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Trump warns Iran against reviving nuclear program

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Iran on Monday that the U.S. could carry out further military strikes if the country attempts to reconstitute its nuclear program as he held wide-ranging talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his home in Florida. Trump ...

Yellow Brick Place celebrates 10 years of cancer support

CORNERSBURG — It was a banner year for the staff and clients of Yellow Brick Place as the agency celebrated its first decade of supporting those in the fight against cancer. “We opened at Brandywine Plaza in Cornersburg on Sept. 12, 2015,” said YBP Executive Director Kathleen Moliterno. ...

Dismissal sought in murder case

YOUNGSTOWN — Attorneys for Kenneth L. Carter, 35, and Terry Hopkins, 39, have exchanged filings with prosecutors in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court leading up to Carter’s and Hopkins’ Jan. 12 murder trial. On Nov. 25, attorneys Frank Cassese and Dave Betras filed motions to dismiss ...

Rock throwing, gunfire, threats mar weekend

YOUNGSTOWN — A man suffered a gunshot wound to his left side inside of a shed behind a house on Cabot Street on the West Side about 12:20 p.m. Friday, but a woman who lived there said she did not know him. When an officer spoke to the victim, the victim changed his story several times and ...

Pawn shop company buys former Rite Aid location

YOUNGSTOWN — A cash lending and pawn shop company purchased the former Rite Aid building at 540 E. Midlothian Blvd. for $1.35 million. FCFS Ohio Inc., the Ohio subsidiary of First Cash Financial Services, purchased six parcels totaling 1.6 acres on the city’s Southeast side Dec. 19 from ...

Unity, color, pageantry mark Kwanzaa opening in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Societal achievements during the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s aimed at making the nation live up to its founding creed continue to face mounting threats and rollbacks, so it’s imperative that nonviolent actions to counter such a regression remain ongoing, a ...