EDITOR’S NOTE: This is a brief synopsis of the top 10 stories from The Vindicator as chosen by the newspaper staff. Compiled by Metro Editor Marly Reichert It was a year of disasters, scandals, political surprises and honors in the Mahoning Valley, and The Vindicator was there to cover it ...

A winter weather advisory is in effect for Mahoning and Trumbull counties until 7 a.m. Thursday. Forecasters call for 3 to 5 inches of new snow in Mahoning County and 3 to 6 inches of snow in Trumbull County. Wind gusts as high as 35 mph are expected. The National Weather Service also ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Democratic Party plans to appoint a successor to Anita Davis to represent Youngstown’s 6th Ward on city council at a Jan. 26 meeting. Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman Chris Anderson said two weeks ago that he had concerns about getting a quorum of ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...