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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- A Youngstown man who is already in jail on drug trafficking charges is now being charged with murder. Randy Bell, 24, is accused of shooting Mark Trulson in the head on February 19.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- One man is dead following a motorcycle accident on the south side of Youngstown Tuesday night. According to a police report, a car pulled into the path of a motorcycle near South Avenue and Midlothian Boulevard.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- A Youngstown woman facing deportation has been granted an extension to stay in the country. Ivonne Cuadros was scheduled to face deportation or arrest Tuesday after her attorney allegedly failed to file the necessary paperwork for her to become a United States citizen.
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An Academic Distress Commission met Monday to discuss the future of the Youngstown City School District. The commission, the first in Ohio, will work with district officials to guide the schools out of academic emergency. The Youngstown School District must pay the commission for the work it does, even though the district is struggling financially. The groups will meet every other week until …
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An Academic Distress Commission met Monday to discuss the future of the Youngstown City School District. The commission, the first in Ohio, will work with district officials to guide the schools out of academic emergency.
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It may not have felt like it due to a deep recession, but Ohio led the nation in business attractions and expansions in 2009. In fact, if economic development were a sport, the state would be a dynasty, after winning its fourth straight Governor’s Cup and fifth in seven years, according to Site Selection magazine, which announced the awards Wednesday.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- Dinosaurs will walk the earth this May at the Covelli Centre. “Walking with Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular,” will hold three performances on May 4 and 5 at the arena in downtown Youngstown.
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Ohio is being honored for its’ pro-business climate by a national magazine….. for an unprecedented fourth consecutive year. ideastream®’s Rick Jackson reports.
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Ohio EPA and the office of Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray have reached a settlement with Spectrum Metal Finishing, Inc. of Youngstown after the company installed and operated a major source of air contaminants without the proper permits. The consent order requires the company to install additional pollution control equipment and pay a civil penalty of $420,000. Spectrum Metal Finishing’s …
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Ohio EPA and the office of Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray have reached a settlement with Spectrum Metal Finishing, Inc. of Youngstown after the company installed and operated a major source of air contaminants without the proper permits.
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