New charge considered against Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run crash

July 5, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was involved in a hit-and-run in California that left a parked car with “major” damage authorities said Saturday, and he could face misdemeanor charges. Paul Pelosi was driving his brown convertible Friday in Yountville, a town in the heart of wine country, when he struck a legally parked car on the side of the road, briefly stopped and then drove away, the Napa County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. No injuries were reported. A witness saw the collision and called 911. Shortly afterward sheriff's deputies ...

Fireworks, heat, hot dogs and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday

July 4, 2026

WASHINGTON — The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations got underway Saturday throughout the United States. The signing of the ...

Valley patrols crack down on texting drivers

July 3, 2026

In the spring of 2023, after the state’s new texting and driving law went into effect, officials including Gov. Mike DeWine and news media gave it a lot of attention. The Vindicator asked the commander of the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol about it in May of 2023, and he ...

YSU’s Hernandez brings shoes, teammates and lessons to Dominican Republic

July 3, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — Despite growing up in Wisconsin, Paulina Hernandez has always felt close to her ancestral ties in the Dominican Republic. Her parents and most of her family are from the Caribbean island, and after a trip there during her senior year of high school, the Youngstown State senior ...

Property revaluations to bring new tax hikes

July 3, 2026

Taxes and tax relief remain the hot topic in Ohio and Mahoning County politics. Levies are being discussed ahead of the filing deadline for the November general election. County commissioners have imposed an increase on the owner-occupied tax credit that will pull just over $4 million from school, township and local agency budgets. And Mahoning County Auditor Ralph Meacham is once more explaining why property values — and likely property taxes — are going up yet again. After he explained the triennial property revaluation to commissioners June 25, the board decided in special ...

Nation and world at a glance for July 3

July 3, 2026

Venezuelan security guard pulled from quake rubble CATIA LA MAR, Venezuela — Rescuers have pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement, ending a grueling dayslong operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier. Hernán Alberto Gil Flores was extracted safely after being trapped since June 24 under the rubble in the basement of the Galerías Playa Grande shopping center in the coastal town in La Guaira. Rescuers initially made contact with him over the weekend. Gil Flores, who ...