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Trump seeks OK to resume construction of ballroom WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the White House to continue construction on its $400 million ballroom project while it appeals a lower court’s order to halt the work. Chief Justice John Roberts has set a deadline of Tuesday for a response by plaintiffs challenging the ballroom project. Trump’s solicitor general on Friday petitioned the high court to suspend last week’s decision by a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ...

Cadillac Lyriq’s launch control is exhilarating

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If you left this planet a few decades ago, you missed Cadillac’s transformation from a floaty land yacht to a high-performance vehicle competing with six figure domestic and imports. The V-Series Cadillac started the trend in 2004 going head-to-head with BMW’s M Series. It was followed by the Blackwing supercharged track car six years later boasting 668 horsepower while hitting the 60 mile-per-hour mark in 3.4 seconds. The evolution continued with a luxury plug-in hybrid in 2013 offering 37 miles of electric power but the ELR model fizzled three years later due to its high ...

Group donates $8,000 for reading program

Community News

YOUNGSTOWN — Summer Discovery encourages participants of all ages to read, learn and explore through books, activities and engaging programs offered at every branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. The annual initiative helps prevent the “summer slide” while ...

Beatitude House marks 35 years in Valley

Community News

YOUNGSTOWN — Beatitude House, a ministry of Ursuline Sisters Mission, recently celebrated 35 years of providing housing opportunities for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Mahoning Valley. The anniversary celebration featured an awards ceremony honoring residents, ...

Southwoods Health completes major expansion, renovation

Business News

Southwoods Health announced last week the completion of a multimillion-dollar, 40,000-square-foot expansion and renovation project at The Surgical Hospital at Southwoods, Boardman. While healthcare design has evolved significantly since the hospital first opened in 1996, Southwoods’ core commitment to providing an exceptional patient experience remains unchanged, the healthcare system said. The new upgrades prioritize patient privacy with larger, modernized and more comfortable spaces designed to foster a calming environment before and after medical procedures. Patient comfort is ...

Austintown settles gas line permit dispute for new home

Local News

AUSTINTOWN — A dispute between the township and a utility company threatened to delay a resident’s progress on her new home, but the problem has since been resolved. Debra Day and her husband are building a home on Fitch Boulevard, right behind Meijer. She said the job superintendent for her contractor, Koch Construction, told her earlier this week that while water and electricity were all set, Enbridge Gas Ohio had not installed her service line and it seemed as though they might not do it at all. The problem arose from Enbridge’s objections to new right-of-way permitting ...