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Warren storm damage assessed

WARREN — Lee Manios, owner of Franklin Healthcare, said in his 30 years in business, he has never had to close the store, but following a severe thunderstorm Sunday afternoon that caused damage to his business on East Market Street, he had no choice. He and other business owners in the ...

Lordstown extends data center moratorium

LORDSTOWN — With the current 180-day moratorium on data centers expiring on Independence Day, village council on Monday approved by emergency reading extending that moratorium for another 180 days, effective July 5. Village council on Monday had a public hearing on the extension, with few residents in attendance and only one person making comments. Resident Laurie Czoka told council she supports what they are doing and noted that in November during a public hearing on data centers, most residents in attendance wanted a ban on them. “The residents do not want data centers here. ...

Skolnick earns 1st place in Ohio SPJ contest

Reporter David Skolnick, who covers politics for The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, won first place in the Best Government/Political Reporting category in the 2026 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists contest. The award is just the latest for Skolnick, a veteran reporter with more than 30 years of experience in the Mahoning Valley. He routinely won Ohio journalism awards when the annual contest was administered by the Associated Press Manager Editors organization. The Ohio SPJ took over the contest for newspapers, magazines, trade publications, independent digital platforms ...

Questions linger as deal to end US-Iran war progresses

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An initial agreement between the United States and Iran to extend their shaky ceasefire inched toward a formal signing despite questions Monday over the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program and an offensive by Israel in Lebanon that could prolong the fighting and scuttle the deal. The agreement signed electronically Sunday is meant to provide a meaningful truce in a monthslong war that has killed thousands across the Middle East, including the top leaders of Iran’s theocracy, and raised the prices of fuel, food and other basic goods far beyond the ...

Protesters gather in Warren

WARREN — Under a cloudy sky that threatened rain, a modest crowd still gathered Sunday in Courthouse Square for the latest “No Kings” protest organized by the local activist group Good Trouble Trumbull. Organizers and participants described the turnout as smaller than previous rallies, ...

Stocks leap worldwide, and oil prices drop

NEW YORK (AP) — Stock markets are rallying worldwide Monday, and oil prices are easing after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to extend their ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% on hopes that this time, the announcement of an Iran-U.S. agreement will mean a long-term fix to a conflict that has sent inflation painfully upward for the entire world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 611 points, or 1.2%, as of 10 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 2.4% higher. Stocks got a lift ...