President Donald Trump marked Christmas Eve by quizzing children calling in about what presents they were excited about receiving, while promising to not let a “bad Santa” infiltrate the country ...

BOARDMAN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Patricia Burnett, 83, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 23, 2025 at Briarfield at Ashley Circle in Austintown. She was born on May 31,1942 in Youngstown ...

Finn, originally from Evanston, Illinois, was a member of the Second City Theater in Chicago before landing his first regular ...

POLAND, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Robert James Savich, 77, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2025 at Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital in Boardman. He was born on March 03,1948 in ...

Dorothy Parker reached out to First News in an effort to help find the family of either the sender or recipients of a ...

CORTLAND, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Irene Marie Sawayda, (90), a resident of Cortland, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 17, 2025 in Clearwater, Florida. She was born on May 21,1935, in ...

Silvestri Sweets Inc. of Geneva, Illinois, expanded its voluntary recall of two varieties of “Choceur” branded “Holiday Barks ...

Explosion sparks fire at CCL Container in Hermitage, Pa.

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center, a holiday tradition dating back more than 20 years, has been canceled. The show’s host, musician Chuck Redd, says that he called ...

A Franklin County judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Ohio from using $600 million in unclaimed funds for a new Cleveland Browns stadium. Judge Bill Sperlazza ...

As he now looks back, Brown says one of his biggest accomplishments was getting Youngstown a seat at the table.

An explosive device detonated in Gaza on Wednesday, injuring one Israeli soldier and prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. It was the latest incident to ...