More than a year ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Norfolk Southern celebrated the “last load of contaminated soil” being removed from a site near the derailment of an N&S train in February of that year. Now, Chris Hunsicker, overseeing remediation efforts in East ...

Murphy’s Law is alive and well and living in the heart of the Mahoning Valley. The major provision of that law — “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong” — has been enforced excessively throughout downtown Youngstown in recent years. The impact has resulted in delay after delay ...

ORCHID: To Capt. Anthony Jones of the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Department for winning the 2024 Mahoning County Firefighter of the Year award from SERVPRO and The Vindicator. Representatives of the two companies recognized Jones at a recent Jackson Township trustees meeting. Capt. Jones ...

Once we’ve had our fill of Thanksgiving dinner, for many families attention turns to Black Friday shopping and the rush to the next big holiday. And sure, there’s a certain adrenaline rush that goes along with grabbing those Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. But while you’re ...

Whether Thanksgiving serves as a day for a family meal, the start of your holiday shopping strategy, the last day before your home is festooned in holiday decorations or just a day off to watch annual parades and football games, there is something magical about the day. It feels set apart ...

With millions of Americans already on the road for Thanksgiving and a first wave of winter weather on its way to the Mahoning Valley, this seems like a great time to consider how to stay safe on our roads and highways. If you’ve lived in Ohio long enough, you’ve heard — and probably ...