POLAND — Area Scouts have completed more than 19,000 service hours in the past year while working on their Eagle Scout projects — an average of 500 hours per project. That tidbit of information was given Tuesday morning at the 21st annual Celebration of Scouting Breakfast at The Lake ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. has completed new airstrikes on Iran after the crash of an American helicopter off Oman that it blames on Tehran. The U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement it had “struck Iranian air defense, ground control stations and ...

YOUNGSTOWN — SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, which is responsible for providing steam heat for a majority of downtown Youngstown, sent a disconnection notice to tenants at Wick Tower over a disputed utility bill. SOBE sent the 10-day “service disconnection notice” Monday to tenants at ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Board of Education has received a request from a consulting firm for a 15-year, 90% Community Investment Area tax exemption regarding developing the former Mahoning Bank Building. During its regular meeting Tuesday at Youngstown Rayen Early College High School, ...

POLAND — Restaurateur Michael Alberini is in trouble with the law again, and he apparently did not handle it well. A Poland Village police report states that Alberini made several violent threats toward the officer who arrested him for operating a vehicle impaired Sunday. Alberini ...

LIBERTY — The township’s fire chief noted the importance of being meticulous in grant applications, as he reported the department is going after funds to upgrade equipment. Fire Chief Doug Theobald, as part of his report at Monday’s trustees meeting, said June is grant-writing ...