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Local nurse’s honor guard pays tribute to fallen

Honor guards are often used to memorialize military veterans — along with police and firefighters.  But there’s now an honor guard around Youngstown — that pays tribute to nurses.  It’s called the Nurse Honor Guard of Eastern Ohio.  They attend the funerals of former nurses — and wearing their traditional, distinctive uniforms — they pay tribute to a nurses years of service.

Local civil rights leaders receive recognition in Youngstown

Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past tonight awarded its Simeon Booker Awards for Courage to a leader of the civil rights movement and a Youngstown elementary teacher whose lessons include the civil rights movement.

Local brewing company supports nonprofit with Poptoberfest

Cobblehaus Brewing Company in Mercer is celebrating local nonprofit Prince of Peace Center through Poptoberfest.

YSU students stand up for Greek life while condemning others’ actions

A YSU student journalist and fraternity member is speaking out about what he calls the “failures of fraternity men.”

Early voting begins: How to cast your ballot

Ohio voters can make their way to their local boards of elections during open hours and cast their ballots ahead of Election Day.

Cleveland business owner indicted in thefts of employees’ retirement funds, Ponzi scheme, identity theft

A Cleveland business owner is accused of embezzling from his employees’ retirement contributions, defrauding investors through a Ponzi scheme and stealing others’ identities to obtain a home loan.

On the hunt: Spotted lanternfly egg masses sniffed out with help from local dogs

Man’s best friend is stepping up once again, this time to help control the spread of an invasive species.

Steelers sign cornerback off Commanders practice squad

He previously spent three seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Big 22 Contender: Greenville’s Justin Schell

Watch the video above to hear from this WKBN Big 22 2026 contender!

Player of the Game: Mineral Ridge’s Arionna Kays

Mineral Ridge junior Arionna Kays was named Player of the Gamein the Rams’ 3-1 win over Campbell Memorial.

15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Oct. 8-11)

Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 10/08 Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics come to Rocket Arena for an exhibition game. Both teams are stacked with potential all-stars, but the starters will probably rest since the season is just The post 15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Oct. 8-11) […]

Beck Center’s ‘World Class Care’ Is a Hyper-Local Comedy for Clevelanders

Have you noticed how many residential properties are being scooped up by corporations? A 2025 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy study named “Who Owns America” found that 10 percent of residential parcels in Cuyahoga County are corporate-owned. That number jumps up to 17.5 percent when you zoom in on the official city bounds of Cleveland.  The post Beck Center’s ‘World Class Care’ Is a […]

‘The Ferryman’ at Ensemble Theatre Is a Theatrical Tour de Force

To be completely immersed in a narrative–not just moved by, but so completely immersed in a story that you feel as if you’ve been sucked out of your own reality and deposited into another–is a rare, magical thing. “The Ferryman” at Ensemble Theatre is performing such magic.  The story takes place in rural County Armagh, The post ‘The Ferryman’ at Ensemble Theatre Is a Theatrical […]

Ask A Cleveland Sex Therapist: Why Do I Say Yes When I Really Mean No?

Welcome to Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist. Want to ask Matt a question that could be tackled in a future column? Click here. Now, onto this week’s topic. My boyfriend wants sex often. Like four to five times a week, and I don’t. But he tells me he feels rejected, so I try to say yes more The post Ask A Cleveland Sex Therapist: Why Do I Say Yes When I Really Mean No? appeared first on […]

Poll: Sherrod Brown, Amy Acton Open Leads in Ohio Races

Former U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, has an eight-point lead over U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican who was appointed by Gov. Mike DeWine, according to a poll of Ohio registered voters released last week. The same poll found that in the contest for governor, Democrat Amy Acton was up six points over Republican The post Poll: Sherrod Brown, Amy Acton Open Leads in Ohio Races appeared […]

Lionel Messi caps Argentina farewell with a penalty and 2 assists in a 3-0 win over Benin

Lionel Messi turns his official farewell to Argentina into a gala performance

‘I know God is with her’: Woman dies after being hit by car in Munhall

A woman has died after being hit by a car while crossing the street in Munhall, Allegheny County.

Allegheny County executive proposes 2027 budget with no tax hikes or layoffs

Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato outlined a $3 billion budget plan that avoids tax increases and layoffs while addressing key funding priorities.

Measles case confirmed in Allegheny County with possible exposure at Target, health dept. says

An Allegheny County resident has tested positive for measles, with potential exposure reported at a Target store, health officials said.

Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan’s firing squad execution set for Dec. 3

The Army says convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3.

F-111B Was Supposed to Be a Navy Aircraft Carrier Fighter. It Exceeded 80,000 Pounds, Needed a Wingspan 7 Feet Wider Than the Air Force Version Just to Slow Down Enough to Land, and the Navy Walked Away in May 1968.

