WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops and an overhaul of how the Department of Defense buys weapons. The bill’s passage on a 312-112 vote comes at a time of ...

Attorneys for the defense and prosecution made oral arguments Wednesday morning before the Ohio Supreme Court in the aggravated murder conviction of Lavontae Knight in the Dec. 30, 2018, killing of Trevice Harris and wounding of his girlfriend in Youngstown. The state’s top court agreed to ...

YOUNGSTOWN — As part of Enbridge Gas Ohio’s settlement of the Realty Tower explosion investigation by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the gas utility company is giving $750,000 to the court-appointed receiver for the troubled SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC, which provides heat and ...

MOUNT POCONO, Pa. (AP) — On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Donald Trump tried to emphasize his focus on combating inflation, yet the issue that has damaged his popularity did not command his full attention. The president told the crowd gathered at a casino and resort in ...

AUSTINTOWN — The Zodiac Lounge & Grill is no more, and trustees moved on Monday to ensure the problems that bar created will not happen again. After a monthslong process — and years of complaints — Austintown trustees had a special hearing to address the proposal by Zoning Inspector ...

LIBERTY — A year after fulfilling a promise to provide specialized care to people who need it to regain functionality after a major injury or surgery, hospital officials returned to an adjacent site Tuesday to fill a gap in the Mahoning Valley for those facing mental health concerns. Mercy ...