Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, a Republican who’s held statewide office for more than 15 years, is resigning, effective June 7, to join a Christian conservative legal advocacy group — a move that may create a domino effect among other executive branch positions. Yost is leaving his ...

POLAND — It has been just over a week since the community learned the fate of its public library branch, but passion for the issue remains as fiery as ever. Though the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County’s board of trustees voted to relocate the branch and ultimately sell the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Kayla Dawson, 26, is in custody and charged in Youngstown Municipal Court with murder and felonious assault in the April 28 shooting death of Kyree Hornbuckle at Oakwood Avenue and South Maryland Avenue on the West Side. The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Dawson on the charges ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved increasing the cost of two already-expensive projects — one that diverts sewage from the Mahoning River and the other that upgrades sections of two downtown streets. The board voted 3-0 Thursday to authorize change orders to the two ...

CAMPBELL — With Memorial Day approaching, plans are in the works to further honor five local veterans toward year’s end, a city official said. After Wednesday evening’s regular city council meeting, Councilwoman Mary Janek, D-3rd Ward, noted that the five Campbell veterans — Ensign S. ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Guy Burney, executive director of Youngstown’s Community Initiative to Reduce Violence, and Mayor Derrick McDowell are infusing some energy into the final preparations for this year’s HOPE Conference. The conference is the year’s biggest event to provide resources for ...