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‘Deluge of Republicans’ to vote for full release of Jeffrey Epstein files

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers seeking to force the release of files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein are predicting a big win in the House this week with a “deluge of Republicans” voting for their bill and bucking the GOP leadership and President Donald ...

Judge revokes jail order for ex-deputy clerk

YOUNGSTOWN — After having multiple motions denied, attorney Jennifer Ciccone, former Chief Mahoning County Deputy Clerk of Courts, paid the $4,000 she owed in a civil case she was handling, and Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney on Friday terminated her order for Ciccone ...

At 100, Struthers WWII hero remains ‘active, active, active’

STRUTHERS —= John Newell recalled a time when his parents’ truck broke down on a camping trip and his father, Arthur M. Newell, used equal parts creativity and improvisation to fix a dead generator. The unconventional approach Arthur Newell took was to cut small chunks from his wife’s ...

President Trump urges Congress to release Epstein files

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it. “We have nothing to hide, and it’s time to ...

YSU sends off seniors with 48-29 win over Indiana State

YOUNGSTOWN — Prior to kickoff on Saturday, 23 seniors were honored on Beede Field at Stambaugh Stadium. One-by-one, they each came out of the tunnel, embraced head coach Doug Phillips, greeted Youngstown State University President Bill Johnson and made their way down the field to greet ...

$33M cost for sewer project up for a vote

YOUNGSTOWN — City council will consider Wednesday legislation to permit the board of control to spend up to $33 million for final design and construction administration on a major phase of a wastewater improvement project. The work is for an 80-million-gallon-per-day wet weather facility. ...