Robert Howell, 54, of Springdale Avenue in Youngstown, pleaded guilty Monday to a first-degree felony charge of cocaine possession with a specification of forfeiture in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. He will be sentenced May 5 and could get about 11 years in prison. The charge is a ...

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers that luck is not a strategy when it comes to being safe behind the wheel. Troopers will be highly visible on roads across the state in an effort to remove impaired drivers as part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s ...

BOARDMAN – A 1.5-mile stretch of Market Street was a sea of green, filled with pageantry and blanketed with a plethora of memories. “Not only was she proud of her Irish heritage, but proud of our country and the right to vote,” Sharon Sabatka said. Sabatka was referring to her late ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Genevieve Ramey never had heard of the word “comminatory,” but one win and first-place trophy later, it’s likely she won’t forget it anytime soon. “Nope, I did not know anything about it. I just sounded it out like we were taught in elementary school,” Genevieve, an ...

YOUNGSTOWN — For many residents of the Mahoning Valley, getting to work, school or a doctor’s appointment isn’t as simple as grabbing a car key. Bus routes don’t always run when they’re needed. Asking a friend for a ride can feel like an imposition. And for international students or ...

Heavy winds Friday and again Sunday caused many residents and some businesses in the Mahoning Valley to be without power for several hours after trees and power lines were knocked over. FirstEnergy reported this weekend numerous power outages in parts of Trumbull and Mahoning counties ...