

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 ...

Youngstown police looking for elderly missing woman

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for Stella Pittman, 94, who went missing from Youngstown’s North Side Monday night. She has end-stage kidney failure and is not known to be gone for long periods of time, according to a police ...

Breakfast with Santa provides holiday cheer

YOUNGSTOWN — In 1959, the legendary jazz vocalist and pianist Dinah Washington popularized the standard, “What a Difference a Day Makes,” though more than 65 years later, Mandi Hopkins could write her own version of “What a Difference a Year Makes.” “I’m a breast cancer survivor, ...