CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some lawmakers in the West Virginia Senate want to put copies of the first Bible printed in revolutionary America in certain classrooms, but an effort by others to amend the bill to include the Catholic Bible failed. Senate Bill 388, requiring public elementary or ...

YOUNGSTOWN — With temperatures dipping below zero and wind chills even lower, SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC’s 28 customers in downtown Youngstown were without heat and hot water because the beleaguered utility had to shut down its boiler. SOBE informed its customers, who make up most of ...

Legislation introduced by state Rep. David Thomas would make it easier for larger townships to become cities with the Republican who represents portions of Trumbull County saying he’s talked with officials in Austintown, Boardman, Howland and Liberty about the bill. “A township government ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Auditor’s Office isn’t the only one taking steps to combat title fraud and similar scams. In a Wednesday article, The Vindicator explained Auditor Ralph Meacham’s new tools to help Mahoning County homeowners fight fraudulent deed transfers. One of the ...

Gov. Mike DeWine said he is preparing for a potential increase in federal immigration agents in Ohio who may arrive as soon as next week with Springfield as a possible location. President Donald Trump’s administration on Feb. 3 is ending a temporary protected status for Haitians with ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two federal officers fired shots during the encounter that killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a Customs and Border Protection official told Congress in a notice sent Tuesday. Officers tried to take Pretti into custody and he resisted, leading to a struggle, ...