NEW YORK — The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s latest and most sweeping tariffs — with federal data showing an enormous stockpiling of pharmaceutical products. The deficit — ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Surprising herself, Youngstown City Councilwoman Anita Davis captured the Democratic primary for president of the legislative body, beating Mike Ray, a fellow council member. Because the position of council president has very limited power, Davis, D-6th Ward, said she plans ...
AUSTINTOWN — Austintown Township trustees voted unanimously Monday to retire the department’s two police dogs July 6, a move police Chief Valorie Delmont said will save about $20,000 per year. Officials said the cut is the latest in efforts to reduce the department’s budget after a ...
COLUMBUS — A federal appeals court upheld the racketeering convictions of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and an ex-lobbyist on Tuesday in a $60 million bribery scandal described as the largest corruption scheme in state history. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel ...
GIRARD — Girard City Council will welcome two new at-large council members. The unofficial and incomplete results in Tuesday’s election showed Gordon Byrne as the odd man out, as Tod Latell and Wes Steiner took the open at-large seats and Lily Martuccio — who had been an at-large ...
Staff report LOWELLVILLE — The village’s proposed 0.5-% income tax increase was soundly defeated by voters in Tuesday’s primary election. The measure, which Lowellville Mayor James Iudiciani Sr. and village administrators said would generate an additional $137,000 annually, was ...