Mahoning County
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Child Sexual Abuse
- Attorney criticizes Ursuline response to latest lawsuit
- Ursuline response to latest allegations: ‘Extremely upsetting’ if true
- Could Ursuline lawsuits threaten school’s stability?
- Ursuline High School, Catholic Diocese of Youngstown face expanded hazing suit
- Warren man sentenced for rape of juvenile
- Judge orders Ursuline to release student names in hazing suit
- 13 men arrested in Northeast Ohio sex sting, 2 sought out children
- Ursuline High School announces suspension, leaves for football coaches after hazing lawsuit
- Attorney calls Ursuline coach suspension ‘not enough,’ as more alleged affected childrenspeak out
- Lawsuit filed against Ursuline High School officials, football players for alleged hazing, more
- Hospital chaplain from Beloit faces child pornography charges, placed on leave
- Twice-delayed plea hearing set Thursday for Youngstown child pornography suspect
- Youngstown man convicted of raping child, housemate also expected to plead
- Boardman man jailed on secret child pornography indictment
- Ten year sentence, sex offender designation for man convicted of fondling 7-year-old in Boardman
- Mahoning County jury finds man guilty for forcing sexual contact with child
- Sebring Man Pleads Guilty in Child Sex Abuse Material Case
- Mahoning Valley Man Charged for Advertising Minor for Sex on Escort Websites
- Man on Parole Accused of Sexual Relationship With Minor
- 2 Charged with Involvement in Sex Trafficking Child in Mahoning County
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Children in Conflict with the Law
- Student arrested at Struthers High School for charges of drug possession
- Drug investigation results in Struthers student charged
- 17-year-old pleads guilty to pool cue assault in Canfield
- 14-year-old suspect pleads guilty to shooting death of 19-year-old in Youngstown
- Police: Two Boardman carjacking incidents were connected
- Report of teens and gun bring four police departments to Boardman gas station
- Youngstown teen robbed at gunpoint while running lemonade stand
- Four teens allegedly break into barn, release horse in Boardman
- Child allegedly attacks teen sister with knife in Ohio
- Trial set in juvenile court for 14-year-old accused in Youngstown homicide
- Court finds probable cause in Youngstown juvenile homicide case
- New disturbance: Juveniles on scooters invade Boardman Target
- Fourteen-year-old suspect in Youngstown murder
- Teenager causes trouble at school while intoxicated: Report
- Boy Charged with Bringing gun to East High School Appears in Juvenile Court
- 17-Year-old Arrested after Allegedly Pointing gun at Austintown Police Officer at Football Game
- Judge Determining Whether or not to try 17-Year-old Youngstown Homicide Suspect as Adult
- Teenager Charged in Struthers Domestic Violence Incident
- Teen Found with Gun at Canfield Fair: Sheriff
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Education
- Western Reserve Elementary students hold Thanksgiving Day parade
- Canfield students collect over 6,000 pounds of food for Second Harvest Food Bank
- Sebring mother demands changes to district policy on notifying parents of reported inappropriate contact
- Poland schools superintendent retiring due to esophageal cancer diagnosis
- Poland school board begins search for interim superintendent
- Western Reserve Elementary students hold Thanksgiving dinner for veterans, first responders
- Jackson-Milton Schools opens Care Closet for students
- Boardman teachers, students adjusting to AI in the classroom
- MCCTC and Valley STEM invite local students to learn
- Several Valley schools receive grant money to fund STEM programs
- SLIDESHOW: Veterans Day ceremonies at schools across the Valley
- VIDEO: Summit Academy Youngstown Dean of Students, Navy veteran receives surprise salute
- Local Medal of Honor recipient visits Springfield High School
- Struthers City Schools launches new communication initiative for students, staff
- Youngstown City Schools hosts luncheon for students registered to vote
- AG announces $9 million in grants for Ohio schools
- Community Foundation awards over $170K in scholarships to 95 students
- YCSD investigates alleged laced candy at middle school
- Chaney, East High School students paint ‘unity boulder’ to celebrate merger
- Boardman students to study at Lake Erie lab under $4,800 EPA grant
- Boardman students recognized for broadcasting program
- MCCTC teacher named ‘Adult Educator of the Year’ for Northeast Ohio
- Mahoning Valley high school students unite for transformative anti-hate program
- Boardman High School courtyard gets big lift through donation from alumni
- South Range Local Schools celebrates ‘Apple Crunch Day’
- Youngstown City Schools joins national lawsuit against social media, gaming companies
- Struthers City Schools celebrates 60th anniversary of student-run radio station
- Boardman Schools Fund for Education Excellence welcomes new members, receives donation
- Youngstown City School District report card shows academic gains and gaps
- Valley schools react to 2024-2025 report card scores
- Wonder Village brings Montessori-style learning to pre-K children in Austintown
- Ohio School Report Cards releasing soon
- Ursuline President shares letter addressing allegations, lawsuits
- SLIDESHOW: Stadium Drive Elementary School holds ceremony on 24th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
- Youngstown teacher on paid leave, pending investigation
- YCSD announces new role, teases academic report card results
