120 Years Ago, 1906 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Billion dollar merger now being arranged. U.S. Steel Corporation to absorb all its competitors. Gigantic deal. Expected to be closed not later than July first. Big ore control. John W. Gates’ holdings ...

Staff report U.S. Rep. Michael Rulli, R-Salem, introduced legislation to require states to explain how they coordinate data and processes to catch potential fraud in childcare oversight. The Stop Child Care Fraud Act amends the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. The ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A federal criminal complaint in U.S. District Court alleges that Matthew Osika of West Farmington was a felon in possession of a firearm Feb. 23 at his home. The matter was bound over to a federal grand jury during a hearing Friday. An affidavit in support of the criminal ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Board of Mahoning County Commissioners continued its streak of eventful meetings Thursday. The board moved the location for the meeting from its regular chambers in the basement of the Mahoning County Courthouse to the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, also ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control voted to hire a contractor for a resurfacing job, to pay $50,000 to its insurance company to cover the deductible and legal fees for a lawsuit settlement, and to spend $10,000 to buy two parcels at the failed Chill-Can site. The board voted 3-0 ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Kobe Hayden, 27, was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Youngstown Municipal Court on two counts of felonious assault in the Sunday evening shooting of a man who was with another person in a car hit by gunfire while traveling on Pyatt Street near downtown. Magistrate Meghan ...