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Body of last victim of Helene found in Tennessee

National News September 17, 2026

The remains of the final missing Tennessee victim from Hurricane Helene were found two years after the storm devastated Appalachian mountain towns with floods that wiped away whole communities. Nancy Tucker, 76, disappeared along with her husband, Jimmy Tucker, when flooding from the Nolichucky River took their home in rural Washington County in the northeastern corner of Tennessee on Sept. 27, 2024. His body was recovered within a couple of days, but hers had been missing until Saturday, said Susan Saylor, spokesperson for the Washington County Sheriff’s Department. Their son lived ...

Speaker Johnson recesses House early as Massie pushes for Hegseth impeachment

National News September 16, 2026

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is closing up the House early, sending lawmakers home Wednesday to campaign for the midterm elections after what he claims is the most productive Congress in decades. But not without a scathing rebuke from GOP Rep. Thomas Massie for all the unfinished business. Massie’s resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran and his bipartisan effort to force the release of more files in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation are all being left behind, blocked from votes. “We’re calling off Congress? And we’re in the ...

Agenda

Community News September 16, 2026

• YOUNGSTOWN CITY COUNCIL Community Planning and Economic Development Committee will meet at 3 p.m. today at the city hall caucus room. • McDONALD VILLAGE COUNCIL will have a special meeting at 5 p.m. today at the community room to consider emergency legislation. • POLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION will meet at 6 p.m. today at the board room at Dobbins Elementary School for a strategic planning meeting. There will be no voting at the meeting. • SOUTH RANGE BOARD OF EDUCATION has rescheduled the meeting from today to Sept. 23. • MAHONING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at 10 a,m. ...

Dana music school drive debuts on high note

Local News September 16, 2026

CANFIELD — A major fundraising campaign launched on behalf of Youngstown State University’s Dana School of Music has every intention of rising higher on the treble clef. “This means the world to me,” Joseph Carucci, Dana’s director, said. “The Dana School of Music is embedded in ...

Nick Reiner avoids death penalty over his parents’ killings

National News September 16, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner’s son will not face the death penalty on charges he fatally stabbed his parents after lying in wait at their home in Los Angeles late last year, prosecutors said Tuesday. If convicted, the maximum sentence 33-year-old Nick Reiner could get is life without the possibility of parole, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said at a news conference. Before reaching its decision, Hochman said his office did a thorough review, including speaking to Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s families and evaluating mitigating factors ...

Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump’s name to building

National News September 16, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted on Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the building. In a social media post, Trump said the closure was needed for safety repairs. But he said the repairs, which Congress has allocated $257 million to cover, would only happen if the board was allowed to move forward with plans to add his name to the building. A federal judge has twice said that can’t happen without the approval of ...