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Blasts from the Valley’s rich musical past revived

Dean Anshutz and Anthony LaMarca are adding radio hosts to their many music- related job titles. The pair will host a new hourlong weekly radio show called “Rat Race: A Journey Through Youngstown’s Music History” that will debut at 2 p.m. Friday on WYSU-FM. Anshutz plays drums with ...

Drive safely through work zones, labor leader urges

Rich Troisi, business manager for Local 125 Laborers International Union of North America, has a simple request: Drive safely through construction zones. He is trying to bring attention to National Work Zone Awareness Week, which ended Friday, and its important message. “It’s an annual ...

Judge affirms $30,000 award in Tommie Christmas sex-assault case

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge Maureen Sweeney has affirmed the decision of her magistrate, Dennis Sarisky, in awarding $30,500 in damages to Jessica Shobel, the stepdaughter of Thomas “Tommie” Christmas, over allegations in a civil suit that Christmas sexually ...

Work to continue through fall on Route 224 bridge project

Correspondent photo / Bob Jadloski An aerial view taken this week of the ongoing U.S. Route 224 bridge replacement in Canfield Township shows the scope of the two-year, $10 million project. Traffic patterns are restricted along the bridge and on the Ohio Turnpike, which runs underneath the ...

YSU position battles remain ahead as spring practice ends

YOUNGSTOWN — With the Red-White spring game now in the rearview mirror, Youngstown State can close the books on spring football practice as it inches towards the 2026 season this fall. YSU had plenty of roster continuity heading into spring, but the Penguins still had competition and ...

Trump orders US military to shoot, kill enemy boats

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” small Iranian boats that deploy mines in the Strait of Hormuz, announcing the move Thursday a day after Iran again displayed its ability to thwart traffic through the ...