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Frank Richard, local musician, killed in 1911 by cop in Texas

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115 Years Ago, 1911 transcribed as originally published in the Youngstown Vindicator: “Local musician murdered in Texas. Frank Richard shot and killed by policeman in Chinese restaurant. Was with officer’s wife when shots were fired. Victim, young and handsome enlisted in the army at ...

Tactics used by ICE at protests criticized

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Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics that have raised concerns in the aftermath of the deadly shooting of a woman in her car last week. They have pointed rifles at demonstrators and deployed chemical irritants early in ...

Sale of South Fieldhouse site finalized

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YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control voted to finalize the sale of the former South High Fieldhouse site, create an energy improvement district for the Mahoning National Bank Building developer and pay a $651,976 bill for the emergency replacement of melted sewer lines on Wick ...

Trump threatens to use 1807 Insurrection Act

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MINNEAPOLIS — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration’s massive immigration crackdown. The threat comes a day after a man was shot ...

Ex-Phantom Trevor Kuntar working to get back to NHL after debut

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Former Youngstown Phantoms forward Trevor Kuntar grew up watching the Buffalo Sabres teams of the mid-to-late-2000s. Players like Ryan Miller, Danny Briere, and Jason Pominville gave him some of his earliest and fondest hockey memories. In December, Kuntar got to wear the same jersey as those ...