Snow flurries swirling outside failed to deter thousands of eager shoppers who braved the weather for the best deals on Black Friday. Crowds hadn’t been this big in years, many shoppers said, with parking lots becoming a tricky maze where drivers just squeezed in anywhere they ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Major changes will occur in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court with the 2026 election because two general division judges and the domestic relations court judge, who have held their positions since the 1990s, won’t run for reelection. In the cases of Republican R. Scott ...

YOUNGSTOWN — John M. Durkin, who has served as a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge since February 1997, won’t seek reelection next year and will retire when his current term ends June 30, 2027. “As much as I love what I do, and it’s been the single most significant thing that I ...

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — With one member of the West Virginia National Guard dead and another in critical condition following a shooting the day before Thanksgiving, Gov. Patrick Morrisey called for a moment of prayer for the surviving Guard member and the families of both. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. ...

CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Maj. Jeff Allen of the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office told trustees at this week’s meeting that two men were arrested after an investigation into recent car break-ins. “We locked up two guys for the break-ins,” he said. “They were the same two we locked up a ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Because of an online security breach at the Trumbull County Recorder’s Office last week, property transfers were not available for Trumbull County. Property transfers recorded Nov. 17 to 21 in Mahoning County: Austintown BDA Wedgewood LLC to McDonald’s Real ...