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Boccieri easily gets Democrat nomination for state House seat

YOUNGSTOWN — John Boccieri, a former congressman and state legislator, won the three-person Democratic primary for the 58th Ohio House District seat, getting nearly two-thirds of the total vote. Boccieri, of Poland, received 64% of the vote to 25% for Jordan Pegues of Austintown, a senior quotations specialist for Wesco Distributions, and 11% for Basia Adamczak, a former Youngstown City Council 7th Ward member, according to unofficial but final results Tuesday from the Mahoning County Board of Elections. Boccieri said: “I am completely humbled to have the nomination from the ...

HALFWAY to HALLOWEEN: Horror fans flock to downtown Youngstown fest

YOUNGSTOWN — A lifelong love of horror films led artist Justin Haines of Niles to develop a clothing and accessories brand. Celebrating the 15th year of his Dead Ink Apparel company, he created the two-day Halfway to Halloween Horror Fest, which made its debut over the weekend at Penguin ...

Ohio’s March unemployment rate falls to 4.1%

Ohio’s March unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services reported last week. The March 2026 rate was 4.1%, down from 4.2% in February 2026. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 12,500 over the month, from a revised 5,669,200 in February to 5,681,700 in March. The rate is not seasonally adjusted and is subject to revision. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in March was 243,000, down from 251,000 in February 2026. The number of unemployed has decreased by 45,000 in the past 12 months from ...

US sets mission to ‘guide’ ships through strait

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States will launch an effort Monday to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said, giving few details about what could be a sweeping attempt to help hundreds of vessels and some 20,000 seafarers. Iran quickly denounced it as a ceasefire violation. Trump said in a social media post Sunday that “neutral and innocent” countries have been affected by the Iran war, and “we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they ...

Suspect arrested after rat poison discovered in jars of baby food

VIENNA (AP) — Police in eastern Austria say a 39-year-old suspect has been arrested after rat poison turned up in some HiPP baby food jars on supermarket shelves in central Europe. HiPP, which recalled some of its baby food jars in Austria, Slovakia and the Czech Republic after the case came to light last month, said in a statement Saturday it was “greatly relieved” by the arrest, and would provide further updates as verified details come in. The Burgenland State Criminal Police Office, under the direction of prosecutors, said a probe was launched after poison turned up in a ...

New career navigator to guide local students

Eight Trumbull County school districts are taking part in the Career Navigator program offered by the Trumbull County Educational Service Center to prepare students for their futures. Denise Holloway, supervisor of curriculum and instruction with a focus on workforce development, said the ...