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wfmj. com > news > ohio-pennsylvania-news > ohio-voters-show-support-for-public-library-funding > article_8c23de86-5fa9-45b2-af40-6b70e083c14c. html

Ohio voters show support for public library funding

15+ hour, 57+ min ago  (261+ words) Ohioans approved 85. 7% of public library levies at the polls on May 5, according to a news release from the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County (PLYMC) and the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. 12 of the 14 public library levies passed statewide, with…...

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wfmj. com > news > ohio-pennsylvania-news > ohio-pa-attorneys-general-on-opposite-sides-of-big-tv-merger > article_ba780d90-2653-4bb9-bd6a-b6cf3cc59f9b. html

Ohio, PA Attorneys General on opposite sides of big TV merger

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (476+ words) David Sunday (L), Dave Yost (R) The top legal officials in Pennsylvania and Ohio are moving in different directions following Nexstar Media Group's $6. 2 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a multi-state coalition seeking to block the…...

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wfmj. com > news > local-news > niles > niles-residents-collect-signatures-for-ohio-data-center-ban > article_6ed349db-7fc8-470f-a6ea-977808e3b22b. html

Niles residents collect signatures for Ohio data center ban

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (419+ words) Michael Neenan has more details on a petition making its rounds in an effort to impose a partial data center ban for the state of Ohio. Niles residents collected about 40 signatures Monday evening for a petition that would implement a…...

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wfmj. com > news > local-news > youngstown > ysu-students-faculty-earn-honors-at-ohio-conference-for-criminal-justice > article_bed57d8a-b586-407c-a098-ecbfe24e61a1. html

YSU students, faculty earn honors at Ohio conference for criminal justice

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (289+ words) Students and faculty from Youngstown State University (YSU) earned top honors during a statewide criminal justice conference held in early April, according to a news alert from the university. The honorifics and recognition the team received at the Ohio Council…...

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wfmj. com > news > local-news > ohio-turnpike-announces-2026-construction-projects-for-mahoning-valley > article_1b0761f4-724d-4a62-8fd2-abcb60536c36. html

Ohio Turnpike announces 2026 construction projects for Mahoning Valley

2+ week, 16+ hour ago  (395+ words) The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission announced its 2026 projects for communities across the state, including the Mahoning Valley. The projects were shared in a news release on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. In Mahoning County, three projects are featured. The first is a…...

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wfmj. com > news > local-news > cover-story-ohio-s-death-penalty-pause > article_712343f2-602f-419a-8c67-c4e233be34e6. html

Cover Story: Ohio's death penalty "pause'

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (495+ words) Cover Story: Ohio death penalty 'pause' This past week, Ohio Attorney general Dave Yost wrote a highly critical report on Ohio's capital punishment system. Yost says the years-long moratorium on execution in the state is a "mockery of the justice…...

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wfmj. com > story > 53/47/6444 > ohio-turnpike-issues-highwind-travel-restriction-on-entire-turnpike-beginning-friday

Ohio Turnpike issues high-wind travel restriction on entire turnpike beginning Friday

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (191+ words) WFMJ. com Ohio Turnpike issues high-wind travel restriction on entire turnpike beginning Friday - Commercial trucks towing an empty, single 53-foot box-type - Commercial trucks towing an empty 53-foot tanker-type trailer - All high-profile (greater than 7 feet 6 inches in height) tow-behind trailers, campers,…...

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wfmj. com > story > 53/44/9291 > two-valley-workers-selected-in-leadership-ohio-class-of-2026

Two Valley workers selected in Leadership Ohio Class of 2026

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (28+ words) Two people from the Mahoning Valley have been selected into the 2026 Leadership Ohio Fellow Class. Leadership Ohio is a nonpartisan organization, providing a statewide leadership development program. .....

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wfmj. com > story > 53/44/8796 > ohio-state-highway-patrol-investigating-fatal-crash-in-springfield-township

Ohio State Highway Patrol investigating fatal crash in Springfield Township

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (19+ words) Earwood, according to the release, crossed the center line into the path of Diamandis, striking the vehicle head-on....

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wfmj. com > story > 53/22/3401 > submissions-open-for-2025-northeast-ohio-christmas-loop

Submissions open for 2025 Northeast Ohio Christmas Loop

6+ mon, 18+ hour ago  (21+ words) The deadline to submit your entries is Saturday, November 22, and the Christmas Loop will officially launch sometime the following week....