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Cambodia takes back looted artifacts handled by British art dealer

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian officials on Friday received more than six dozen historic artifacts described as part of the country’s cultural heritage that had been looted during decades of war and instability. At a ceremony attended by Deputy Prime Minister Hun Many, the 74 items ...

West Farmington man detained after FBI finds weapons

YOUNGSTOWN — A federal criminal complaint in U.S. District Court alleges that Matthew Osika of West Farmington was a felon in possession of a firearm Feb. 23 at his home. The matter was bound over to a federal grand jury during a hearing Friday. An affidavit in support of the criminal ...

Mahoning leaders heap praise on director, YSU QB

YOUNGSTOWN — The Board of Mahoning County Commissioners continued its streak of eventful meetings Thursday. The board moved the location for the meeting from its regular chambers in the basement of the Mahoning County Courthouse to the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, also ...

Contractor hired for $767K resurfacing project on city roads

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control voted to hire a contractor for a resurfacing job, to pay $50,000 to its insurance company to cover the deductible and legal fees for a lawsuit settlement, and to spend $10,000 to buy two parcels at the failed Chill-Can site. The board voted 3-0 ...

Suspect in Pyatt St. shooting in court, jailed

YOUNGSTOWN — Kobe Hayden, 27, was arraigned Wednesday afternoon in Youngstown Municipal Court on two counts of felonious assault in the Sunday evening shooting of a man who was with another person in a car hit by gunfire while traveling on Pyatt Street near downtown. Magistrate Meghan ...

Trumbull commissioner opposes tax abatement for company in Warren

WARREN — An effort by a local manufacturing company to obtain a 10-year, 75% tax abatement for a $270,000 expansion of a building that will add six offices to its facilities at 3021 Sferra Ave. was delayed Wednesday after Commissioner Denny Malloy objected to the request. Charles ...