The Youngstown Vindicator

11/28/2025

Hold on, Christmas carolers. Halloween isn't dead just yet. Read about this weekend's Holiday Haunt at Penguin City Brewing Co. here:

Staff report After years of Christmas merchandise and music creeping earlier and earlier into autumn, the fall revelers are fighting back. This weekend at Penguin City Brewing Company, 460 E. Federal St., Youngstown, will be the first Holiday Haunt with the brewery working in partnership with Nightm...

11/28/2025

Ohio State had the nation’s No. 1 defense last season. They do so again this year heading into Ann Arbor. Prepare for The Game here:

COLUMBUS — Ohio State won the national championship last season with the nation’s No. 1 defense. It was full of talented players, but arguably the most important was Caleb Downs, a sophomore safety whose versatility gave then-defensive coordinator Jim Knowles lots of options for stopping opposin...

11/28/2025

Insight blames the state; union representatives point the finger at leadership. Read more about the closure of Insight Hospital here:

Insight Health System’s viability as a Trumbull County health care provider faces its newest challenge after it suspended operations for the second time this year. An Insight spokesman announced the action Wednesday in an email. The move was in response to Ohio Department of Health’s notice Mond...

11/26/2025

Insight Health System announced at 10:11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, that it has suspended operations at Insight Trumbull. The organization released the following statement.
https://www.vindy.com/news/latest-news/2025/11/insight-suspends-operations/

11/26/2025

A suspect is in custody in the shooting of National Guard members in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, police said.
https://www.vindy.com/news/2025/11/two-national-guard-members-shot-in-washington-d-c-their-condition-isnt-known-ap-sources-say/

11/26/2025

BREAKING: Insight Health System has suspended operations at Insight Trumbull.
Read more here:

Insight Health System announced at 10:11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, that it has suspended operations at Insight Trumbull. The organization released the following statement. “The tumultuous Steward bankruptcy significantly affected health care in Trumbull County, and in those difficult circumstances,...

11/26/2025

Need a last minute idea for Thanksgiving? Try this recipe for cheesy cornbread:

Even though there are many options on our Thanksgiving table, we pay attention to the breadbasket. And every year, one of the nonnegotiable items is cornbread. This year, it’s going to be this nicely cheesy version, with shredded cheddar incorporated into the batter, and then some more strewn acro...

11/26/2025

Local boxing champion Zion Hensley wants the hustle. She says her dad makes her slow down. Find out what she's up to here:

The next few months for Mahoning Valley fighter Zion Hensley are going to be extremely busy. Luckily, that’s the way she likes it. Over the next three months, Hensley has a local bout in Boardman on Saturday, the 2025 USA Boxing National Championships in Lubbock, Texas, in early December, and in J...

11/26/2025

The lawsuits keep coming for Ursuline as a fourth is filed against the school. Read about it here:

YOUNGSTOWN — About a week after a third federal lawsuit was filed against Ursuline High School, a local lawsuit was filed Monday in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court by the same law firm who filed the other three. The Chandra Law Firm of Cleveland filed the suit on behalf of Mother Smith on behal...

11/25/2025

The latest food fad is here: fiber. But is adding fiber supplements to processed foods the way to go? Read about it here:

U.S. consumers who have had their fill of finding protein added to everything from cereal to ice cream are about to meet the next big food fad: fiber. Americans have been boosting their protein intake for years; even Pop-Tarts and Starbucks are selling protein-enhanced products. But the number of ne...

11/25/2025

Ohio became the latest state to adopt Name, Image and Likeness for high school athletes. It was one of only a few remaining states that had yet to do so. Read more about what it means here:

Ohio is now a Name, Image and Likeness state. The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced on Monday that the state’s athletic governing body passed a referendum allowing for NIL at the high school level. Ohio became the 45th state to approve NIL, leaving Alabama, Indiana, Michigan, Mississ...

11/25/2025

Displaced residents of the Phoenix House in Austintown will be able to retrieve some belongings beginning today, authorities stated. Read the latest here:

AUSTINTOWN — Natural gas is the likely cause of an explosion that has left dozens of senior citizens without a home for the holiday. Township officials provided an update Monday on the explosion Saturday at the Phoenix House senior living high-rise at 850 N. Meridian Road. More than 100 residents ...