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East Palestine schools sue railroad

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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 ...

Tressel serves as final act for Trumbull Town Hall

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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 ...

Veterans being sought for annual Vindicator series

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If you are a veteran or know someone who is a veteran, The Vindicator would like to feature them in our weekly veteran profile series, which runs each Monday from Memorial Day through Veterans Day. The veteran must live in Mahoning County and be willing to be interviewed about their time in ...

Trumbull lowers cost of public defender services

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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 ...

After getting a break, man in trouble again

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YOUNGSTOWN — A May 29 hearing in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court could result in a Struthers man getting a much more serious punishment than he has gotten so far for a burglary that resulted in a high-level-felony conviction. Judge John Durkin sentenced Louis Lebron, 19, in January to 30 ...

Choffin Center buys police cruiser

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Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Students in the Public Safety Academy at Choffin Career and Technical Center will get even more hands-on learning opportunities as the academy now has a fully equipped police cruiser. The police cruiser was purchased to upgrade the academy’s training resources ...