Christmas Eve church service held in a barn
While it’s standard for Christmas Eve service to be held in a church, a local farm put a spin on it while raising money for a ...
Carl Baumgartner, Youngstown, Ohio
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Carl E. Baumgartner, Jr., 81, passed away peacefully in his sleep, on Friday morning, December 20, 2024, at Caprice Health Care Center Carl was born February 8, ...
After 20 years, the post-tsunami generation stays vigilant for future disasters
Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has transformed her resilience into purpose. Defying ...
Medical examiner says a Hawaii crime boss died of a drug overdose while in federal detention
A Hawaii crime boss who died in federal detention this month was killed by an opioid overdose, Honolulu’s medical examiner said Tuesday. Michael Miske, 50, died of “toxicity of ...
Youngstown’s Christmas weather extremes
The normal high for Christmas day is 35°F. The normal low is 22°F. The coldest temperature in recorded history for Christmas ...
Members of Youngstown Road Runners Club speak on their success after 50 years
You may have seen them running through Mill Creek MetroPark on Sunday mornings. The Youngstown Road Runners Club has been ...
Woman grieving her sister after she’s killed days before Christmas
Her sister Jane Payton was found dead during a police standoff with Andrew Reedy on Friday in Masury. Reedy, Payton’s ...
Valley traditions bring crowds to local markets
Santa’s job may start tonight, but some of the pre-Christmas work getting ready for all those holiday parties and dinners ...
Prosecutors find workers in ‘slavery like’ conditions at Chinese car company site in Brazil
A task force led by Brazilian prosecutors said it rescued 163 Chinese nationals working in “slavery-like” conditions at a construction site in northeastern ...
Creative Classroom Contest winner giving students hands-on science and math lessons
WKBN’s second Creative Classroom Contest winner is Margaret Halverstadt, who teaches fourth- and fifth-grade math and science ...
Biden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US
The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an overdue honor on Tuesday: It officially became the country’s ...