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Ann Blyth, teen star of ‘Mildred Pierce,’ dies at 98

National News June 27, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ann Blyth, a versatile Hollywood star who received an Oscar nomination at 17 as Joan Crawford’s wayward daughter in “Mildred Pierce,” sang opposite Mario Lanza and Howard Keel in such MGM musicals as “The Great Caruso” and ended her film career before age 30, has died at age 98. Blyth died Wednesday of “natural causes” at her home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, according to her daughter, Eileen McNulty. Blyth’s family was at her side. One of the last surviving actors from the Hollywood studio system, Blyth appeared in youth movies as well as ...

Property transfers

Local News June 27, 2026

Property transfers Property transfers recorded June 15-18 in Trumbull County: Bazetta GLZ Properties LLC to Integrity Developments LLC, 3250 Hoagland Blackstub Road, $175,000 Michael P. Gorgacz Jr. and Brooke M. Culler to William J. and Jennifer W. Shea, 2315 Howland Wilson Road, $343,000 Braceville Walter P. Vargo Jr. to Simple Sale LLC, 1164 Allen Smith Road, $115,000 Tammy Gould to Dustin and Ashley Wolfe, 3894 Nelson Mosier Road, $315,000 Brookfield Richard to Anthony J. Nitso, 711 state Route 7, $110,000 Ermelindo Monzon Mazariego to Heidi Malcomson, 7911 First ...

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St. Bernard dogs still roam the Swiss Alps as part of ‘living museum’

International News June 27, 2026

BOURG-SAINT-PIERRE, Switzerland (AP) — At the Great St. Bernard Pass high in the Swiss Alps, the eponymous dogs still walk the same mountain paths their ancestors patrolled for hundreds of years to find travelers buried beneath the snow. Down in the valley, a living museum honoring the Swiss national dog’s history — and its future — is marking its first year. More than 130,000 people have visited Barryland, the world’s only space dedicated to St. Bernards, since it opened last summer in Martigny, Switzerland, after outgrowing a much smaller space. Tourists can watch live ...

Club detects the past

Local News June 27, 2026

FOWLER — Most people walk on the ground without giving it much thought. Treasure hunters walk it listening for history. With their metal detectors, members of the Trumbull Treasure Hunters scour the area, searching for items such as coins, jewelry, bullets and lost treasures. Jim Bacorn of Bazetta, the metal detecting club’s president, said they spent one recent weekend searching for items at Fowler Center near the Butts Family Museum. “We were invited by the Fowler Historical Society to demonstrate and show what we do to the public. We are also here looking for history,” ...