YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge John Durkin has dismissed the aggravated murder, murder, aggravated robbery with gun specifications and tampering-with-evidence charges against Damon L. Williams Jr., 29, in the June 6, 2021, murder of Kasean Bunch, 23, in a park on ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The last five men who have served as Youngstown mayor advise Mayor-elect Derrick McDowell to surround himself and rely on capable people, work hard and keep the best interests of constituents in mind when making decisions. The Vindicator asked the four living ex-Youngstown ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Reflecting on his eight years as Youngstown mayor, Jamael Tito Brown said he’s proud of his accomplishments moving the city forward — and he may not be done running for elected office. “I’ve not ruled out serving as an elected official again,” Brown said. “I still ...

GIRARD — In 2025, the city saw new businesses come to the area, the return of ambulance service, work progressing on the Wellman Theater and the formation of a group to address the city’s downtown revitalization efforts and other improvement projects. Mayor Mark Zuppo recently reflected on ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Club 211, 1666 Mahoning Ave., was cited for a liquor license violation early Friday after police went there at 3:14 a.m. and found 50 to 100 people inside, many of them with cups of alcoholic beverages, according to a Youngstown police report. Officers were called to the bar ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The U.S. launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against Islamic State forces in Nigeria, President Donald Trump said Thursday night, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians. In a ...