Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Jesse Lee Carter Sr., the city’s first black firefighter, died Saturday at the age of 96. In addition to being the first black firefighter and lieutenant, he also was the first African American to be named the fire chief’s administrative aide. He served the ...

BOARDMAN — A local woman is credited with saving her parents from a telephone scam that got a little too close to home. A Boardman police report states that officers responded to a home in an unspecified neighborhood on Monday afternoon to meet with the couple and their daughter. The couple ...

YOUNGSTOWN — More than $137 million in road construction projects are planned in the Mahoning Valley this year, with detours, ramp closures and permanent traffic changes expected across the region. Ohio Department of Transportation officials outlined the projects Tuesday during a District ...

Trump lashes out at allies on war DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran. The president on Tuesday told them to “go get your own oil” and said it was not America’s ...

Policy Statement White Paper The Community Hospital Stabilization Act How Financial Engineering Gutted Mahoning Valley Hospitals — And What Washington Must Do About It The collapse of our regional hospital system was not mismanagement or bad luck. It was a deliberate financial strategy ...

A list of major road projects in progress or starting this spring and summer in Mahoning and Trumbull counties. MAHONING COUNTY PROJECTS * Youngstown Interstate 680 reconstruction Cost: $55.8 million Repaving and ramp work on Interstate 680 between state Route 193 and South Avenue, ...