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Mahoning County drug court founder to step down

Local News

YOUNGSTOWN — John M. Durkin, who has served as a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge since February 1997, won’t seek reelection next year and will retire when his current term ends June 30, 2027. “As much as I love what I do, and it’s been the single most significant thing that I ...

Trump order seeks to boost scientific discoveries via AI

Business News

President Donald Trump is directing the federal government to combine efforts with tech companies and universities to convert government data into scientific discoveries, acting on his push to make artificial intelligence the engine of the nation’s economic future. Trump unveiled the ...

Death penalty sought for for suspect in DC ambush

Local News

CHARLESTON, W. Va. — With one member of the West Virginia National Guard dead and another in critical condition following a shooting the day before Thanksgiving, Gov. Patrick Morrisey called for a moment of prayer for the surviving Guard member and the families of both. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. ...

Business briefs

Business News

HOUCK HONORED: Houck Agency, a Boardman public relations and marketing firm, earned a top recognition at the recent PRSA Cleveland Rocks Awards as it took home the Gold Award in the “Newsletter” category for its work on the Mahoning Valley Manufacturers Coalition’s twice-monthly ...

Suspects in car break-ins in Canfield apprehended

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CANFIELD TOWNSHIP — Maj. Jeff Allen of the Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office told trustees at this week’s meeting that two men were arrested after an investigation into recent car break-ins. “We locked up two guys for the break-ins,” he said. “They were the same two we locked up a ...