LOOP Youngstown to hold third annual variety show

LOOP Youngstown is hosting a third annual variety show benefit. It's at Westside Bowl Sunday evening, and there will be an eclectic showcase of talents from the area's creative community.

Warren Council may ask Mercy execs to explain St. Joe’s Labor and Delivery closure in person

WARREN - Members of Warren City Council will have the opportunity this week to officially make their feelings known about Mercy Health’s decision to shut down labor and delivery services at St. Joseph Hospital. Council members Greg Greathouse (3rd Ward) and Helen Rucker (At-Large) are sponsoring a resolution opposing...

Ohio counties respond to salt mine closure

WARREN, Ohio — It’s been more than a week since the Morton Salt mine in Fairport Harbor discovered enough water in the mine to force its closure and the layoff of workers. Multiple counties around the state have orders of salt from that mine and are watching closely in case they can no longer count on their delivery.

Generations Of Shoppers Have Hunted Bargains Inside Ohio’s Sprawling Rogers Flea Market

Admission is free, parking is free, and the main event happens on Friday. That alone made me curious about this Ohio market. The grounds hold multiple buildings and a huge outdoor section. Antiques, produce, collector cards, tools, and toys all share the space. Then there are the Amish donuts. Shoppers...

First measles case confirmed in Mahoning County

MCPH says the individual is unvaccinated.

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Youngstown sued for blocking development of ‘medical arts center’

A downtown developer has sued the City of Youngstown for damages in excess of $300,000 after he says the city’s public works director improperly blocked his project for a holistic family medical center. The lawsuit, brought by Cleveland attorney Jay Crook on behalf of Proffessor Enterprises LLC, alleges that...

Supporters rally to try and win clemency for Keith LaMar

Speakers at Friday’s demonstration, which is scheduled to take place outside of Trinity Episcopal Church at 3 p.m., will include death row exonerees Elwood Jones, Lamont Hunter, and Derrick Jamison. For more than 30 years, Keith LaMar has been incarcerated on death row at Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown,...

November Rain fireworks show coming to Eastwood Mall this weekend

The day will be filled with family-fun activities and end with the annual fireworks show in the parking lot.

Warren Councilman claims city has been incorrectly billed for street lights

Warren 3rd Ward Councilman Greg Greathouse says the city might have been billed incorrectly for its streetlights. Greathouse claims Ohio Edison, who maintain the city’s lights, has replaced some older high-pressure sodium lights with LEDs, but the company only billed the city for the older lights. He says the...

Last Call for Comments on Ending E-Check in Northeast Ohio Is Thursday

Northeast Ohio drivers who want a say in whether E-Check ends have until Thursday night. Ohio EPA’s comment period on its proposal to discontinue the Cleveland-area emissions testing program closes Thursday, November 5, with a public hearing at 4 p.m. and written comments due by midnight, according to Ohio EPA’s public notice, as reported by […]

Veterans celebrated at historic Moss Ancestral Home

A historic home in Mineral Ridge is celebrating Veterans Day.

Annual Turkey Trot changing location after nearly 50 years

On Thanksgiving morning, the Warren Kiwanis Club will, for the 48th time, hold its Turkey Trot. But for the first time in 46 years, the run will start and end at a different location.

State shuts struggling Western Pa. hospital rescued by Tenor Health, but officials say its NEPA hospitals aren't affected

The closure of a Tenor Health Foundation-owned hospital in Western Pennsylvania does not indicate a threat to the stability of the organization’s three Northeast Pennsylvania hospitals, officials say. The state’s Department of Health ordered the suspension of all services at Sharon Regional Medical Center in Mercer County as of...

Honoring those who served on Veteran's Day

Founder of the Cover Down Fund and longtime veterans advocate Herm Brewer discusses Veteran's Day.

Submissions now open for most enchanting holiday displays in the Mahoning Valley

Spanning the Need is now accepting addresses and locations for the 2026 Christmas Loop, a free, self-guided driving tour of the most festive holiday displays in the Mahoning Valley. New this year, the Christmas Loop is also reaching beyond the valley: people from around the world are invited to submit...

Christmas season underway at Wonder Village in Austintown

AUSTINTOWN - With Christmas around the bend, one Montessori-inspired play and learning space is helping families beat the holiday rush and celebrate early. Wonder Village hosted its annual Christmas Tree Lighting on Friday to get Austintown residents into the holiday spirit. The play space opened on Mahoning Avenue in the...

Neighborhood holiday lights driving tour looking for volunteers

The idea is to create "driving loops" where families can cruise around and marvel at all the festive displays.