LIBERTY — Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries hosted a collaborative gathering last week, bringing together local nonprofit organizations in preparation for the upcoming 2026 Thrift Trail, which officially begins today. The event served as a planning opportunity and a celebration of ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The 16-year-old boy who allegedly drove off during a traffic stop Jan. 2 on Idlewood Avenue on the South Side, injuring a Youngstown police officer, is charged with assault, a fourth-degree felony, and obstructing official business, a fifth-degree felony. The boy has a pretrial ...

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, his Democratic challenger in the November election, have greatly differing opinions on President Donald Trump’s decisions in Venezuela and interest in acquiring Greenland. Trump, a Republican, authorized the Jan. 3 capture of ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted and his Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown say their connections to the Mahoning Valley make them the best candidate to serve the area. Husted, appointed to the Senate in January 2025 after serving as lieutenant governor, said he’s focused his career on ...

BOARDMAN — The Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence has announced its 2025–26 teacher grant recipients, awarding 12 innovative projects and 27 teachers more than $27,000. The grants will bring a wide range of new tools and experiences into classrooms across the district, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Visiting Judge Mark Wiest has filed an entry in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court appointing Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher and an assistant in her office to investigate allegations attorney Martin Desmond made in 2024 of wrongdoing by top Mahoning County ...