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Whistleblower: Big burn in East Palestine could have been avoided

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The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that officials brag is always ready to deploy within an hour of any kind of chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly over East Palestine until four days after the disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment there last ...

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3RD WARD MEETING: Samantha Turner, Youngstown 3rd Ward councilwoman, will host a meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Jewish Community Center, 505 Gypsy Lane, on utilities in Youngstown. Representatives from FirstEnergy and Enbridge Energy (formerly Dominon) will be in attendance. VENUE CHANGE: ...

Agenda for Wednesday

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• YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL will meet 5:30 p.m. today at Mahoning County courthouse commissioners hearing room. The finance committee meets at 4 p.m. • COITSVILLE TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES will meet 7 p.m. today at the township hall. • POLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will have a special meeting 6 ...

Youngstown murderer seeks fewer gun charges

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YOUNGSTOWN — The attorney for the man convicted of murder in the Sept. 29, 2022, shooting death of Jacob Moore, 21, on New York Avenue on the city’s North Side, is urging a judge to sentence him on only one of two gun specifications, which could affect the length of his prison term that ...

South Avenue bridge work to require 3-mile-long detour

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YOUNGSTOWN — A small bridge project next year could mean a big headache for motorists on South Avenue, one of Youngstown’s main corridors. The city will rehabilitate the South Avenue Bridge that goes over the Youngstown and Southeastern Railroad Co. train line starting in the summer of ...