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Memorial Day events in the Mahoning Valley

An assortment of Memorial Day events are scheduled throughout the Valley this weekend and Monday. They include: SUNDAY • CORTLAND — The Cortland Veterans Memorial Committee program will be at 2 p..m. at the Veterans Memorial in Point Park. In line with the upcoming 250th anniversary of ...

Bike Belmont rolls along growth path

YOUNGSTOWN — Tina White was grateful her daughter was able to partake in a lengthy riding adventure — and take a strong feeling of inclusion along for the journey. “Ainsley’s Angels promotes inclusion,” White, a regional ambassador with Ainsley’s Angels of America, said. White ...

Trump administration probes 67 million voters

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Even as Democratic officials fight the effort in court, the Trump administration has run millions of voter registrations through government databases to determine their eligibility in a process that critics worry could end up purging valid voters from the rolls before the November elections. At least 67 million registrations, primarily from Republican-controlled states, have gone through a beefed-up verification program at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and tens of thousands of those have been flagged as potential noncitizens or people who have died. ...

Hubbard honors, memorializes officers

HUBBARD — In 1962, President John F. Kennedy created National Police Week to honor peace officers for their dedication and selfless efforts to protect the American people. It also established a date to memorialize the Line Of Duty Death of our country. On Saturday, the Hubbard Police ...

Two jets collide at Idaho air show

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The two U.S. Navy EA18-G Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 129 in Whidbey Island, Washington, ...

Nation and world at a glance for May 19

Deal reached to end commuter railstrike in New York City NEW YORK — Negotiators have reached a deal to end a strike that has brought North America’s largest commuter rail system to a standstill. The deal between the Long Island Rail Road and union leaders was announced on Monday. The two sides had bargained for years before the strike began Saturday. The shutdown has forced roughly 250,000 commuters who ride the system each weekday to work from home or find alternate routes to and from the city. New York’s governor says service will start back up beginning Tuesday at ...