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High honors for YSU

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University has been awarded the prestigious Carnegie Foundation Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national recognition, for demonstrating a strong, ongoing commitment to meaningful, sustainable and vibrant partnerships with the Mahoning Valley ...

Testimony begins today in murder trial

YOUNGSTOWN — It took the whole day, but a jury was seated Monday in the murder trial of Kenneth L. Carter, 35, and Terry Hopkins, 23. They are accused in the Jan. 24, 2025, killing of Resean Graham, 42, on Griselda Avenue on the South Side. Carter is accused of murder and a gun ...

Danish foreign minister says Vance will host meeting on Greenland in Washington

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's foreign minister said Tuesday that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will host a meeting with him and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington this week as tensions spiral over the Trump administration's desire for control of Greenland. The vast Arctic island ...

McDonald mayor recaps 2025, looks ahead

McDONALD — Mayor Ray Lewis said the village saw improvements to the parks, roads and other areas of the community in 2025, while officials also dealt with declining revenue after the closing of McDonald Steel in 2023. Lewis said at his state of the village address last week at the first ...