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Community News July 20, 2026

MOUNT CARMEL FESTIVAL: The 26th annual Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Festival will be Thursday to Sunday at the church grounds, 343 Via Mount Carmel in Youngstown. The festival is 5 to 10 p.m. Thursday, 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. There will be a live auction, food, music, historical area, Little Prince and Princess pageants and a children’s area. Admission is $5, with children 12 and under free. There will be an opening ceremony Thursday with the Man and Woman of the Year named, and Youngstown State University scholarships ...

International News July 20, 2026

Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, whose social media empire promoting wealth, male dominance and misogyny has made them among the world’s most polarizing internet personalities, were arrested Saturday in Miami as British authorities sought their extradition on rape and sex trafficking charges. The brothers were taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Service on a sealed warrant, agency spokesperson Brady McCarron told The Associated Press, placing the United States at the center of an international legal saga that has stretched from Romania to Britain. British prosecutors ...

Two more American soldiers killed in Iran war

Maplecrest hosts fundraiser for Alzheimer’s awareness

Local News July 18, 2026

STRUTHERS — Maplecrest Nursing Home hosted a hot dog drive-thru fundraising event Thursday to support the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2026 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. “All the proceeds are going to the Alzheimer’s Association,” Tiffany Crane, admission coordinator for Maplecrest, said. “That is taking place on Oct. 10 at the Watson and Tressel Training Site down at [Youngstown State University.” The Walk to End Alzheimer’s, also called the Memory Walk, is a nationwide event meant to raise money for patients with Alzheimer’s and to raise awareness of the disease. The ...

Police blotters for Austintown and Boardman for July 18

Local News July 18, 2026

Austintown Police activity reported July 9-16: July 16, 2:28 a.m. — Dustin J. Ortiz-Duley was arrested at 5 N. Edgehill Ave. on a criminal damaging warrant. 1:43 a.m. — Trevonn D. Johnson was arrested at 981 Compass West on a burglary charge. July 15, 3:12 p.m. — Valdino Marion was arrested at Meijer on charges of possession of criminal tools and theft. 2:43 p.m. — Stolen package reported at Compass West. July 14, 12:44 p.m. — Fraud reported at 131 N. Kimberly Ave. after a debit card number was used. July 13, 1:40 p.m. — A juvenile was released to his parents ...