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DeWine talks ICE, taxes, death penalty

Gov. Mike DeWine said he is preparing for a potential increase in federal immigration agents in Ohio who may arrive as soon as next week with Springfield as a possible location. President Donald Trump’s administration on Feb. 3 is ending a temporary protected status for Haitians with ...

Boccieri joins state House race

YOUNGSTOWN — John Boccieri, a former congressman and state legislator, said he is going to run for the open Ohio House 58th District seat, joining three other Democrats planning to seek the position. Boccieri, of Poland, said the events in Minneapolis on Saturday in which federal ...

Auditor touts protections for homeowners

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Auditor Ralph Meacham said more than 200 county residents already have signed up for a system designed to prevent property transfer fraud and wants to encourage more to join the program. “This is just the first step in our attempt to protect homeowners. The ...

Storm is over, but frigid temperatures here to stay

Staff report The Mahoning Valley faced heavy snowfall and snow covered roads Sunday and Monday, and residents are now bracing for very cold temperatures that are expected to be well below zero when factoring in the wind chill. Just as the heavy snow resulted in many closings and ...

City man helps a stuck driver

YOUNGSTOWN — Kavon Birchfield of Youngstown did not set out Monday morning intending to help anyone get their car out of snowy conditions on some roads as he left home. Instead, his goal was to find salt for his house. He threw a shovel in his vehicle before he left in case the record ...

Valley congressional races coming into focus

With the Feb. 4 deadline to file in partisan primaries quickly approaching, the races for the two U.S. House seats that represent the Mahoning Valley are coming into focus. In the 14th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce, R-Bainbridge, filed to seek his eighth two-year term. “I ...