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NTSB in Youngstown to investigate deadly explosion

 
Pipeline and hazardous materials investigators arrived in Youngstown Wednesday evening.

 

Autopsy planned for Chase Bank employee killed in Youngstown explosion

 
The body of 27-year-old Chase Bank employee Akil Drake was found in the rubble at around 1 a.m. Wednesday.
 

Crowdfunding site set up for surviving explosion victim

 
Caroline Pizarro's boyfriend says she has major injuries to her face, eye, and knee that will keep her in the hospital for weeks.
 

NTSB holding investigative hearing on East Palestine train derailment in June

 
In June, the National Transportation Safety Board will hold an investigative hearing in East Palestine.
 

Power outages could linger for days after storms batter Texas again, leaving 1 dead

 
Storm-weary Texas has been hammered again by powerful storms bearing forceful winds that left one person dead, collapsed homes under construction and uprooted trees.
 

Jurors in Trump's hush money trial zero in on testimony of key witnesses as deliberations resume

 
The jury in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is to resume deliberations after asking to rehear potentially crucial testimony about the alleged hush money scheme at the heart of the history-making case.
 

Ex-husband of murdered Leetonia teacher indicted on murder charges

 
50-year-old William Long Jr. has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of aggravated murder, murder, discharging a firearm upon a roadway and firearm specifications.
 

WATCHDOG REPORT: Girard Schools Treasurer paid almost half a million in one fiscal year

 
The Ohio Auditor's Office called this an "excessive and extravagant use of District resources and behavior a prudent person would not consider reasonable and necessary business practices..."
 

Second victim dies after Mercer County crash, driver to face charges

 
The crash took down a utility pole and power lines and cut power to homes in the surrounding area.
 

Patrol planning Friday night OVI checkpoint in Mahoning County

 
The Ohio State Highway Patrol is expected to reveal early Friday when and where it will conduct an OVI checkpoint that night.
 

New homes being built on Youngstown's south side through 'Welcome Home Ohio' program

 
Along with the six new homes on Mineral Springs Avenue, six others will be renovated. The first home to undergo renovations is on Stocker Avenue near McKelvey Lake on the city's east side.
 

New golf cart enhancing accessibility on Howland Schools campus

 
According to the release, the district unveiled the Tiger Transport, a 12-passenger electric golf cart funded by the district's business partnership program.
 

An abundance of sunshine for the last 2 days of May

 
Chilly mornings will be followed by gorgeous afternoons Thursday and Friday.
 

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