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AUSTINTOWN HEADING BACK TO REGIONALS
AUSTINTOWN OH- Just one summer ago, the Austintown 12U softball team captivated everyone in the community with a run all the way to the Little League World Series. Although the team eventually fell short of their ultimate goal to win the World Series, they got a taste of what success was like, and they wanted more. This season, Austintown returns a core of talent from that team, and now they’re on the doorstep of going right back to the World Series.
Are high school football coaches superstitious gameday?
When things are going well thing stay the same.....when not, things change!. As high school football coaches prepare for the 2024 season are they superstitious gameday?. "Friday's are my most paranoid day," said Struthers coach John Bayuk. "I'm a very regimented person and I don't wear the same stuff," said...
‘A mini community’: Corrections management company hiring
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — CoreCivic is the nation’s leading provider of corrections and detention management, and its Youngstown location is hiring. CoreCivic has openings for corrections officers, which start at $24 an hour, as well as other opportunities across the facility, in nursing, maintenance and even administrative assistants.
How to travel safely during hurricane season
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The 2024 tropical is off to a strong start after Hurricane Beryl became the earliest category 5 hurricane on record. The tropics are quiet now due to an influx of Saharan dust, but that is not expected to last. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is forecasting an extremely active hurricane season with 17-25 named storms (14 is average), 8-13 hurricanes (7 is average), and 4-7 major hurricanes (3 is average).
Grand jury declines to indict woman for Girard shooting death
A Campbell woman has been cleared of charges filed after her boyfriend was fatally shot in Girard. Kristen Schmidt was originally charged with felonious assault after 33-year-old Michael Cusick was shot in the stomach at a home on Dearborn Street in Girard this past January. The charge was changed to...
YPD officers find crowd of people at Northside shooting scene
Youngstown’s latest shooting took place late Tuesday on the city’s Northside. The eight officers sent to Brooklyn Avenue at around 11:30 p.m. found a crowd of people and a man who had been shot. The victim was taken to the hospital where he’s being treated for a gunshot...
Youngstown couple accused of baseball bat attack on Chaney Circle
Police say they don’t know why three people were beaten with baseball bats on Youngstown’s Westside, while the children of the one of alleged assailants looked on. Investigating reports of a large fight on Chaney Circle Monday evening, officers arrested 35-year-old William Profanchik and 34-year-old Patricia Foster on assault charges.
Youngstown Veterans’ Clinic opens new dermatology service
Veterans’ Affairs Northeast Ohio Healthcare System (VANEOHS) has announced the opening of the Carl Nunziato Youngstown VA Outpatient Clinic’s dermatology specialty service. The expansion of the Youngstown VA Clinic’s dermatology services means hundreds of Veterans in eastern Ohio counties will be able to receive care much closer to...
Alliance attorney helping renovate Cantell Elks ballroom
ALLIANCE − Cantell Elks Lodge 1417 has been serving the Alliance area for nearly 70 years. Most of that time, it has been at the corner of Ash and South Webb streets, across from the Amtrak train station. The gathering place also neighbors the Martin Luther King Jr. Viaduct near the city's downtown...
Canfield bank raises money for displaced people affected by Realty Tower explosion
A Canfield bank pitched in with the Youngstown community to gathered money and supplies for residents displaced by the Realty Tower explosion. Several downtown Youngstown residents were ordered to evacuate after the remnants of the building were declared hazardous by structural engineers. The International Towers apartments in particular housed many residents who were displaced after being given an evacuation order.
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