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2 giant pandas arrive in Atlanta under a US-China government agreement

BANGKOK (AP) — Two giant pandas arrived in Atlanta on Sunday morning as part of an agreement between the Chinese and American governments. Ping Ping and Fu Shuang departed Chengdu in southwestern China early Sunday aboard a dedicated “FedEx Panda Express” Boeing 777 aircraft, officials said. A new agreement between Zoo Atlanta and the China Wildlife Conservation Association makes Atlanta one of three zoos in the U.S. to house giant pandas, along with the San Diego Zoo in California and the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. “This is a thrilling day for Zoo ...

2 charged in cases involving minors

HUBBARD — The city police department has charged two men with the same crime in separate incidents involving minors. Hubbard police Detective Sgt. Michael Banic said members of a civilian group contacted the police department Thursday to report that Joseph Trader, 34, engaged in communications of a sexual nature with a person he believed to be a minor. Banic said that after reviewing the evidence obtained during the investigation, Trader was charged with importuning, a fifth-degree felony; attempted unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, a fourth-degree felony; and attempted ...

Data centers a hot topic in WVa elections

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Democratic challenger for one of West Virginia’s Congressional seats pitched legislation on Friday establishing a two-year moratorium on new, large data centers and giving local communities a say in whether they’re built. Ace Parsi, a Morgantown community organizer running for the District 2 U.S. House of Representatives seat occupied by Rep. Riley Moore, said the proposed “Neighbors, Not Servers Act” would be “the very first piece of legislation that I would introduce as a member of Congress.” Moore said in a statement Friday that “West ...

Healthcare struggles topic of town hall

WARREN — The Mahoning Valley People’s Action Alliance hosted a State of Valley Healthcare town hall Saturday where local residents heard presentations about local healthcare issues in the Mahoning Valley. The town hall was organized in the shadow of both Trumbull Regional Medical Center ...

People gather to take Steps of Hope

WARREN — Helping others can be fun. That was the lesson of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Northeast Ohio District tried to convey at its fifth annual Steps of Hope Walk Saturday at Perkins Park. More than 400 people signed up to take one lap around the park’s soccer and baseball ...

Trump to travel to Ohio to stump for Sen. Jon Husted

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to visit Ohio on Saturday in support of Sen. Jon Husted as the Republican tries to fend off a competitive challenge from Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown. The trip to Vandalia, just north of Dayton, is scheduled to come after stops in Oklahoma on Thursday and Alabama on Friday. The Ohio race is seen as vital to determining control of the Senate. Trump had earlier vowed to campaign in 35 of the most competitive battleground races in the final sprint to November’s midterm elections. Brown is attempting a comeback two years after ...