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Local JC Penney closing for good this weekend
HERMITAGE, Pennsylvania (WKBN) – A local JC Penney store will close its doors permanently this weekend. The community will say goodbye to the Shenango Valley Mall in Hermitage on Saturday. A ‘Farewell to the Mall’ event will be held from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Some stores...
Tracking late-day showers/storms Friday
The calendar just flipped to May; however, the temperatures will feel more like June/July on your Friday. Afternoon temperatures will rise into the low 80s for a lot of neighborhoods. The summer-like levels will be sticking around through the beginning of May, but we also have several chances at accumulating raindrops to add to our May water table. Much like April, where the message got a little stale with chances for rain almost daily, we will be playing that same tune again, starting late Friday. It doesn’t look like we will be chasing any rainfall records this month, but it sure does look unsettled as we look ahead into the weekend and beyond.
City of Hermitage helping displaced mall businesses relocate
Some local businesses are staying in the Shenango Valley after being displaced from the mall. With the Shenango Valley Mall closing this month, businesses have started to vacate their storefronts. Diann’s Sweets has moved their store to 2921 E State Street in Hermitage. They offer all kinds of treats covered...
Weather service issues hazardous weather outlook for showers and thunderstorms in Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio - If you had outside plans this weekend, it’s time to consider moving them indoors. Much of Northeast and North Central Ohio has been issued a hazardous weather outlook. The outlook was released by the National Weather Service at 4:18 a.m., warning residents of numerous showers and thunderstorms that will develop Friday afternoon and throughout the evening.
17-year-old earns Bachelor's degree from YSU before graduating high school
One Poland Seminary High School senior is preparing for her high school graduation at the end of the month. But she's already a few steps ahead of the rest. Bianca Patrone will walk the stage at Youngstown State University, receiving a Bachelor's degree before she even earns her high school diploma.
YSU students rally against new policy for campus protests
Students at Youngstown State University (YSU) were charged with emotion during an "end of the school year" rally on Friday. They gathered in front of the Pollock House to protest YSU president Bill Johnson and his new rules for protesting on campus. The students pushed back on a policy they said lacks clarity and is anti-free speech.
Charges dropped in case against Sharpsville man
SHARPSVILLE, Pa. (WKBN) – Charges were withdrawn in the case against a Sharpsville man who had been accused of having a sexual relationship with a minor. A preliminary hearing was scheduled Wednesday for Travis Cadman, 20, but charges in the case were withdrawn, according to court records. Court records...
Austintown woman pleads guilty in connection with theft of deposits from Hubbard business
An Austintown woman could face as much as three years in prison after she pleaded guilty on May 2 to two counts of fourth-degree grand theft felonies in connection to the theft of $111,179 in bank deposits from TruckWorld in Hubbard Township. Melisa M. Bounds, 32, formerly of Lordstown, who...
Police asking for help locating missing 16-year-old Sharon girl
Sharon police are investigating a missing juvenile who didn't return home after leaving for a church meeting Monday night. The Sharon Police Department was notified at 9:43 p.m. of a missing 16-year-old girl who left her home in the city at 5:30 p.m. but failed to return. 21 News spoke...
Family says daughter's life-saving medicine for rare disease costs over $160-thousand
Imagine a prescription your teen needs to survive, costs over $160,000 a month, listed as one of the most expensive drugs in the market. That's the reality for a Boardman family, with a 14-year-old student of St. Charles, with a rare disease. The fluid cost of the medication has left...
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