YOUNGSTOWN - After past worries over downtown Youngstown's reputation and the construction, Penguin City co-owner Aspasia Lyras-Bernacki said she is seeing a shift.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – The Youngstown Flea kicked off their 11th season with their first market of the 2026 Saturday afternoon.

A three-year contract with the city’s police patrol union that gives members 4% annual raises, retroactive to last year, as well as an additional $1 per hour for this year and 2027 is up for a Wednesday vote by city council.

DETROIT (AP) Tyler Spratt had 15 points in Detroit Mercy's 76-70 victory against Youngstown State on Sunday.

An insolvent, broken utility left downtown buildings in Youngstown freezing in recent weeks. Gov. Mike DeWine has attributed the problems to an archaic system.

The Tigers, which managed just nine hits against the Penguins, but rallied to win 2-1 for the second consecutive day to open the 2026 baseball season.

A 61-year-old Youngstown woman is free on bond after pleading “not guilty” to charges related to traffic crash that claimed the life of a Poland man. Sally Strom was released from the Mahoning County Jail Tuesday after appearing in court for charges related to a deadly July traffic accident.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Lillian Knapik, 96, passed away peacefully, Monday afternoon, February 9, 2026, at Windsor House Canfield, with her family by her side. Lillian, affectionately known as “Lil,” was born May 13, 1929, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Cyril and Kate Harvischak Fayta and was a lifelong area resident.