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Sun. 9:35 p.m.: Authorities disperse crowd in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown police, about a dozen troopers from the Ohio State Highway patrol, Other officers, and officers in Mahoning County‘s armored, SWAT vehicle have dispersed a crowd of protesters from downtown. The biggest collection of police vehicles was on Commerce Street behind the ...

Bishop Murry submits resignation

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown announced Tuesday that Bishop George V. Murry, has submitted to Pope Francis his resignation from the office of diocesan bishop for reasons of ill health. Diagnosed with a form of acute leukemia, in April 2018, Murry underwent intensive chemo therapy ...

Health emergency delays Tuesday’s primary

Don't plan on voting today. Gov. Mike DeWine announced late Monday that Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton is closing the polls as a statewide health emergency. That declaration came after hours of uncertainty and scrambling among the DeWine administration, a Franklin County ...

Tue., 1:40 a.m.: Ex-President Carter to have surgery

ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was admitted to a hospital on Monday evening for a surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls, his spokeswoman said. The procedure is scheduled for this morning at Emory University Hospital, Deanna ...

Thu. 1 p.m.: UAW / GM contract lets Lordstown close

DETROIT (AP) - A tentative four year contract with striking General Motors gives workers a mix of pay raises, lump sum payments and an $11,000 signing bonus and allows the automaker to proceed with closing its assembly plant in Lordstown. Also in return, the contracts allows GM to move on ...

Wed. 11:47 a.m.: GM and union reach tentative deal that could end strike

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers and General Motors have reached a tentative contract agreement that could end a monthlong strike that brought the automaker's U.S. factories to a standstill. The deal was hammered out Wednesday but it won't immediately end the strike by more than 49,000 ...