High winds and heavy rains whipped through Mahoning County on Sunday afternoon, causing heavy damage to portions of Austintown, Boardman and Canfield. As of 5 p.m. Sunday, about 27,000 county residents were without power, according to Ohio Edison. Six hundred outages were reported in Trumbull ...

WASHINGTON — The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations got underway Saturday throughout the United States. The signing of the ...

In the spring of 2023, after the state’s new texting and driving law went into effect, officials including Gov. Mike DeWine and news media gave it a lot of attention. The Vindicator asked the commander of the Canfield Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol about it in May of 2023, and he ...

Taxes and tax relief remain the hot topic in Ohio and Mahoning County politics. Levies are being discussed ahead of the filing deadline for the November general election. County commissioners have imposed an increase on the owner-occupied tax credit that will pull just over $4 million from ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The apparent low bid for a sanitary sewer improvement project that initially drew concerns from some city council members is significantly lower than the estimate. Four bids were opened Thursday for a sewer pump station project on Exal Court in the Salt Springs Road Business ...

Lowellville WHAT: Board of education meeting Tuesday PRESENT: Gerald Dubos, Jennifer Johnson, Joseph Sturm, Brian Wharry and Stephanie Yon The board: ● Voted to place a 4.0-mill, five-year renewal for permanent improvements on the November ballot. ● Approved financial reports, list ...