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Two arson-related incidents reported Sunday in Youngstown

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Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — Two incidents were reported Sunday night that involved fires being started in places that could possibly endanger the safety of others. At 8:04 p.m. Sunday, police were called to Homewood Avenue on the South Side for fire damage near a home. A resident of the ...

Device found in car suggests South Side arson, police say

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Staff report YOUNGSTOWN — A car was apparently lit on fire with a Molotov-cocktail type of device on East Warren Avenue on the South Side Monday night. A Youngstown police report states that officers were dispatched at 11:15 p.m. and found the Youngstown Fire Department tending to a ...

Elderly woman who went missing in Youngstown found in Pennsylvania

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YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department announced late Tuesday afternoon that Stella Pittman, 94, who went missing from Youngstown’s North Side Monday night, had been found safe in Beaver Falls, Pa. She was located by the Pennsylvania State Police, Capt. Jason Simon stated in an ...

Community news

Community News

CHRISTMAS DAY FREE DINNERS: Two local organizations will be helping at Christmas by providing free dinners to the community. The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley will host a free holiday meal 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the mission, 1300 Martin Luther King Blvd, Youngstown. ...

Man gets 29 years to life for Oct. 31, 2023, murder

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YOUNGSTOWN — Leana Woolf, sister of murder victim Ed Lewis, 53, said Monday her brother was developmentally disabled, “like a kid in an adult body,” as well as kind and generous. He also was “an Elvis lover, an old classic car fan” and “knew right from wrong.” Woolf’s family ...

Molly makes a homecoming

Christmas story

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 11th chapter in a 12-chapter fictional tale that will run through Christmas Day. Parents are encouraged to read aloud to their children. It took all of 30 seconds inside of town square for them to be spotted. Elliot Spicer, assistant to Mayor Gingerman, looked up ...