Lorie Barber

The Mahoning Valley Association of Churches held its annual Mayor’s Interfaith Hybrid Prayer breakfast.

Mercy Health opens new in-patient rehab hospital in Liberty

A memorial service was held Tuesday morning for K-9 Rocky from the Canfield Police Department.

Some local students in Mahoning County were treated to breakfast Thursday morning for being winners in a motivational poster contest.

The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown is honoring its roots during the holiday of “Sukkot.”

They were able to touch a fire truck, control fire hoses and even watch a drone demonstration, while getting to know police and fire officials.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joined JobsOhio to reveal a new economic development project in downtown East Liverpool.

Owner Mark Canzonetta says it’s the same space, same address, but a new chapter.

The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport is getting federal money to make improvements.

First News has learned raids are underway at several massage parlors in the Valley.

A noise wall that is being built along Route 11 in Austintown is making progress.

On Monday, testing on Sulphur Run in East Palestine is moving downstream from ground zero to James Street.

As patio season gets in full swing, Ohioans are reminded that even though marijuana is now legal in the state, it’s still illegal at bars and restaurants.

NILES, Ohio (WKBN) - Governor Mike DeWine was in the Valley Wednesday afternoon to make an announcement about plans to create a new economic development district encompassing Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties. DeWine discussed this goal previously but was at Eastwood Event Centre in Niles to formally announce how the “Lake to River” economic development district will be formed. He was joined by the president and CEO of JobsOhio. “I think it’s going to enable this region to ma…

It’s all part of the “Give Small Business A Lift” campaign.

It’s a story that never gets any easier to tell: Animals left in deplorable conditions. No food or water, and no hope. It’s exactly what officials at Animal Charity of Ohio discovered at a home in Smith Township on Thursday morning.

LISBON, Ohio (WKBN) - A Salem woman has been sentenced for lying to investigators after a fatal crash. The crash happened in 2022 along state Route 344 in Perry Township. Police say Brandy Phillips was in a truck that was allegedly being driven by her sister. Then, it hit Brandy Lasky as she was walking on the road, according to a report by the Morning Journal. The sisters allegedly left the scene, and Laskey was later found with a head wound and died. Brandy Phillips was sentenced to a weekend…

A local high schooler is among Ohioans who are being honored by the American Red Cross for performing acts of heroism in 2023.

Residents in Poland will have a chance to learn more about a police levy that will be on the ballot in March.

A woman from East Palestine is free on bond after appearing in court on fraud charges.