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Carpentry students put together outdoor performance space in Austintown

AUSTINTOWN — What began as a motorcycle safety campaign has grown into a community-wide collaboration that will benefit local entertainment, charitable efforts and workforce development for years to come. Through a partnership between The Gervelis Law Firm, local businesses and the Mahoning ...

‘Trap Door’ opens new opportunities for The Vindys

Jackie Popovec can’t wait to open the “Trap Door.” “Trap Door” is the new album by The Vindys, a record that’s been at least two years in the making and comes nearly five years after the group’s last studio album, 2021’s “Bugs.” It will debut on streaming services on April ...

‘Silent Sky’ illuminates female astronomers

Traci Manning makes her living sharing true stories from the past as director of education with the Mahoning Valley Historical Society. She’ll share some history in a different venue by directing Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky,” which opens Friday at Hopewell Theatre in Youngstown for ...

City council to consider long-delayed projects

YOUNGSTOWN — Bus shelters near Youngstown State University that were planned for a Fifth Avenue improvement project that finished in 2022 will be installed this summer, along with a Market Street bus pull-off that was supposed to be done in 2024. City council will consider legislation ...

Man wanted in 2024 Youngstown murder arrested in Columbus

YOUNGSTOWN —The U.S. Marshal’s Service arrested Eddie L. Winphrie, 42, late Monday night in Columbus on aggravated murder and other charges in the Oct. 17, 2024, shooting death of Reynaldo Hernanez, 24, at a home in the 2300 block of Bott Street in Youngstown’s East Side.

Kovach indicted on charges of money laundering, fraud and theft

A Summit County grand jury indicted Brandon Kovach of Youngstown, who had planned to run for an Ohio House seat, on five felonies alleging he defrauded someone out of $410,000. Kovach said the reason he was indicted is “because I was planning to run for state rep.” A March 24 indictment ...