Staff report As temperatures start to drop across Ohio, the state is stepping in to help families keep the heat on by easing the burden of high energy bills. Starting this month, income-eligible Ohioans can receive one-time assistance with their home energy bill through the Ohio Department ...

Divorces and dissolutions granted October 2025 in Mahoning County: Divorces BODKINS, KARINA vs. BODKINS, CURTIS COLEMAN, KENNETH MONTRAY vs. COLEMAN, HEATHER LYNN COOK, JAMI vs. COOK, BRIAN DEBINDER, TRISHA vs. MCQUISTON, ASHLEY ELEZMAZY, BRANDY M. vs. ELEZMAZY, HOSSAM M. ...

Staff report As part of its annual Giving Tuesday & Beyond campaign, the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley and several community sponsors are committing $64,500 to match donations that support the long-term sustainability of more than 50 local nonprofits. The highlight of this ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Abby Douglas hopes one day to have a child, but it’s cultural and societal conditions, not a physical one, that is causing unwanted hesitation. “I really want children, but it’s not safe enough because they’re taking away our health care,” Douglas, 27, of Niles, said. ...

EAST PALESTINE — The five residents appealing the East Palestine train derailment class-action settlement were a day late and $850,000 short, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled last week. The appellate court in Cincinnati dismissed appeals filed by attorney David Graham on ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department issued an advisory to the public at a little before 8 a.m. today to slow down and use extreme caution after black ice on roadways in Youngstown led to “over 20 traffic crashes, mainly on the freeways.” But by 10:15 a.m., Lt. Frank Rutherford, ...