YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Almost every day for the past 70 years, Donald J. O’Connor has walked into the workshop of the family business, O’Connor’s Sales & Service, to work on vacuums. The only time he missed work with regularity, he says: the two years he was in the military. Aside from that, nothing stopped him. […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Sara Johnson has been through at least 15 drug rehabilitation programs in Pennsylvania and Ohio, spent time in jail, transitioned in and out of sober houses in Pittsburgh, lived off the streets, and done everything she had to do to survive. Once, in a state of helplessness, she tried to kill herself. […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Harry Meshel, a Youngstown native whose political career began in 1964 when he was named administrative assistant to Mayor Anthony B. Flask, died Monday morning. He was 93. Funeral arrangements are pending. Meshel won elective office in 1970 as a Democrat for a seat in the Ohio Senate. He served until 1993, […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – For new Youngstown State University men’s basketball coach Jerrod Calhoun, his team is first and foremost a brand. That brand is defined by what happens on the court – fast-paced play that focuses on fast breaks and high-pressure defense – and off the court. Through his Twitter account, @YSUCoachCalhoun, he’s tweeted daily […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – A telethon broadcast last night by WKBN and four other local television stations operated by Nexstar Media Group raised more than $65,000 for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. The total raised includes $40,000 in matching funds pledged by four local businesses, said David Coy, general manager of the five Nexstar stations. Covelli Enterprises, […]

VIENNA TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Though the official call hasn’t come yet, the 910th Airlift Wing is preapred to travel to Houston to aid in recovery efforts after Hurricane Harvey, said wing commander Col. Danial Sarachene. “We stand ready to support them if it comes to the need of additional forces to combat biting insects like […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – In his four years as a punter for the Youngstown State University Penguins, Ryan Martino never played in a national championship game. So when the opportunity arose to travel to Frisco, Texas, to see his alma mater play for the trophy, he jumped at the chance. It was everything he hoped it’d […]

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – It’s an hour before football practice starts and already players are stopping by the front counter of the equipment room in the depths of Stambaugh Stadium. Some are there to pick up their recently cleaned helmets, some to grab gloves or cleats they’ll use in practice. Others just make chitchat with the […]