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Mooney ends skid; defeats Aquinas
Mooney ends skid; defeats Aquinas
Mooney gets back in the win column thanks to their sharp outside shooting.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Mooney ends skid; defeats Aquinas
Grove City tops Slippery Rock; Fischer scores 20
Grove City tops Slippery Rock; Fischer scores 20
Ben Fischer paced Grove City with 20 points towards their 13th win.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:45 AM
Grove City tops Slippery Rock; Fischer scores 20
Endowment fund created for Youngstown Steel Museum
Endowment fund created for Youngstown Steel Museum
Officially, it’s called the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor, but everyone calls the building up the hill from downtown the Steel Museum.
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February 7, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Endowment fund created for Youngstown Steel Museum
Ohio man charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance: DOJ
Ohio man charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance: DOJ
An Ohio man accused of threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance was arrested and faces federal charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio announced on Friday.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Ohio man charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance: DOJ
WATCH: Snowsquall slams Youngstown Friday night
WATCH: Snowsquall slams Youngstown Friday night
A fast-moving snow squall slammed Youngstown just before 9 p.m. Friday.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:50 AM
WATCH: Snowsquall slams Youngstown Friday night
Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries
Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries
A judge says the federal government must return three families hurt by the first Trump administration’s policy of separating parents from the children at the border, saying their deportations…
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February 7, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries
Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, discontinuing military training, fellowships
Pentagon says it’s cutting ties with ‘woke’ Harvard, discontinuing military training, fellowships
The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with the Ivy League institution.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, discontinuing military training, fellowships
Colorado funeral home owner who abused nearly 200 corpses gets 40 years, decried as a 'monster'
Colorado funeral home owner who abused nearly 200 corpses gets 40 years, decried as a ‘monster’
A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison Friday.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Colorado funeral home owner who abused nearly 200 corpses gets 40 years, decried as a 'monster'
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey on Friday, ruling just as construction was set to shut down on the massive i…
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February 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
Chaney assistant coach reflects on dominant win
Chaney assistant coach reflects on dominant win
Following a 70-46 win over Poland, Chaney assistant coach Audra Brown spoke with Chad Krispinsky.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Chaney assistant coach reflects on dominant win
Player of the Game: Chaney's Allen Hill
Player of the Game: Chaney's Allen Hill
Chaney senior Allen Hill was named Player of the Game for his efforts in the Cowboys’ 70-46 win over Poland on Friday night.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Player of the Game: Chaney's Allen Hill
One year later, a Father still looks for answers in son's murder
One year later, a Father still looks for answers in son’s murder
Kejuan Watson’s father says his family wants whoever’s responsible for his death to be held accountable so they can have some type of closure.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:07 AM
One year later, a Father still looks for answers in son's murder
FBI reviewing new message tied to Nancy Guthrie's apparent abduction
FBI reviewing new message tied to Nancy Guthrie’s apparent abduction
Tucson TV station KOLD said on Friday it received a new message, via email, tied to the Guthrie case. The station said it couldn’t disclose its contents.
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February 7, 2026 at 12:02 AM
FBI reviewing new message tied to Nancy Guthrie's apparent abduction
Authorities search for second water main break near Brownlee Woods
Authorities search for second water main break near Brownlee Woods
The City of Youngstown’s Water Department is searching for a water main break that occurred just days after a recent boil alert was lifted.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Authorities search for second water main break near Brownlee Woods
Newly released video shows what led to fatal trooper-involved shooting after chase of stolen cruiser
Newly released video shows what led to fatal trooper-involved shooting after chase of stolen cruiser
Pennsylvania State Police have released video of a deadly officer-involved shooting last year after a court ruling in favor of WKBN’s request for records.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Newly released video shows what led to fatal trooper-involved shooting after chase of stolen cruiser
Local community to put on a treasure hunt come spring
Local community to put on a treasure hunt come spring
A Trumbull County town is organizing a treasure hunt – if you can figure out the clues.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Local community to put on a treasure hunt come spring
Local swim and dive team raises $2,000 for breast cancer
Local swim and dive team raises $2,000 for breast cancer
In honor of the annual Board Team Unity Building (BTUB) community service activity, the swim and dive team at Boardman High School is raising money for a cause of their choice.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Local swim and dive team raises $2,000 for breast cancer
Body believed to be Lil Jon's missing son found in Georgia: Police
Body believed to be Lil Jon’s missing son found in Georgia: Police
Nathan Smith, 27, also known professionally as DJ Young Slade, was last seen in Milton, Georgia, around 6 a.m. on Feb. 3.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Body believed to be Lil Jon's missing son found in Georgia: Police
Bad Bunny look-alike contest in San Francisco draws hundreds of fans
Bad Bunny look-alike contest in San Francisco draws hundreds of fans
A Bad Bunny look-alike contest at a San Francisco restaurant snowballed into a street party after hundreds of fans of the global superstar showed up to cheer his doppelgangers and sing along to his…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Bad Bunny look-alike contest in San Francisco draws hundreds of fans
Murder trial for Mercer County man delayed again
Murder trial for Mercer County man delayed again
MERCER CO., Pa. (WKBN)- There will be yet another delay in the murder trial of a man in Mercer County. Dashawn Watkins is charged in the death of 14-year-old Pauly Likens in Sharon back in June 202…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Murder trial for Mercer County man delayed again
Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns
Musk’s underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns
Elon Musk’s “Vegas Loop,” a network of underground tunnels to ferry passengers in Teslas, was under fresh scrutiny this week from Nevada lawmakers who raised concern about alleged workplace safety …
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February 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns
Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom calls lack of video disappointing setback
Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom calls lack of video disappointing setback
The sheriff investigating the apparent abduction of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother said Friday he was frustrated that a camera at Nancy Guthrie ‘s home wasn’t able to captu…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom calls lack of video disappointing setback
Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni
Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni
MILAN (AP) — Vice President JD Vance met Friday with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni — one of the Trump administration’s closer allies in Europe — during his trip to Italy for the Olymp…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni
Trooper and pilot mourned after being killed in Arizona law enforcement helicopter crash
Trooper and pilot mourned after being killed in Arizona law enforcement helicopter crash
Arizona law enforcement officers mourned a veteran U.S. Marine pilot and a trooper paramedic Friday while the cause of a helicopter crash that killed them during a police shootout with a domestic v…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Trooper and pilot mourned after being killed in Arizona law enforcement helicopter crash
Canada and France open consulates in Greenland following tensions over US push for control
Canada and France open consulates in Greenland following tensions over US push for control
Canada and France opened diplomatic consulates on Friday in the capital of Greenland, showing support for NATO ally Denmark and the Arctic island in the wake of U.S. efforts to secure control of th…
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February 6, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Canada and France open consulates in Greenland following tensions over US push for control