By SEAN BARRON Correspondent BOARDMAN — The first vital step in bridging the wage gap between men and women in the workforce is to be aware of the problem in the first place, an expert in leadership and human resources says. “The pay gap in 2025 is 83 cents on the dollar on ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Children at a local preschool will have a fun new classroom to enjoy, although their parents and teachers will want to wait for the weather to improve before they use it. Cold winds and snow flurries did not stop the kids and officials at Alta Head Start McCartney Learning ...

YOUNGSTOWN — City council approved a $222.6 million budget for 2025 that includes $10.6 million in capital improvements and equipment purchases. Council voted 6-0 Wednesday in favor of the budget at a special meeting. Councilman Jimmy Hughes, D-2nd Ward, was absent. Council annually ...

YOUNGSTOWN — City officials are asking a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judge to modify and vacate an arbitrator’s decision that the city must reinstate Brian Flynn, who was fired in December 2022 as a police lieutenant after being accused of dereliction of duty. In a Wednesday ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to correct erroneous information, provided by Butler Institute of Art, about its acquisition of two Alfred Leslie paintings. In Thursday’s story about Butler Institute of American Art acquiring two Alred Leslie paintings, incorrect information was ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown City Schools Athletic Department posted its condolences and “heartfelt sympathy” this week to the family of Keondre Lewis, 20, who graduated from the school district last year and was found Sunday with a fatal gunshot wound. The post is on the ...