YOUNGSTOWN — Jim Kinnick, executive director of the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, said the Mahoning Valley is progressing because of regional cooperation. “It’s nice that all of the regional partners are unified,” Kinnick said Wednesday during a Rotary Club of Youngstown ...

BOARDMAN — The investigation into a Boardman Township mechanic’s alleged misuse of funds and resources continues after his resignation. Boardman police Chief Todd Werth said Michael D. Carkido, 51, of Poland, has resigned in the wake of a search warrant executed at his Bishop Woods ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A few weeks after they were revoked, the visas for 14 Youngstown State University international students and alumni members have been reinstated. In correspondence he sent out Monday, YSU President Bill Johnson said the students’ Student and Exchange Visitor Information ...

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine City Schools filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against Norfolk Southern on Wednesday for what Superintendent James Rook called “broken promises” and what the board of education claims the railroad failed to do after the 2023 train derailment and ...

WARREN — Trumbull Town Hall said goodbye. Jim Tressel stayed mum on his political future. The lecture series that started in 1978 with psychologist and television personality Dr. Joyce Brothers finished with the former Youngstown State University president, former YSU and The Ohio State ...

WARREN — Trumbull County is projected to spend less on providing public defenders for low-income individuals requiring legal support, thanks to the state covering approximately 88% of the cost for the Ohio Public Defender’s Office. Commissioners voted 3-0 on Wednesday to approve a 2025-26 ...