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Dem Senate candidate: Maine has got my back

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Graham Platner, the insurgent Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, hosted his first major campaign rally on Friday night as reports continue emerging about his history with women. Last weekend, his campaign wrestled with stories about sexually explicit ...

3 indicted in robbery on city’s North Side

YOUNGSTOWN — Three men have been indicted on aggravated robbery with a firearm specification in an April 21 incident on Hammaker Street on the North Side in which they are accused of robbing a man at gunpoint and taking his backpack/cross-body satchel, which contained a handgun, paperwork ...

Sister of slain officer wants parole denied

NILES — It’s been 44 years since her brother’s death, but Joanne Robbins still vividly remembers hearing the news for the first time, saying it’s something she’ll never forget. “I was in high school, I was 17 years old, and my guidance counselor came down to the band room to get ...

Flying High grads overcome turbulence, launch careers

YOUNGSTOWN — One of the Valley’s unique schools celebrated its newest graduates Thursday. The Professional Development Center, a division of Flying HIGH Inc., honored 37 individuals, including an inaugural class of five students from Valley Christian School. The students graduated with ...

Cardinal Mooney wins first baseball regional championship

CANTON — The Cardinal Mooney baseball team had only suffered three losses entering Thursday. One was to Archbishop Hoban, another to Ursuline and finally to Canton Central Catholic. The Cardinals got a little payback on Thursday, however, as they beat CCC 5-4 to win a Division IV regional ...

$16M targeted to Mahoning Valley projects

Mahoning County would receive $13,178,601 from the state’s capital budget, with about $10.7 million going to Youngstown State University, while Trumbull County would get $3,022,500 under the spending plan approved by the Ohio Senate. Not including YSU, Mahoning would get $2,471,079 for ...