The AWG-9 could track targets beyond 100 miles and the Tomcat carried six Phoenix missiles for six targets at Mach 2.34. The TF30 engines came along too, with the compressor stalls and asymmetric-thrust flat spins that followed the F-14 until GE’s F110 re-engining kept it flying from a planned 1986 retirement to 2006.

100,000 Tons, 70 Aircraft, 1 Target: The US Navy Has No Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Replacement Plan

Drones like the MQ-25 Stingray still need a deck to launch from, missiles are expended rather than reused, and America-class amphibious ships fly F-35Bs but lack the catapults an E-2D Hawkeye needs. Kass argues the aircraft carrier’s combination of mobility, endurance and a full air wing is why it survives even as its vulnerability grows.

Iran Bet on Waiting Out the Midterms. It Misread the Calendar and Donald Trump

Tehran’s strategy was to wait out the midterms. Instead the US kept the war going past Memorial Day, cleared the strait, tightened the maritime blockade and watched the Houthis collapse under a Saudi-Yemeni counteroffensive. With Gulf oil imports back to pre-war levels, Carafano argues the war fades as a political issue by November.

F-14D Tomcat Retirement Left 100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers with a ‘Math Problem’ That Can’t Seem to Be Solved

‘I used to have to fly the engines; now I fly the airplane,’ one Tomcat pilot told museum docent Orrin Messinger, and a Grumman engineer said the F-14 would ‘finally fly to its designed specification.’ Swing wings cut drag and saved fuel. Maintenance costs still killed the F-14D and the Super Tomcat 21 that might have followed.

4 Missiles Failed. A US Air Force F-4 Phantom Killed a MiG-19 With 300 Cannon Rounds at Mach 1.2

The original F-4 Phantom had no internal gun because missiles were expected to dominate air combat. Vietnam proved otherwise, and the F-4E’s M61A1 Vulcan scored seven kills in the war. Handley’s came with the MiG crossing his nose at 90 degrees, less than 300 feet away, just hundreds of feet above the jungle 40 miles from Hanoi.

Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros to become one Hollywood giant known as Skydance

Skydance-owned Paramount has closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros

Eva Marie Saint, star of ‘North by Northwest,’ ‘On the Waterfront,’ dies at 102

She won an Academy Award for her first movie, “On the Waterfront.”

R&B singer Freddie Jackson, known for ’80s hits like ‘You Are My Lady,’ dies at 70

Grammy-nominated R&B singer Freddie Jackson, known for hits like “Rock Me Tonight” and “You Are My Lady,” has died at 70

Pope Francis’ diaries to be published, revealing reflections on Vatican years

Pope Francis’ journal entries from his time in the Vatican and years before will be published this fall

Inside the DC ‘Power to the People’ festival headlined by Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen and other music legends delivered a powerful message at the “Power to the People” protest festival in Maryland

Zambia will sign $3.6 billion health plan with US that won’t require sharing of patient data

Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens

Pakistan provides fuel aid to 9 million low-income people as Middle East war drives up prices

Pakistan’s government is providing fuel subsidies to over 9 million low-income people as the U.S.-Iran war drives up energy prices

Heavy rains pummel St. Vincent and the Grenadines, forcing school closures

The government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has shuttered all schools after heavy rains unleashed flooding and landslides across the eastern Caribbean island

Colombia’s president offers support to veterans extradited to US over Haitian leader’s killing

Colombian president Abelardo de la Espriella has offered legal assistance to a group of Colombian military veterans who were arrested over the 2021 killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse

What to know about Pedro Sánchez’s bid to turn Spain’s housing crunch into an electoral victory

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has a reputation as a political survivor who relishes the electoral gambit

Messi scores in emotional farewell game for Argentina

Lionel Messi was on the scoresheet as he played his final game for Argentina on an emotional evening in Buenos Aires.

Paramount completes $81bn takeover of Warner Bros Discovery

Skydance-owned Paramount has completed its $81bn (£61bn) takeover of Warner Bros Discovery – bringing together the two media giants under a combined company.

Plague risk to UK ‘very low’, officials say after Russian woman’s death

The risk to the UK from plague is very low, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said, after the death of a laboratory worker in Russia who may have been exposed to pneumonic plague.

Plane carrying 25 crashes with no survivors

A plane crash in Nigeria killed all 25 on board, the country’s air force said.

‘My heart is broken’: Michael Flatley announces his wife has died

Riverdance star Michael Flatley has said his “heart is broken” following the death of his wife, Niamh O’Brien, at the age of 52. 

