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1. Go to the lowest level of home such as the basement.
2. If there is no basement, go to the inner hallway.
3. Cover yourself with a blanket to protect from flying or falling debris.
4. Keep your pet on a leash.
5. Keep weather radio on or nearby to listen for when storms are posted.
Mobile Home
1. Leave immediately and take shelter in a sturdy building.
Offices, Businesses, Apartment Buildings, and Schools
1. Go to the lowest level of the building.
2. Know tornado shelter areas ahead of time.
3. Crouch down in a hallway away from windows.
In a Car
1. Get off the highway immediately.
2. Go to a sturdy building nearby.
3. If you are not able to get to a building, lie in a low-lying ditch.
4. Do not stay in your car.
Outdoors
1. Take a weather radio with you at all times.
2. If a warning is issued, seek shelter immediately.
3. Avoid places like gymnasiums or arenas where the roof is not supported.
4. Do not get in a car.
Students starting Youngstown State University next week may face some challenges when it comes to parking their cars on the second day of classes. The Fall term of YSU begins Wednesday. The following day the Zac Brown Band is scheduled to perform at Stambaugh Auditorium in a concert that promoters expect will draw record crowds. The University says it has sent out a notification that most of the parking spaces on the west side of campus will be reserved for concert-goers that d...
More >>Students starting Youngstown State University next week may face some challenges when it comes to parking their cars on the second day of classes. The Fall term of YSU begins Wednesday. The following day the Zac Brown Band is scheduled to perform at Stambaugh Auditorium in a concert that promoters expect will draw record crowds. The University says it has sent out a notification that most of the parking spaces on the west side of campus will be reserved for concert-goers that d...
More >>When it comes to Monday's eclipse, teachers might be the most excited people in the Valley. At Boardman, they see this rare event as an opportunity. "Any time we can have kids get excited about science and have them question things, that's what we need to do," said Megan Turillo, a 5th grade science teacher. "This is real life. This is science in the real world," said John Richley, Boardman's high school astronomy teacher. "Textbooks are great, but they...
More >>When it comes to Monday's eclipse, teachers might be the most excited people in the Valley. At Boardman, they see this rare event as an opportunity. "Any time we can have kids get excited about science and have them question things, that's what we need to do," said Megan Turillo, a 5th grade science teacher. "This is real life. This is science in the real world," said John Richley, Boardman's high school astronomy teacher. "Textbooks are great, but they...
More >>Calling the case a "horror movie", a judge delivers a harsh sentence to a former Youngstown boxer convicted of abusing his four-year-old son. Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge R. Scott Krichbaum showed no mercy in giving Wesley Triplett the maximum possible sentence. Wesley Triplet stared at the floor on Thursday as he waited in court to learn his sentence for the multiple injuries suffered by his four-year-old son. The prosecution pointed out that Triplet has ...
More >>Calling the case a "horror movie", a judge delivers a harsh sentence to a former Youngstown boxer convicted of abusing his four-year-old son. Mahoning County Common Pleas Judge R. Scott Krichbaum showed no mercy in giving Wesley Triplett the maximum possible sentence. Wesley Triplet stared at the floor on Thursday as he waited in court to learn his sentence for the multiple injuries suffered by his four-year-old son. The prosecution pointed out that Triplet has ...
More >>Philadelphia police say an 84-year-old woman who was bound with belts and a dog leash by a home invader was able to slip free and escape safely.
More >>Philadelphia police say an 84-year-old woman who was bound with belts and a dog leash by a home invader was able to slip free and escape safely.
More >>A Warren man accused of raping a 12-year old girl remains jailed following his court arraignment on Monday. 18-year old Richard Robson was arrested following an investigation of a complaint filed by the father of the alleged victim. According to police, the girl told her father that Robson had assaulted her numerous times over the past several years. The report said that the father became concerned when he noticed the suspect attempted to coax the girl into the bathroom with him wh...
More >>A Warren man accused of raping a 12-year old girl remains jailed following his court arraignment on Monday. 18-year old Richard Robson was arrested following an investigation of a complaint filed by the father of the alleged victim. According to police, the girl told her father that Robson had assaulted her numerous times over the past several years. The report said that the father became concerned when he noticed the suspect attempted to coax the girl into the bathroom with him wh...
More >>Israeli media reports the world's oldest man, who lived through both World Wars and survived the Holocaust, has died a month short of his 114th birthday.
More >>Israeli media reports the world's oldest man, who lived through both World Wars and survived the Holocaust, has died a month short of his 114th birthday.
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More >>Police say a woman apparently overdosed at a house, was put in a wheelbarrow and was dumped in nearby woods in southwest Ohio by a man and a woman now charged with corpse abuse and other offenses.
More >>Police in Pennsylvania say four people were taken into custody after a man was found fatally shot inside a crashed car.
More >>Police in Pennsylvania say four people were taken into custody after a man was found fatally shot inside a crashed car.
More >>Five friends, ages 10 to 13, have been honored by township officials for saving a woman from a house fire in suburban Philadelphia earlier this summer.
More >>Five friends, ages 10 to 13, have been honored by township officials for saving a woman from a house fire in suburban Philadelphia.
More >>A man accused of urinating on the walls of a Philadelphia synagogue has been jailed on charges of ethnic intimidation.
More >>A man accused of urinating on the walls of a Philadelphia synagogue has been jailed on charges of ethnic intimidation.
More >>Students and graduates of Lehigh University are urging the school to revoke the honorary degree of President Donald Trump after his comments on the deadly protest in Charlottesville.
More >>Students and graduates of Lehigh University are urging the school to revoke the honorary degree of President Donald Trump after his comments that both sides are to blame for the deadly white nationalist rally in...
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More >>Police say a Pennsylvania man who shot another man in the chest and was upset he didn't die returned the next day and shot him in the head. The victim survived both attacks.
More >>Suburban Cleveland police officials say an incident recorded on a cellphone video of a white officer repeatedly punching a black man and hitting his head on the pavement will be reviewed.
More >>Suburban Cleveland police officials say an incident recorded on a cellphone video of a white officer repeatedly punching a black man and hitting his head on the pavement will be reviewed.
More >>Authorities say an early morning shooting outside a bar in a violence-plagued city near Philadelphia led to an exchange of gunfire with police and sent three people to the hospital.
More >>Authorities say an early morning shooting outside a bar in a violence-plagued city near Philadelphia led to an exchange of gunfire with police and sent three people to the hospital.
More >>Authorities say a man had to be rescued by fire department personnel after falling into a 10-foot sinkhole in Philadelphia.
More >>Authorities say a man had to be rescued by fire department personnel after falling into a 10-foot sinkhole in Philadelphia.
More >>A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy shows there's still a steady demand in Ohio for small-scale wind energy projects to power factories and businesses.
More >>A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy shows there's still a steady demand in Ohio for small-scale wind energy projects to power factories and businesses.
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