In part one of the three-part series, this months-long 21 News Watchdog investigation looks at how the Youngstown City School District leader spent millions on projects without much to show for it.

While other Valley school districts spent no additional money for covid tests, Youngstown schools then-CEO Justin Jennings bought 120,000 additional kits for more than $3.6 million citing low vaccination rate, safety concerns

What we found are some chemicals in the creek water that officials and responders are not testing for.", Whelton said after he and colleagues at the university took samples back to the laboratory and analyzed them. 

The Ohio EPA reports 58 out of over 1,500 tested water treatment plants in the state found PFAS contaminants in the water, and one of those plants is the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District. 

The City of Youngstown has owned the iconic 20 Federal Place building, also at one time known as the Phar-Mor building, for almost 20 years.

The fear is felt across the nation. EMS providers continue to struggle and a Mercer County ambulance provider hopes an upcoming gathering to sound the alarm once again, will do something "before it's too late." "Now we are truly getting to the end of the

In 2022 alone, six property owners filed injunctions against the city of Youngstown for attempting to tear down their structure. One Canfield resident plans on suing the city, after a South Avenue building was demolished in April. Jennipher Carter said sh

In this 21 News Watchdog Report, we explain how orders like this are enforced and what happens when they're not obeyed.

With money to invest into long term solutions, one major idea city leaders are getting behind is large scale improvement and expansion of city parks. But can that idea actually lead to a safer city?

Canfield Superintendent Joe Knoll said the pipeline operator has lots of safety measures in place for school, community