NILES — Hunter Chaney and her boyfriend, Bryce Felicity, felt the Valentine’s Day spirit — and it extended to those with more than two legs. “I just wanted to come to love on them,” Chaney, of Niles, said Saturday. She was referring to several dogs and cats who were waiting for a ...

BOARDMAN — It was a dog day afternoon when Animal Charity of Ohio brought nearly two dozen four-legged canines from its shelter Sunday to Southern Park Mall. The motivation for such action centered around the ACO’s adoption event, which hoped to pair the pooches with their new fur-ever ...

CHARLESTON, West Virginia — The West Virginia Senate passed a number of bills Friday, including legislation aimed at preventing state agencies from using a media monitoring service being targeted by the Trump administration and one to further punish unsanctioned distributions of abortion ...

Chronic absenteeism — defined by the U.S. Department of Education as missing 10% or more of the school year — has emerged as one of the most persistent and complex challenges facing public education nationwide. The issue intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, when school disruptions, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A three-year contract with the city’s police patrol union that gives members 4% annual raises, retroactive to last year, as well as an additional $1 per hour for this year and 2027 is up for a Wednesday vote by city council. The union, which represents 82 members, already has ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Property taxes are a sore spot for many Ohioans — senior citizens in particular — but the county auditor does not believe the state’s recent actions are the solution. In fact, he said the bills recently passed by the Ohio Legislature will be far more costly to the ...