YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University has been awarded the prestigious Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national recognition, for demonstrating a strong, ongoing commitment to meaningful, sustainable and vibrant partnerships with the Mahoning Valley ...

YOUNGSTOWN — It took the whole day, but a jury was seated Monday in the murder trial of Kenneth L. Carter, 35, and Terry Hopkins, 23. They are accused in the Jan. 24, 2025, killing of Resean Graham, 42, on Griselda Avenue on the South Side. Carter is accused of murder and a gun ...

McDONALD — Mayor Ray Lewis said the village saw improvements to the parks, roads and other areas of the community in 2025, while officials also dealt with declining revenue after the closing of McDonald Steel in 2023. Lewis said at his state of the village address last week at the first ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Ross Smith, who is running for Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge, was sworn in as a magistrate by the person he’s looking to succeed. R. Scott Krichbaum, who cannot run for reelection this year because of the state’s age-limit law on judges, administered Smith’s ...

GIRARD — City officials are discussing options on dealing with feral cats roaming in parts of the city. Mayor Mark Zuppo told city council Monday the city offices have been receiving calls from residents in different areas of the community about feral cats. He said he spoke to a ...

BOARDMAN — It may have been cold and snowy with an uninvited, unwelcome biting wind but, despite those conditions, a few dozen people undoubtedly felt the warmth of the occasion. “Jan. 6 is the Feast of the Epiphany, and the Orthodox Church blesses the water and blesses homes with it,” ...