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Real-life cowboy calls for 'peace and tranquility' in Butler amid 'volatile powder keg' environment
A real-life cowboy is calling for "peace and tranquility" in Butler, Pennsylvania, after a shooting that injured Donald Trump and rendered the community "volatile," calling it a "powder keg" ready to explode
Card skimmer found at local grocery store: Report
The manager of the store called just around 6:30 p.m. Monday to report the incident, handing over a black plastic keypad cover that was found attached to the credit card processing terminal. A police report redacted the name of the store, but the address was listed at 4121 South Ave.
Mentor baseball: Jake McCartney ready to continue improvement with Cardinals before heading to Youngstown State
Jake McCartney has been a big-time bat for Mentor the past two seasons with six home runs and 34 runs. He led The News-Herald coverage area this past season with three home runs and was the Cardinals’ leader with 21 runs driven in. The first baseman’s continued growth at...
Famous impressionist's painting heading to the Butler
Claude Monet was the founding father of the Impressionist movement in the 19th century. Now, one of his most famous series of paintings is making its way to the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown. This famous 1903 Monet painting is a reciprocal loan for the Butler’s Edward Hopper,...
Youngstown Police say mom was at bar, leaving six-year-old alone at 1 a.m.
A Youngstown woman is charged with child endangering after police say she left her six-year-old daughter home alone while she went to a bar after midnight. Police went to an Eddie Street home after 1 a.m. Monday to investigate a tip that a child was there unattended. Finding the front...
One of the best meteor showers of year has started
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – It is the time of summer when we get to look up into the sky each night and try to catch a few shooting stars (meteors) as the Perseid meteor shower started on July 14th. It does not peak until August. This meteor shower is...
Update: Severe thunderstorm watch for Tioga County until Tuesday evening
The National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm watch at 2:05 p.m. on Tuesday in effect until 6 p.m. for Tioga County. Shielding yourself from approaching lightning: Expert safety guidelines. Each year, lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times, with the majority of these electrifying events occurring...
Lt. Gov. Robinson’s chief of staff invokes ‘some folks need killing’ comment after a body is carried away from Trump assassination attempt
Brian LiVecchi, the chief of staff and general counsel for Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, invoked a controversial comment from his boss following the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.
What to know about hot car dangers for children amid excessive heat warning
The threat of triple digits Tuesday in the Philadelphia region has experts sounding the alarm about staying safe in the heat, especially when it comes to vulnerable groups like children and the elderly.AAA is sharing some important reminders if you have to be out and about with your little ones.Experts say that on a 95-degree day, a car can heat up to more than 180 degrees.RELATED: Consumer Reports provides tips to parents on preventing hot car deaths for childrenThey also say a child's body heats up three to five times faster than an adult's body, and that it takes just...
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