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Youth fights at WRTA fuel debate

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown City Schools and the Western Reserve Transit Authority have exchanged letters to clarify their positions on disturbances involving what police believe are city school district students at the WRTA’s downtown bus station and elsewhere downtown. The letters were ...

Time running out for Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal and said it wants a permanent end to the war. “The entire country ...

Ex-employee of embattled clerk seeks payment

Jennifer J. Ciccone, fired by embattled Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael P. Ciccone in October as his chief deputy and chief of staff after a falling out, is asking a court magistrate to order her former boss to repay $4,250 in a breach-of-contract case he’s ignored. Magistrate ...

Trump, military leaders outline magnitude of rescue operation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States relied on dozens of aircraft, hundreds of personnel, secret CIA technology and a dose of subterfuge to rescue a two-man fighter jet crew downed deep inside Iran, a risky mission that President Donald Trump and his top defense aides detailed Monday. U.S. ...

Nation and world at a glance for April 7

Russian attacks kill 4 as Ukraine drones target oil infrastructure KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian officials say a Russian drone attack on Odesa has killed two women and a toddler. The attack heavily damaged an apartment block, with rescuers pulling four people from the rubble. Eleven people ...

Girard official gets key Boardman post

BOARDMAN — The township has a new administrator. Trustees announced at Monday’s regular meeting that Girard Safety Service Director Mark Ragozine will take over the job from Jason Loree, who is awaiting a kidney transplant. The announcement brings an end to months of speculation over ...