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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – With four months until the November election, Governor Ted Strickland made a stop in Youngstown to campaign for re-election. The governor stumped at the Lemon Grove restaurant. He told the crowd it’s a very tight race between himself and Republican John Kasich.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Saturday was one of the hottest days of the summer and more than one-thousand Valley residents could not turn on air conditioners or fans.
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Youngstown company gets contract for Cuyahoga Valley park work
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About 1,400 Ohio Edison customers on the east side of Youngstown, Coitsville, and parts of Hubbard are without power after lightning struck a transformer Friday night.
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By TOM TROY BLADE POLITICS WRITER With her seniority rising, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) has become the leading collector of congressional earmarks in Ohio $71.3 million in the 2010 federal budget and it’s making her a target for her 2010 election opponent. Miss Kaptur ranked 24th in the Congress and first in Ohio in getting pet projects some would say pork inserted in the …
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- Neighborhoods in Youngstown and Boardman are joining forces to fight a rash of crime that has plagued the area.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- Another person has been charged in connection with a fight that broke out last week at Youngstown’s city hall.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio- At least three men are being sought by Youngstown police in connection with a home invasion on the city’s south side Monday. Police said Richard White, 22, was shot in the arm and side when three men carrying guns forced their way into the Mabel Avenue house at around 3 p.m.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – VXI Global Solutions announces it will double the size of its downtown Youngstown facility during the next several months. The expansion will include 100 to 200 new jobs at the center within the next 60 days.
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The people at The Purple Cat are hoping for community support to help them win a 50-thousand dollar grant from Pepsi Corporation. The money would be used for a handicapped-accessible swimming pool for the Purple Cat’s more than 100 special needs clients.
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