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Texas flash floods leave at least 2 dead in region devastated year ago UVALDE, Texas — Authorities in Texas have rescued hundreds of stranded drivers and people trapped in homes and at least two people have died due to catastrophic flooding. The region is still recovering from devastating floods a year ago. The governor said Thursday that the hardest-hit areas are expecting more rain and are not out of danger yet. The National Weather Service says a “deadly flood wave” churned down the Guadalupe River that runs alongside Camp Mystic. That’s where two dozen children and ...

Youngstown board OKs $1.19 million pact for sewer work for possible development

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YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved a $1,190,320 contract for sanitary sewer work that could lead to an economic development project. The board voted 3-0 Thursday to sign a contract with Marucci & Gaffney Excavating Co. of Youngstown, which submitted the lowest bid by the July 3 deadline. The board consists of Mayor Derrick McDowell, Finance Director Kyle Miasek and Law Director Adam Buente. Marucci & Gaffney’s bid was the lowest of four submitted for a sewer pump station project on Exal Court in the Salt Springs Road Business Park. The bid is less than the ...

Pair to be arraigned in aggravated burglary case

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YOUNGSTOWN — Sharay Whitfield, 22, and Resha Graham, 21, are in the Mahoning County jail facing two counts each of aggravated burglary for a May 20 incident in which Graham is accused of pounding on an apartment door on Tyrell Avenue and then rushing into the apartment when the door opened, along with about eight more people. A Youngstown police report states that officers were called to the apartment at 11:36 p.m. May 20 for a fight. Officers spoke to a woman who said Graham kept pounding on the apartment door. Then, when the person opened the door, Graham and eight to 10 people ...

Man indicted on attempted murder to be arraigned soon

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YOUNGSTOWN — James Sunderman, 19, of Hayes Avenue in McDonald, will be arraigned 9 a.m. Tuesday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court on attempted murder, two counts of felonious assault and one count of kidnapping — all with firearm specifications — in a May incident on Youngstown’s South Side. Youngstown police said the charges stem from a woman being found at 3 a.m. May 12 in a car in the 600 block of St. Louis Avenue with an apparent gunshot wound. She was taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, and an investigation was carried out. At the time, Youngstown police ...

Hynes Industries earns supplier award for fourth straight year

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Staff report Hynes Industries has been named a Platinum Supplier by Wabash, a recognition the manufacturer of commercial truck-trailers awards each year to a select group of high-performing suppliers. The designation marks the fourth consecutive year and ninth time overall that Hynes has received the honor. Hynes Industries, a producer of custom metal fabrication solutions utilizing roll forming and related manufacturing methods, has operations in Youngstown and Painesville in addition to Kokomo, Indiana. Hynes supplies Wabash with a range of metal structural components used in ...

Trump renews concerns over election fraud

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to again raise doubts about the results of past elections, reviving a subject he’s long used to deny his loss in the 2020 election. Trump began Thursday night with a stark warning about what he ...