Trump promises oil execs ‘total safety’ if they invest in Venezuela WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is calling on oil executives to rush to invest in Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in private funding to revive the country’s ability to fully ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and his Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown say their connections to the Mahoning Valley make them the best candidate to serve the area. Husted, appointed to the Senate in January 2025 after serving as lieutenant governor, said he’s focused his career on ...

BOARDMAN — The Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence has announced its 2025–26 teacher grant recipients, awarding 12 innovative projects and 27 teachers more than $27,000. The grants will bring a wide range of new tools and experiences into classrooms across the district, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Visiting Judge Mark Wiest has filed an entry in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court appointing Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher and an assistant in her office to investigate allegations attorney Martin Desmond made in 2024 of wrongdoing by top Mahoning County ...

Property transfers recorded Dec. 29 to Jan. 2 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Raymond J. Hartsough and Hui Yiqan Kimberly Sarah to Salvatore N. DiVencenzo and Caitlan Lewis, 230 Westminster Ave., $135,000 Christopher M. Vargo to Dwayne Spade and Bettyjean ...

BERLIN CENTER — Before Thursday’s game, the Western Reserve Blue Devils wore shirts saying “U Bring the Smoke, We’ll Bring the Fire.” Inspired by a playful offseason exchange between Blue Devils coach Steve Miller and one of Jackson-Milton’s players, the rival teams were both eager ...