Youngstown News

After a lengthy absence, the Downtown Youngstown Holiday Parade returns Dec. 5. Organizers aren't expecting a huge crowd for the parade, but anticipate it growing in popularity in years to come.

The city of Youngstown sold one of its fire stations to a company that wants to build additional student housing for Youngstown State University, but the sale will not erase any of the city's debt.

Two men were shot on Youngstown's south side late Thursday, but won't tell police much about what happened.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' Because of the installation of a new storm sewer system, the Marshall Street Bridge will be closed for about 30 days, beginning Monday.

The Youngstown Historical Society presents History Kids. The Nov. 27 program is called "Smoke, Fire and Steel." In this session from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Youngstown Historical Center, 151 W. Wood St., students will participate in the following: museum tour, "hands-on" artifact study, view a short 1945 film about Youngstown, and compare/contrast a ...

YOUNGSTOWN a ' The Internal Revenue Service is closing its Taxpayer Assistance Center here for one day.

Two Youngstown firefighters were hurt on the job Tuesday afternoon as they battled a vacant house fire on South Hazelwood Avenue.

As the 2010 election gets closer, the pundits are starting to speculate as to who Governor Ted Strickland will choose as his running-mate next year.

A judge is set to sentence the central figure in a sexual harassment scandal that brought down Ohio's former attorney general on unrelated theft in office and other charges.

Two firefighters were lucky to avoid serious injury after a roof collapses on them.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' Police are investigating multiple armed robberies in the city, all of them taking place in a span of only a few hours.

Liberty police Tuesday identified the two victims shot in their home late Sunday as Wilneice Green, 28, and her daughter, Ja-Brajasia Green, 13.

YOUNGSTOWN a ' An electrical contracting company is seeking a tax abatement from the city to build a 3,700-square-foot warehouse building.

Gov. Ted Strickland, whose popularity has declined with the economy, will soon pick his running mate and begin his 2010 re-election campaign in earnest.

The Salvation Army in Youngstown is getting an overwhelming response to its need for turkeys this Thanksgiving.

A pair of local charities will have more on their shelves soon thanks to a huge food collection event at Youngstown State University.

Two men are behind bars this Saturday night, charged with the shooting of a 15 year old Austintown girl.

A 17-year-old was shot on Youngstown's south side early Thursday evening. According to police, the boy was walking on West Boston Avenue when a black car pulled up.

A Youngstown woman is in jail after police raided her apartment Thursday. Pa ula Parkman, of Steel Street, faces drug trafficking and weapons charges.

A 17-year-old was shot on Youngstown's South Side early Thursday evening. The driver of the vehicle yelled at the boy and shot him twice with a handgun, once in the stomach and once in the leg, and then sped off.