- Bomb threat made to East High School, school increases security
- Youngstown Diocese announces task force to keep schools, parishes safe after Minneapolis Catholic school shooting
- Campbell City Schools announces free breakfast, lunch for 2025-2026 school year
- Boardman Schools honored with ‘Auditor of State Award’ for 2024 fiscal year
- Youngstown school zone speed cams are back beginning Tuesday
- Bigger Than Us giveaway helps Youngstown students start school year strong
- Campbell students treated to free back-to-school haircuts
- Boardman schools consolidate bus stops amid driver shortage, transportation eliminated for those within 1 mile
- South Range Local Schools to offer free, reduced-price meals for qualifying families
- Conflicting claims over LifeWise presence in Salem City Schools
- Teacher’s Flea Market offers budget-friendly class supplies
- Two renewal levies for Austintown Local Schools approved for November ballot
- Youngstown City Schools signs two-year contract with Community Bus Services
- Youngstown Area Jewish Federation giving first look to new middle school
- YCSD superintendent reports decrease in violence across the district
- Austintown Local Schools announces another year of free lunches for students
- Concern for Mahoning Valley schools grows amid push to dismantle U.S. Department of Education
- Meijer offering $1 back-to-school supply sale for 2025
- Youngstown Schools join coalition pushing to retain DeWine’s vetoes on education provisions
- New mascot, school names, and logo unveiled as Youngstown City Schools move toward merger
- Youngstown City School District announces name, mascot for merged middle, high school
- School districts scrambling as Trump administration withholds billions in grant money
- Ursuline investigating alleged ‘inappropriate behavior’ of football team members
- Williamson Innovation Park launches hands-on learning opportunities for K-12 students and community
- Boardman Local School District approves new policy to guide AI use in schools
- Camp program helps young girls build careers in construction and trades
- YCSD consolidated middle and high schools to be named ‘Youngstown Unified’
- New names revealed for Youngstown schools
- Youngstown City Schools to hold preschool enrollment open house
- Mahoning Valley students among Ohio Connections Academy’s Class of 2025
- Dr. Amy Acton visits Youngstown, hears educators’ concerns on funding and equity
- Ursuline High School teacher creates Spanish Youtube channel for Hispanic community
- Mahoning Valley elementary school recognized during Ohio State of the State address
- Youngstown school treasurer announces resignation, set to join Portage County District
- Chaney Middle School student caught with gun at school, officials release statement
- United Way, Bernat Family open Care Closet at Lowellville Local Schools
- Austintown Local Schools to discontinue Falcon Care program following 2024-25 school year
- Tuesday’s chill causes some Valley school closings, adjustments
- ‘Heart and soul’ of Boardman HS awarded Ohio Administrative Assistant of the Year
- Bus Driver Shortage Leads to Route Changes for Poland Schools
- Boardman Elementary Students Receive Books on Behalf of Boardman-Youngstown Kiwanis Club
- Canfield School Board Discusses Next Steps After Bond Issue Fails for a Third Time
- YSU Grad, Long-Time Teacher Leaves $2.3M Gift to Establish Scholarship
- Youngstown Teachers Union Calls for President’s Resignation
- Austintown Preschool and Daycare Opening 2nd Location
- How are Students Getting to School? Parents Share Struggles with Youngstown School Bus Process
- The Cell Phone Policy in Action: Is it Working?
- Boardman School Board Announces New Member
- Youngstown Schools to Use Speed Cameras Again
- Hundreds go South to Hail Progress of Youngstown Schools
- Youngstown City Schools Announce New Busing App
- EPA Announces Order Requiring Accel Charter Schools Network to Inspect and Abate Asbestos and Lead Paint at Three Schools in Youngstown, Niles and Warren, Ohio
- Youngstown City Schools Eliminates Busing for High School Students
- Local Career Centers Given $5 Million for Construction
- Local School District Tries to Address Bus Driver Shortage Early with Recruitment Event
- East Palestine City Schools Superintendent Expected to be Named Chief of Boardman Schools
- Canfield Schools to Host Annual State of Schools Event
- Man Arrested After Being Found Inside Choffin After Hours
- What Makes This School District’s Music Program Among The Best
- School Bus Driver Shortage Grinding Parents’ Gears
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Health
- Lack of OBGYNs drives high infant mortality in Mahoning County, says public health commissioner
- Akron Children’s Hospital launching mobile care unit to serve Mahoning Valley
- New Ohio statewide children’s eyesight initiative inspired by Mahoning Valley program
- 7-week-old Youngstown baby in desperate need of liver transplant amid severe flu season
- Valley schools supporting boy with brain cancer
- Youngstown Police See Increase in kids Eating THC Edibles
- Doctor Has Good News About Eclipse Eye Issues
- Missing Children
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Neglect
- Youngstown Police arrest woman, rescue 10 children from ‘deplorable’ home
- Mother to See Brief Jail Time After Pleading Guilty to Child Endangering Charges
- Teen Seriously Hurt after ATV Crash in Austintown
- Woman Charged With Leaving Kids Unattended in Pickup While she Was at Boardman Business
- Woman Charged for Leaving Child in Car Outside Bar: Report
