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39th ITALIAN FEST SIZZLES DOWNTOWN YOUNGSTOWN

The 39th annual Greater Youngstown Italian Fest kicked off Friday and will run through Sunday in downtown Youngstown. The festival runs 2 to 11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5, with children under 12 free. The fest includes many food vendors, nightly ...

Mahoning County courts

Marriage licenses granted July 20-24 in Mahoning County: Thomas Burke Bonilla, 21, Struthers, and Joyce Marie Watson, 21, Struthers Christian Tyler Manigault, 29, Youngstown, and Les’lei La’Nay White, 27, Youngstown Joshua Paul Miller, 33, Canfield, and Ceria Marie DeCapita, 32, Canfield Frank Daniel Rondinelli, 32, Youngstown, and Jessica Lynn Nail, 30, Youngstown Richard Charles Grimm, 63, Boardman, and Nancy Marie Zimbardi, 61, Struthers Tobias John William Bowser, 37, Worthington, Pa., and Alexis Rae King, 32, Lowellville Jared Paul Myers, 45, Beloit, and ...

Oil companies in US rake in huge profits since start of war

NEW YORK — American oil and gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran and the U.S. impeded petroleum shipments and consumers around the world paid more for fuel and confronted shortages. The conflict, now in its sixth month, halted most shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that previously served as a delivery route for a fifth of the world’s oil and natural gas. With global supplies constrained, prices for Brent crude, the international standard, soared from about $70 to above $100 a barrel for much of March, April and May, and at ...

Valley native attempts solo journey around Arctic Ocean

Those who knew Matt Rutherford when he was growing up in Warren might have thought he’d only be exploring the inside of a jail cell. Rutherford, 45, left Aasiaat, Greenland, on June 25 in an effort to be the first person to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean on a nonstop solo journey. He’s ...

New closures announced for I-80/76 rehab project

The Ohio Department of Transportation announced new road closures for the Interstate 76/80 pavement rehabilitation project in Austintown and Jackson townships. The ramp from Interstate 80 west to state Route 11 south is closed through Monday. The detour is I-80 west to state Route 46 to I-80 east to Route 11 south. I-80 west between Salt Springs Road and state Route 46 is reduced to one lane through early August. And starting Monday, the ramp from I-80 west to Route 46 will be closed through Friday. The detour will I-80 west to I-76 west to Bailey Road to I-76 east to I-80 east to ...