AUSTINTOWN — Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel touted WorkOhio, an initiative to connect Ohioans with in-demand jobs, during a visit Monday to an Austintown manufacturing business. “WorkOhio is just one more way to see if we can raise awareness of the opportunities that are out there in the state of ...

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. ...

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 — 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 ...

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 — 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. ...