- Ohio Poison Center Seeing Uptick in Children Accidentally Ingesting Marijuana, THC Products
- 5 Children Including 1 Year Old Twins, Die In Ohio House Fire
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Physical Abuse
- New lawsuit accuses Ursuline administration of failing to prevent assault on student
- Canfield Rd. reopen after four-vehicle crash, baby and three others injured
- Jury seated in trial of Youngstown woman charged with 7-year-old’s death
- Struthers Police arrest women in suspected child abuse case
- Student shot after Chardon High School football game
- Man convicted of murdering 4-year-old Rowan Sweeney scheduled for resentencing today
- Another delay in trial of suspect accused of murdering Youngstown teen
- Thirteen-year-old wounded in Youngstown shooting
- Struthers’ dad: 3-year-old shot himself with gun left on dresser
- Coroner releases name of three-year-old child shot in Struthers
- Appeals Court upholds conviction in murder of 4-year-old Rowan Sweeney
- UPDATE: Unsecured firearm leads to shooting death of three-year-old boy in Struthers
- Child on electric scooter injured following Boardman crash Wednesday
- Youngstown man sentenced to 11 to 15 years for crash that killed 12-year-old boy
- Father performs CPR after finding toddler at bottom of backyard pool in Boardman
- Police: Two children taken to hospital after falling out of window in Struthers
- Mahoning County jury finds woman guilty in overdose death of toddler
- 5 local McDonald’s, community come together to support mother following young son’s death
- Five-year-old killed in Youngstown house fire identified
- Man Pleads Guilty to Lesser Charges for Fight in School Parking Lot
- Teens Put in Chokeholds, Slapped, Abused, Disability Rights Ohio Finds
- Sentencings Set for Men Convicted in Death of 4-Year-Old Rowan Sweeney
- Special Education
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Sport
- Youngstown High School expected to enter new athletic conference
- Nathan Yon of Lowellville High School voted best cross-country student-athlete
- 5 Mahoning Valley-area high school football teams remain in playoffs
- Who was Mahoning Valley’s best high school volleyball player of 2025 season? Vote now
- Campbell children spring into action at annual Spooky-Sprint
- YSU introduces metal detectors for high school football games.
- 2025 Boardman High School football schedule and facts
- Take a look at this week’s Mahoning Matters Super 7 high school baseball ranking
- Austintown High School freshman makes school history, advocates for female athletes
- Katie Koulianos of Ursuline High School is Mahoning Valley’s softball player to watch
- Who will be the Mahoning Valley baseball player to watch this season? Vote now
- Who was Mahoning Valley’s best high school boys basketball player this season? Vote now
- Take a look at this week’s Mahoning Matters Super 7 high school boys basketball ranking
- Canfield secured a piece of All-American Conference title after win over Austintown Fitch
- Ohio high school girls basketball | Mahoning Valley-area game results
- Ohio high school boys basketball | Mahoning Valley-area game results
- Youngstown Phantoms host Teddy Bear Toss for local children’s hospital
- Take a look at this week’s Mahoning Matters Super 7 high school girls basketball ranking
- Take a look at this week’s Mahoning Matters Super 7 high school girls basketball ranking
- Take a look at this week’s Mahoning Matters Super 7 high school boys basketball ranking
- Local Running Back Shattering School Records
- Crestview vs. Austintown Fitch High School Volleyball
- Middle School Football Season Cut Short for Conduct Concerns Due to Fight at Game
- Middle School Football Season Cut Short for Conduct Concerns Due to Fight at Game
- ‘Let’s go Run’: Hoover’s Amahrie Harsh Rallies in 400, Wins Four Regional Track Titles
- Hoover Long Jumper Isaiah Barker, Jackson Boys 3,200 Relay Win Regional Championships
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Strong Room
- The Brightside Project provides food for local children
- Baby swing recall due to risk of suffocation
- Los Gallos offers free children meals every day in November, SNAP disruptions
- Student leads Youngstown bed-building event with Sleep in Heavenly Peace
- Mustangs Care Group giving food to students in need
- Mahoning County Children Services experiencing phone issues
- Ohio unveils new look for birth certificates
- Mahoning Valley Olde Car Club hosts fundraiser for infant weighing one pound at birth
- Mahoning Co. Children Services experiencing phone issues, after-hours line restored
- DreamCatchers for Kids receives $2,000 donation from Wings for Vincent
- Youngstown mayor reminds parents, juveniles about summer curfew
- Changemakers: A teenager’s mission to make a difference
- Walmart auto shows to benefit Akron Children’s Boardman Campus
- Sheetz ready to begin annual month-long fundraising event for children in need
- Can 12-year-olds work in Ohio? Here’s what law says about child labor
- Can your child fly alone? OH parents need to know these airline rules
- Can children shop alone in Ohio stores without parents? What to know
- AAA warns of ‘100 Deadliest Days’ as fatal teen driving crashes increase in summer
- More foster homes needed within the City of Youngstown
- Youngstown resident expanding childcare business to more families after 25 years
- Local nonprofit helps Mahoning Valley students find right fit, step into new shoes
- Man covers toddler while 70 shots are fired into two Youngstown homes
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