YOUNGSTOWN — Chris Anderson was reelected to his second and what he says is his final four-year term as Mahoning County Democratic Party chairman. Anderson said, “When I ran four years ago, I made it clear I had no ambition to make politics my career. I wanted to build the party ...

Staff report Reporter David Skolnick, who covers politics for The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, won first place in the Best Government/Political Reporting category in the 2026 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists contest. The award is just the latest for Skolnick, a veteran reporter ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury found Brian T. Swansiger, 29, of New Middletown, guilty Monday of two counts of rape but not guilty of one lesser count of gross sexual imposition in a trial that began a week ago in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Judge Maureen Sweeney could sentence Swansiger to ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Sophia Krannich has never met James Meredith, but that didn’t diminish her gratitude for the groundwork she feels he helped lay for her. “He was a very brave person,” Sophia, a Salem Middle School student, said Monday. “I think he was a good person for society, and ...

BOARDMAN — A Summit County woman escaped a frightening encounter this weekend with a man she met on the internet. A Boardman police report states that they have a clear idea of who the man is, though he is not named in the report. His distinctive vehicle also was towed for evidence. The ...

Staff report COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine signed the state’s 2027-28 capital budget bill into law Monday, meaning $3.7 billion in funding should soon be flowing to a wide swath of community, economic development and education projects across the state. The capital budget includes ...