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Couple sues business in death of family pet

YOUNGSTOWN — A Ridgelawn Avenue couple has sued American Freight Furniture and Mattress, claiming a bed they purchased collapsed and killed their pregnant Maltese dog that was underneath at the time. Eixa Rivera and her husband, Lonnie Sanders, filed the lawsuit in Mahoning County ...

Commissioners urge MetroParks to support McGuffey restoration

YOUNGSTOWN — The William Holmes McGuffey Historical Society and Mahoning County commissioners are urging Mill Creek MetroParks to restore the William Holmes McGuffey pond and dock. A July 18 letter to Lee Frey, president of the MetroParks board, mentions a presentation Richard ...

Stabbing reported on Youngstown’s South Side

YOUNGSTOWN — A man was stabbed in the back and found face down in the front yard of a home in the 100 block of West Evergreen Avenue, and a woman was charged with interfering with the victim getting medical attention, according to a Youngstown police report. Officers called around 9:18 ...

Ex-YSU football player gets probation, jail in bar assault

YOUNGSTOWN — Dominique W. Julius, 20, a former Youngstown State University football player who was expelled from the university after he was charged with felonious assault in a Feb. 11 incident outside of a downtown bar, was sentenced to two years of probation Tuesday, including the first 30 ...

Valley Dems excited to back Harris

Mahoning Valley Democratic officials say the decision to quickly coalesce around Kamala Harris as its presidential nominee has brought new energy to the party. “I’m really excited for Kamala Harris as our candidate,” said Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairman Chris Anderson. “What ...

Youngstown school district coffers feature $2M surplus

YOUNGSTOWN — Thanks in large part to a shift in allocating key resources and deferment in paying for a large expenditure, the city school district has a surplus of about $2 million for this fiscal year, a school official says. “We’ve been planning since last summer to review contracts ...