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8 seek Valley Congress seat

Congressman Michael Rulli, first elected in June 2024 to the U.S. House, faces one Republican opponent in the primary, with six Democrats seeking that party’s nomination in the 6th District. Rulli, of Salem, won a special election in June 2024 for an unexpired term representing the district ...

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 ...

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 ...