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Gipson wows as ‘Lady Day’

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YOUNGSTOWN — Singing like Billie Holiday may be the least of the challenges that Carla Gipson faces and triumphs over in “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill.” There are plenty of songs in Lanie Robertson’s play, which continues its run at Hopewell Theatre with three performances this weekend. But Gipson essentially delivers a well-calibrated meltdown on stage in a show that takes place in a Philadelphia saloon a few months before Holiday died in 1959 at age 44 from heart failure and cirrhosis of the liver. It starts cheery enough with Holiday singing uptempo numbers such ...

‘Widow’s Bay’ wave hits the Emmys as Matthew Rhys, castmates win awards

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Widow’s Bay” stormed the Emmy Awards on Monday night, taking best actor for star Matthew Rhys and tying a record for Emmys for a comedy in a season with 13. Jean Smart won her fifth best actress award for the fifth and final season of “Hacks” and Noah Wyle made it two for two as best actor in a drama for “The Pitt.” The Apple TV horror comedy “Widow’s Bay” rode into the night on a wave of buzz. It had already won eight Emmys at an earlier ceremony and added four more, including supporting actress for breakout star Kate O’Flynn and ...

Youngstown juveniles captured after fleeing in stolen car in Warren

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WARREN — A Youngstown juvenile was arrested and taken to the Trumbull County Juvenile Justice Center following a Thursday night incident in which Warren police officers chased him and four other juveniles in a stolen car. All were captured. The arrested juvenile was charged with felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, receiving stolen property and a citation for having no driver’s license and stop sign violations after he admitted to stealing the car and then picking up his friends to drive them around. A Warren police report states that the incident ...

Liberty chief voices safety concerns

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LIBERTY — Liberty’s fire chief emphasized challenges in keeping both first responders and the public safe during emergencies, noting that one of his department’s vehicles has been struck several times by negligent drivers. Fire Chief Doug Theobald, during his report at Monday’s meeting, recalled the details of an Aug. 15 spill that closed Tibbetts Wick Road for eight hours, covering the road in a flour-like substance, a byproduct of steelmaking that was being hauled by a private company. Theobald said the department’s on-duty personnel, himself and two mutual aid ...

Howland resident wants end to left turns in construction zone

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HOWLAND — Residents crossing through one of Howland’s central roads have endured months of construction, and one asked what could be done about motorists who don’t obey the rules as crews continue to work. Officials at a recent trustees meeting heard from Ed Palumbo, who asked about ways to make drivers obey the turn restrictions on East Market Street. Palumbo was referring to an Ohio Department of Transportation project that has closed some left-turn lanes to widen the road, is adding a right-turn lane for southbound traffic on state Route 46 to East Market, and a right-turn ...

Shipping container scam reported

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Buyers across the country have reported paying for shipping containers from a business claiming to be in Mahoning County, but the buyers never received their purchases. The Better Business Bureau of the Mahoning Valley (BBB) is urging consumers to use caution when purchasing shipping containers online. BBB has received multiple complaints and BBB Scam Tracker reports involving Midwest Shipping Containers. They also operate under the names M-W Containers and M-W Shipping. Consumers have reported finding the business online, where it advertises used shipping containers at attractive ...