BOARDMAN — Later this month, detective Sgt. J.R. Jackson intends to step up to the plate, though he has no intention of getting a hit. Instead, he has every intention of being hit. “It’s all for a good cause,” Jackson, an officer with the Poland Township Police Department, said ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Two Youngstown firefighters voluntarily dropped a defamation lawsuit against Jamael Tito Brown, the former mayor, for remarks he made to The Vindicator characterizing them as being racist and making other disparaging statements — but the matter likely isn’t finished. That ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Members of the “Coffee with the Birds” program who meet at Mill Creek Park are among those local bird watchers who help with the annual bird counts reported to Cornell University and the Audubon Society. Emily Greve of Youngstown, a Mill Creek MetroParks educator, gathered ...

Marriage licenses granted Dec. 22 to 31 in Mahoning County: Mason Boano, 29, Boardman, and Elizabeth Lodge Stange, 30, Boardman Donald Ralph Whistler Jr., 49, New Springfield, and Nicole Anne Martin, 43, New Springfield David John Knarr, 56, Canfield, and Kara Lynn Hitchcock, 59, ...

WARREN — More and more automobile collectors want to donate their vintage Packard vehicles to the National Packard Museum. It’s a good problem to have, but it comes with a legitimate dilemma — where to store them? To accommodate its growing collection, the museum is planning a ...

CANFIELD — Over the past few weeks, families gathered and exchanged gifts as a Christmas tradition. At the Canfield Historical Society’s Bond House, the gifts came as well, with several donations, including much needed display and storage items, and a special book. The first storage ...