YOUNGSTOWN — It’s easy to reflexively and statistically view those who died in the Holocaust during World War II as tragic victims, but Christen Jones desires for her students and others to see them far more holistically. “I really want to teach my students to connect to specific ...

YOUNGSTOWN — After a hearing, the Mahoning County Board of Elections rejected the candidacy of John White for Youngstown mayor, but the issue may not be settled. That’s because Kenneth Myers, White’s attorney, said after Monday’s 4-0 board decision that he would talk with his client ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The curfew for juveniles is still in effect and parents are the first line of enforcement. That was the message from city officials at a Monday news conference at Youngstown City Hall, hosted by Mayor Jamael Tito Brown, police Chief Carl Davis, City Initiative to Reduce ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A man who killed a woman and her son in a drunken driving crash in March has pleaded guilty and may serve more than 20 years in prison. Walter Bolt, 65, of Harvey Street in Struthers, pleaded guilty Monday before Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Scott Krichbaum to ...

GIRARD — Law Director Brian Kren, who has been serving in public office since he was 19 when he was elected to city council, will be leaving his post Friday to take a job at the Trumbull County prosecutor’s office. Kren told city officials and residents at Monday’s council meeting he ...

Staff report HUBBARD — The Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force seized the cellphone of Trumbull County Commissioner Rick Hernandez as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged human trafficking, the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. The investigation centers on ...