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Americans still rank 2001 attacks among most historic events

WASHINGTON — Twenty-five years later, the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, are still remembered as among the most important historic events in many Americans’ lives, according to a new poll. A new Ipsos poll finds that about half of U.S. adults name the 9/11 attacks in an open-ended question ...

Suspect in fight grabs Boardman cop’s Taser, police say

BOARDMAN — An Austintown man is accused of grabbing an officer’s Taser while fighting with police during a traffic stop Tuesday. A Boardman police report states officers found a stolen handgun beneath Wilburn Floyd Jones, 37, during the struggle. Police used a Taser on Jones twice before ...

Mahoning Ave. Fall Fest set Sept. 19

YOUNGSTOWN — The 10th annual Mahoning Avenue Fall Fest will take place 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19 along the street between Steel Street and Milton Avenue. The festival celebrates what the West Side street has to offer and showcases it for potential growth. The festival features the corridor’s businesses along with a vendor market, corn roast, live music and children’s activities. The event will be centered around Trek Coffee House, Casa Ramirez and Hackett’s Pub.

Local news briefs from Mill Creek Park, Youngstown, Girard

Bikeway in park to close Mill Creek MetroParks will temporarily block off a section of the MetroParks Bikeway beginning Monday to allow for improvements and resurfacing. The MetroParks Bikeway will be closed from Silica Road to County Line Road as well as access to the bikeway at Ohltown Road and Webb Road for the duration of the project. Park officials said the improvement project will help maintain and enhance the trail for future use and will include milling of the existing asphalt surface, installation of a new asphalt overlay, placement of topsoil along the shoulders, and ...

Patriot Day event remembers 9/11 victims, honors veterans

AUSTINTOWN —- The 24th annual Patriot Day ceremony unfolded outside Quaker Steak and Lube in Austintown on Thursday night. The event remembered the victims of 9/11, saluted first responders and honored local military veterans who served from World War II to the present. Eleven veterans ...

Home is where help is

YOUNGSTOWN — Many people fondly remember Blood, Sweat & Tears as a popular jazz/rock group from the late 1960s and early 1970s, though for Jodi Glass, the three nouns mean something nonmusical but no less special. “There are so many people to thank, so many years of planning, dreaming, ...