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The Treasury Department says Chinese hackers remotely accessed several employee workstations and unclassified documents after compromising a third-party software service provider.
 
 
Whether you're staying in and watching the ball drop from home, or going out to visit friends and family, there is plenty to do around the region.

 

 
We will close out 2024 and begin 2025 with impactful weather days as snow showers are back in the forecast for New Year's Day through the early days of January
 

Ohio State Highway Patrol urging New Years Eve celebrators to drive sober

 
During the 2023-2024 four-day reporting period, the OSHP reported six fatal crashes, killing seven people. Of these crashes, three of them involved alcohol and led to four fatalities.
 

Hundreds in the Valley spending New Year's Eve without electricity

 
Repair crews from FirstEnergy continued the tedious process of restoring power as hundreds of Valley homes and businesses face the prospect of spending New Year’s Eve in the dark.
 

Shops in Lordstown, Andover sell winning lottery tickets

 
A couple of Ohio Lottery players in the area are ending the year with some good fortune.
 

Faith-based group still interested in Sharon Regional takeover

 
The CEO of a group describing itself as a faith-based healthcare organization says it is still committed to taking over Sharon Regional Medical Center, following the hospital's recent court-approved closure date of January 6.
 

Man with assault rifle flees from Liberty Police

 
Local authorities scoured a Liberty Township neighborhood early Tuesday after police say two men fled, one of whom was brandishing an assault weapon.
 

Woman rescued from house fire in Boardman dies in hospital

 
Boardman Fire Department is investigating a fire that was called in from the 1700 block of Nova Ln shortly before 11 a.m. on Monday.
 

Two arrested after Grove City truck wrecks, suspects flee into woods

 
Once found a little after noon, the driver of the vehicle was later identified as Brandon Bargar, 28, from Somerset, PA. The passenger was identified as Mazie Knight, 21, from Spartansburg, PA.
 

Ohio Fiscal Commission approves Vienna's financial recovery plan

 
"Unfortunately, fixing this situation will take a tax increase to do it," Hillman said. "There's no other path forward. Unless the voters don't want those services."
 

Southern Park Mall sold to new owner for $24.1 million

 
The mall was sold to a company known as Southern Park Mall Realty Holdings LLC for $24,100,000 on Monday, December 23.
 

Architects in design phase for Youngstown's safety service building

 
The new building would be a hub for Youngstown, potentially including community spaces and the city's police and fire departments.