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Struthers man sentenced for child porn images

YOUNGSTOWN — A lot of times, the words used to describe child pornography can mask just how horrifying the images and videos depicted truly are. Mahoning County Assistant Prosecutor Caitlyn Andrews was not going to run the risk that she would mask the true nature of the images and videos ...

Judge asked to OK Norfolk Southern deal

EAST PALESTINE — Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit against Norfolk Southern have filed a motion asking a federal court judge to grant preliminary approval of the $600 million principal settlement that was announced earlier this month. Despite what the motion ...

Norfolk defends safety record

EAST PALESTINE — Norfolk Southern fired back at Ancora, the activist group attempting a takeover of the railroad, by filing a presentation with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that addressed “the flawed assumptions of Ancora’s highly unrealistic near-term financial ...

Emaciated dog found in ‘deplorable’ Girard home

GIRARD — Charges have been filed against a 39-year-old woman after Girard police were tipped off that a black labrador was abandoned in a Second Street home that was described by police as being in “absolute disarray.” Court records show that Lisa Drummond faces one count of cruelty to ...

YSU students will perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

A waddle of “Steel Penguins” will be traveling to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland this summer. Fifteen Youngstown State University students will be staging the second production ever of the musical “Here There Be Dragons” at the international gathering of performing ...

Sen. Brown touts bill combating fentanyl trafficking

YOUNGSTOWN — U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, flanked by area law enforcement officials, made an appearance Monday at the Covelli Center in downtown Youngstown touting the passage of the Fend Off Fentanyl Act. The bill, which Brown sponsored, primarily focuses on the urgent need to confront the ...