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Sojourn students head south

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — From a historical perspective, Jon Luke Robles finds it rather challenging to compare the appearance of a history-rich southern city today with how it looked six decades ago. “It’s just the sheer concept of where we are and the historical events that happened here,” ...

Trump vows to pay airport TSA agents

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order instructing the Homeland Security secretary to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration agents as Congress struggled to reach a deal to end a budget impasse that has jammed airports and left workers ...

City board eyes changes to housing programs

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control will vote today on changes to three housing programs, funded through American Rescue Plan dollars, to raise the maximum amounts available for applicants and add more allowable expenses. The changes are to the $5 million At Home in Youngstown, the ...

State Senate OKs Cutrona’s private school police bill

The Ohio Senate unanimously approved a bill, sponsored by state Sen. Al Cutrona, to permit private schools in townships to contract with local law enforcement for resource officers as a result of an issue in Poland Township. After Wednesday’s 32-0 vote in the Senate, Cutrona, R-Canfield, ...

Partners in Impact Initiative outline 2026 efforts

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s new police chief, Sharon Cole, announced Wednesday that the city’s Impact Initiative for this year is intended to reduce violence and improve public safety in Youngstown. It will use targeted enforcement, saturation patrols and “proactive policing in areas ...

Federal Frenzy announces 2026 lineup

It took six years, but rapper Armani White finally is playing Youngstown. White, whose song “Billie Eilish” has been streamed nearly a half billion times on Spotify, will be the headliner for this year’s Federal Frenzy, presented by Youngstown State University’s Penguin ...