Youngstown

The National Transportation Safety Board expects a 'lengthy investigatory process'. Spokesman calls damage to building 'devastating'.

Youngstown teachers and local labor leaders are holding a rally Thursday seeking charges against a school district administrator who allegedly hit a striking teacher with his car last week.

The teachers union in Youngstown City School District have issued a 10-day strike notice. At Southeast Local Schools in Ravenna, the union says it's prepared to issue a strike notice if talks don't go well.

Nowhere is the strain of a tight labor market on tech firms more apparent than in the Mahoning Valley, which has seen generations of population loss.

The former president was in Youngstown to rally for Ohio candidates running in November for different positions; A Cleveland abortion provider is seeing a 50% increase in calls for abortions, including from people across neighboring states where access is severely limited due to bans; and more stories.

As Youngstown rockers The Vindys gain a regional following, they're making sure the spotlight continues to shine on their hometown's revived music scene.

National Guard members should arrive at hospitals by the end of this week to help with the latest surge of COVID-19.

Akron city councilman Rich Swirsky has died following a battle with leukemia; the state says a southwestern Ohio woman is the first winner of Ohio’s Vax-a-Million lottery; an Ohio House committee has heard testimony on a GOP bill that would prohibit public and private employers from requiring vaccinations or punishing workers who don't get them; and more stories.

The number of Ohioans age 16 and older getting their initial coronavirus vaccinations jumped 33% week over week after the state announced its Vax-a-Million lottery; the Reverend Ernest Angley was remembered in an hour-long service yesterday at Grace Cathedral; Akron’s housing market continues to be a hot one; and more stories.

Just 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties remain at Level 3 red for spread of the coronavirus; University of Akron President Gary Miller has introduced a plan drawing on the school’s arts programs to give downtown a boost post-pandemic; Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish announced a new program to focus county resources on economically struggling places; and more stories.