YOUNGSTOWN - The latest from the 21 Newsroom

 
President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of an additional 2,000 National Guard members to help respond to protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.

 

 
A trial is underway in Mercer County for a Farrell man accused of a deadly shooting at a social club last year.
 

Former Austintown Trustee Steve Kent denied early prison release

 
Kent is serving a one-year jail sentence after being convicted of tampering with evidence related to his cell phone in a case involving a former Poland student while serving as a school resource officer at the school.
 

Deadly illegal firework explosion in Liberty Twp. leads to state-wide safety discussion

 
Fire Prevention Bureau Chief Anita Metheny said that there have been 507 fires caused by fireworks in only the past three years, and the incident in Liberty was the second life claimed in that same timeframe.
 

Boardman residents want help over ongoing flooding concerns in Huntington Woods neighborhood

 
In the Huntington Woods neighborhood of Boardman, floodwater surged through yards again, tearing down a fence and causing a familiar feeling of helplessness.
 

Mysterious 'smoke' on Youngstown's Northside turns out to be steam

 
People driving along Youngstown’s Belmont Avenue late Monday encountered what appears to be smoke pouring from the road into the sky.
 

Boardman Police investigate failed delivery of a dozen Nintendo Switch game consoles

 
The police report says the missing items are worth more than $6,000.
 

Communities consider forming development district to govern Kimberly Clark plant

 
The agreement would take any financial burden off of the taxpayers to get the project started.
 

Mercer County Commissioners hosting Town Hall meeting tonight

 
Commissioners will provide updates on various county activities and projects, and will open the floor for questions from residents.
 

Sly Stone, leader of funk revolutionaries Sly and the Family Stone, dies at 82

 
Sly Stone, an electrifying musician, songwriter and showman whose Sly and the Family Stone transformed popular music in the 1960s and ’70s, has died.
 

Marker in Mercer commemorates visit by hero of the American Revolution

 
Visitors to the museum can also see the bed where Lafayette reportedly slept.
 

Iconic Golden Age soda returns to the Valley

 
Sweet Memories Vintage Tees announced it is bringing back Golden Age Beverage, a soda brand established in Youngstown in 1932.
 

Moments of diluted blue, dry Tuesday too

 
A well deserved stretch of dry, bright days underway