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Two women injured in South Side accident

YOUNGSTOWN — Two women appeared to suffer injuries during an early morning accident on Oak Hill Avenue near West Warren Avenue on the South Side on Monday. Around 8:30 a.m., a reporter from The Vindicator saw two women in a side parking lot south of The Brilliance School, 1817 Oak Hill Ave. ...

NC man on trial in fatal 422 crash

YOUNGSTOWN — After the prosecution and defense picked a jury Monday, opening statements and witness testimony will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the aggravated vehicular homicide trial of Robert C. Powell, 25, of North Carolina. Powell was working in the area when he was involved in a fatal ...

Hubbard plans data center moratorium

HUBBARD — Both city and township residents have expressed renewed concerns about a potential data center entering the community throughout the month, and city officials moved forward with action to quell those concerns Monday. Councilwoman Robin Zambrini, D-2nd Ward, requested Law Director ...

Man hurt in explosion in food truck on Meridian Road

YOUNGSTOWN — A man said he went for a walk in Mill Creek Park on Friday morning and then stopped at a food truck where he sometimes works in the parking lot of the South Meridian Drive-Thru, 437 S. Meridian Road, for a drink. He was inside the food truck when it exploded, throwing him from ...

Poland students’ fundraiser for St. Jude’s raises $26,000

POLAND — McKinley Elementary students recently enjoyed a special assembly to celebrate its monthlong St. Jude fundraiser. The students raised more than $26,000 — representing the third largest amount in the nation — and for one staff member, the effort was a personal one. ...

Woman admits guilt again in 2023 drowning of her cousin’s 2-year-old

YOUNGSTOWN — Adrianne L. Hudson, 33, will be sentenced 10 a.m. Thursday after pleading guilty a second time in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court to involuntary manslaughter and felony child endangering Monday in the Sept. 29, 2023, drowning death of Hudson’s cousin’s child, Londyn A. ...