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Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Girard

GIRARD — Police are investigating a recent incident of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle at the intersection of North State and Gordon streets. Reports state the incident happened around 9:15 p.m. Friday. The individual was transported to the hospital, but the identity of the person or their condition were not available Sunday night. The report states police made contact with the driver of the vehicle that was involved in the incident.

US attacks Iran anew after lull

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz in their first military action in a month on Sunday, breaking a lull in fighting during an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. Iran swiftly reported it retaliated for what it called a ...

Campbell celebrates 100 years

CAMPBELL — If you’re Mayor Bill Valentino and the city you represent becomes a centenarian, what do you do? For one thing, you can honor two 100-year-old residents, then have them as grand marshals in a celebratory parade. “It’s a great day in the city. How often do you celebrate 100 ...

YSU FANS SHOOT THEIR BEST SHOTS

The Youngstown State University men’s basketball team hosted a shootaround and free throw contest Saturday afternoon at center court at the Eastwood Mall in Niles. Guests could meet the NCAA Division I team, get autographs from players and compete for a gift certificate from Dick’s ...

NASA’s newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope shortly after daybreak aboard a triple-the-firepower Falcon Heavy rocket. Roman blazed toward an observation point 1 million miles away that’s home to the Webb Space Telescope, one of NASA’s other big-ticket eyes in the sky. The bus-sized telescope — named after the late Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer — will take more ...

Crowd cheers brothers’ stunts, ‘The YO’ at film debut

YOUNGSTOWN — For as long as he can recall, Danny Mizicko has been fascinated with seeing the migration of crows in flight — so much so that they were some of the main unspoken extras that flew their way into and out of a film he helped make and, by extension, into viewers’ hearts. “I was shooting music videos when thousands of crows were in the trees. I document them every winter,” said Mizicko, a videographer and director who helps run Stuck in Ohio. Thousands of the intelligent black birds also were in several scenes captured in “The YO,” a new urban adventure ...