YOUNGSTOWN— The Mahoning County commissioners closed the county’s Oakhill building at 345 Oak Hill Avenue, todayFRI as a result of an odor detected there, county officials stated in an 11:26 a.m.

A Syrian war monitor says gunmen loyal to the government have stormed three villages near Syria’s coast, killing nearly 70 men. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the killings ...

Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities with dozens of missiles and drones during the night, officials said today, hobbling the country’s ability to deliver heat and light to its citizens and to ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will continue to retaliate for the United States’ “arbitrary tariffs” and accused Washington of “meeting good with evil” in a press conference today on the ...

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots for his second shutout in four games and fourth of the season, and the Florida Panthers won ...

Pamela Bach, an actor and the ex-wife of “Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff, has died at 62. The Los Angeles medical examiner’s office reports that she died Wednesday and determined her death was a ...

A bill to lower the age from 66 to 65 for Ohioans to qualify for a senior discount on sportsman licenses, sponsored by state Rep. David Thomas, passed out of the state House. The bill now goes to the ...

Russell Wilson still has plenty of cooking left to do in the NFL. Where he ends up is a mystery heading into free agency next week. Wilson seemingly had found a home in Pittsburgh until a five-game ...

George Levendis had a simple and straightforward message for those who improperly and illegally breed dogs in the city. “It’s going to stop,” Levendis, city council president, said after Wednesday’s ...

America needs more rules to protect workers, say some from both parties. Sen. Josh Hawley wants more rules empowering unions. Barack Obama’s Labor Secretary says there’s “no fairness, no equity, no ...

The National Foundation for Women Legislators selected state Reps. Lauren McNally, D-Youngstown, and Monica Robb Blasdel, R-Columbiana, as Ohio’s winners of its Elected Women of Excellence Award. The ...

When it comes to economic development, cynicism has long ruled the day in the Mahoning Valley. And why shouldn’t it have? After the decimation of the once almighty domestic steel industry in Greater ...