NEW MIDDLETOWN — Midwinter can bring plenty of grey skies, doldrums, boredom and a chilly attitude toward any kind of outdoor activity. But two brothers with an ambitious idea and some ingenuity turned a frosty weekend into a chance for some colorful family fun. The result has brought joy ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Because of a $7 million “unexpected windfall” in business income growth in 2024, Youngstown’s 2025 income tax collection saw a 6.23% decline from the previous year, but it was still the second-best year ever for collections in the city’s history. Also, the decline was ...

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill to require cooperation of law enforcement in handing over suspected undocumented immigrants to federal authorities, though existing state executive orders already require this. Senate Bill 615, requiring persons with illegal immigration ...

YOUNGSTOWN — U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Carmen Henderson ordered that Charles G. Ingram, 47, of North Bloomfield, remain in detention following a hearing Monday where an FBI agent testified that Ingram admitted to posting numerous messages on YouTube last month that threatened U.S. ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Robyn E. Johnson, 29, of Boardman, went on trial Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on charges of discharging a firearm on or near prohibited premises and two counts of felonious assault, all with gun specifications, for a 2023 incident in Youngstown. The first charge ...

GIRARD — City officials have been dealing the past two-and-a-half months with the winter weather’s effect on streets and sidewalks, noting there have been 26 waterline breaks since Dec. 1. People have fallen in the downtown area, including one man who fell on snow and ice and slid under his ...