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YSU quarterback to attend Walter Payton Award Ceremony
Brungard grew up in Springfield with a dream of playing for his hometown college. Now, he's representing the Youngstown State Penguins on a national scale.
Doctor serving Shenango Valley for 60 years retires
After 60 years in practice, a well-known physician in the Shenango Valley is retiring.
New Year’s Eve last day for Movies 8 in Boardman
Wednesday will be the final day for Movies 8 in Boardman.
Lee Enterprises stabilizes finances with $50M investment led by billionaire David Hoffmann
Lee Enterprises announced a compromise Tuesday with billionaire investor David Hoffmann, who offered to take over the nation's third-largest newspaper chain this year, to help stabilize the company's finances with a $50 million investment and set Lee up for the future. Hoffmann, whose family investment firm already owns more than 40 other publications, will become
JobsNOW: Positions open in Mercer County schools
The new year starts with a hiring event geared toward education in western Pennsylvania.
Struthers dad indicted in son’s death
A local father has been indicted in Mahoning County in connection with the shooting death of his son.
Judge temporarily halts Trump’s move to end protected status for South Sudanese immigrants
Hundreds of people from South Sudan may be able to live and work in the United States legally, while a federal judge on Tuesday weighs whether President Donald Trump's move to revoke temporary protected status for immigrants from the East African country was illegal.
Artists Cancel New Year’s Eve Concerts At Kennedy Center In Defiance Of Trump
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is one of the top institutions of its sort in the world, but there has been turbulence afoot since the rise of President Donald Trump. After the Kennedy Center board of trustees voted to add Trump’s name to the building and defied a federal statute, several
WKBN looks back: Top news stories of 2025
In 2025, we here at WKBN 27 First News focused on hospitals, lawsuits involving high school students, along with deadly explosions and crashes.