The White House says President Joe Biden will meet with Democratic lawmakers and governors and sit for a network TV interview in the coming days as he pushes back against growing pressure to step aside in the 2024 race.

Swaths of California are sweltering and things are only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts.

Hazmat called to leaking tanker crash on turnpike in Austintown

State Troopers, the Austintown Fire Department, and Hazmat are on the scene of a crash involving a leaking tanker truck on the Ohio Turnpike.

Coroner identifies man killed in Youngstown shooting in June

Youngstown police are investigating his death as a homicide.

Man running from police jumps from Youngstown's 'Mr. Peanut Bridge'

The bridge is known as the "Mr. Peanut Bridge" because of a metal cutout of the Planters peanut mascot placed there.

Mercy Health urges community to donate blood during one of the busiest times of the year

Mercy Health Youngstown Director of Laboratory Services Alison Kovach tells 21 News the summer is prime time for patients to need blood donations thanks to vacations, travel and recreational activities.

Landmark Civil Rights legislation celebrated on it's 60th anniversary

The Dr. Martin Luther King Planning Committee in Youngstown hosted an event and showed a documentary to remember significant events leading up to the signing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.

Poland Township residents concerns about above ground utility boxes

Although the equipment could give residents better internet options, some residents are worried about having these boxes on their property.

No outdoor drinking area in Warren for the Fourth of July, council considering for future

City council will have a public meeting on July 10 to hear comments. After that, they plan to vote on whether to approve the DORA.

Abigail's Bakery in Austintown closes temporarily

Bill Smith owns Abigail's Bakery Creations and has battled several health problems over the years.

New, $7M center will offer expanded services to Valley veterans

Phase 1 includes a secure client intake center, conference rooms, office space for one-on-one support services, an event hall, and a garage for medical shuttles.

A list of summer events in the Valley

This is an ever-growing list. If you have a summer event you'd like featured here, you can send us an email at news@wfmj.com.

A surge of heat, humidity just before July 4th

Independence Day will not be quite as toasty as Wednesday.

Morning Rundown

Biden plans public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race

Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss

Dangerously high heat builds in California and the south-central United States