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Explosions, plane crash, mayor’s race top Valley news in 2025

Local News

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a brief synopsis of the top 10 stories from The Vindicator as chosen by the newspaper staff. Compiled by Metro Editor Marly Reichert It was a year of disasters, scandals, political surprises and honors in the Mahoning Valley, and The Vindicator was there to cover it ...

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Community News

• AUSTINTOWN TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will have a special meeting 8:30 a.m. today at the township administration building for appropriations and other fiscal matters.

Stocks edge lower while gold and silver rise

Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell slightly on Wall Street Tuesday as trading for 2025 nudges closer to the finish line. With just one trading day left before the year ends, most big investors have closed out their positions and volume has been thin. Every major index is headed for a double-digit ...

Winter weather advisory in effect; up to 6 inches of snow forecast

Local News

A winter weather advisory is in effect for Mahoning and Trumbull counties until 7 a.m. Thursday. Forecasters call for 3 to 5 inches of new snow in Mahoning County and 3 to 6 inches of snow in Trumbull County. Wind gusts as high as 35 mph are expected. The National Weather Service also ...

Community news

Community News

NOON NEW YEAR’S EVE PARTY: OH WOW! The Roger and Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science and Technology will host a “Noon New Year’s Eve” party and ball drop for families 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at the center, 15 Central Square in Youngstown. The celebration will include ...

Lee Enterprises stabilizes finances with $50M investment

Business News

Lee Enterprises announced a compromise Tuesday with billionaire investor David Hoffmann, who offered to take over the nation’s third-largest newspaper chain this year, to help stabilize the company’s finances with a $50 million investment and set Lee up for the future. Hoffmann, whose ...