Anduril to Build New Submarine Component Facility

Defense technology company Anduril will build a new facility in Maryland focused on submarine component construction for the U.S. Navy’s attack boats, according to a Tuesday announcement. While Anduril will start with components like torpedo tubes, the company wants to work toward building submarine modules and eventually entire sections of the hull, an industry official told reporters. “The […]

Okinawa Service Members Undergo 48-hour Operational Pause Following Marine Homicide Arrest

All service members in Okinawa will undergo an operational pause following the arrest of a Marine accused in the robbery and death of a woman in Naha, Japan. From noon Wednesday to noon Friday, all service members will undergo a period of training, according to a Tuesday memo from Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson, Okinawa area coordinator and commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, posted […]

U.S., Japanese Forces to Rehearse Defense of Japan’s Southwest Islands

U.S. and Japanese forces will amass in Japan’s southwest region to rehearse island defense as part of the annual Keen Sword exercise later this month. Exercise Keen Sword, which runs from Oct. 19-29, will see integrated air and missile defense, surface warfare, amphibious landing, airborne operations, island deployment and reinforcement and live fire drills, according to documents released […]

Report to Congress on U.S. Aircraft Combat Losses in Operation Epic Fury

The following is the Oct. 5, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Aircraft Combat Losses in Operation Epic Fury: Considerations for Congress.  From the Report On February 28, 2026, the United States, in coordination with Israel, initiated military operations against Iran initially under the designation Operation Epic Fury (OEF). The conflict has involved air, maritime, and missile […]

The New Federation of American Shipyards

MOBILE, Ala. —Three decks high and shrouded in a plastic, air-conditioned barrier, some of the most important spaces of a pair of Virginia-class attack boats are taking shape on the shores of the Mobile River — 1,200 miles from the rest of the submarine. Already painted in the Navy’s calming shade of seafoam green, the control room modules are being outfitted with hatches, chairs, […]

Amazon crash attorneys say pilot pairing may have been key flaw behind fatal incident

The attorneys’ claims followed preliminary NTSB findings that the pilots faced excessive speed and failed to deploy key braking systems.

LARRY KUDLOW: Democratic talk of affordability is absolutely hilarious

The left latches on to the term as some kind of midterm election life raft

Colleges are slashing tuition prices as students balk at soaring costs

Young Americans are questioning the value of a college degree, pushing schools like Emory & Henry University to slash tuition by half for students.

Want cheaper holiday flights? Here’s when to book

Google Flights data reveals the exact number of days before departure when holiday airfare hits its lowest average price for each trip type.

Trump’s Energy chief says truckers could see diesel relief within days after executive order

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says truckers could see diesel price relief by Saturday after Trump signed an order expanding red-dyed diesel access.

Sparks fly in first Iowa governor’s debate: 5 takeaways

Accusations of carpetbagging, attacks over family wealth and barbs over culture war issues dominated the first televised debate between Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand as the two vie to replace retiring Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) next month.  Lahn and Sand participated in an hour-long debate hosted by KWQC and held at St. Ambrose…

Benson, James spar in Michigan gubernatorial debate: 3 takeaways

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.) faced off on the debate stage Tuesday, less than a month before voters decide which of the two will be the Wolverine State’s next governor. During the debate, which Nexstar’s WOOD-TV hosted, the candidates touched on issues specific to the state — such…

Collins, Jackson clash in first Maine Senate debate: 4 takeaways

Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson faced off Tuesday in the first debate of their neck-and-neck Senate race in Maine.  A rare Republican to win statewide in blue-leaning Maine, five-term Collins used the debate stage to spotlight times she’s bucked her party, from her pro-choice position to her vote against President Trump’s signature…

Plague in Russia sparks concern, COVID-19 pandemic memories: 5 things to know

The death of Russian lab technician researching the plague has set off alarms abroad and at home as observers note resemblances to the conditions that some theorized preceded the COVID-19 pandemic.  Reports emerged last week that a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and the Far East had died shortly after being hospitalized.  The news…

Planned Parenthood Votes adds $1M to ad campaigns in Maine, Michigan

Planned Parenthood is investing an additional $1 million in ad buys to boost Democratic Senate candidates in Maine and Michigan. The latest investment in the states by Planned Parenthood Votes — a super PAC affiliated with Planned Parenthood — will fund digital ad campaigns targeting Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.).…

Messi retires from Argentine national team

The eight-time Ballon D’Or-winner bid an emotional farewell to Argentina fans with a final winning match in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, October 6.

Three years after October 7: The unending trauma of a former Israeli hostage held by Hamas for 505 days

Since his release on February 22, 2025, Omer Shem Tov has chosen, despite painful memories, to bear witness in Israel and around the world to what he endured during his captivity in the tunnels of the Islamist organization in Gaza.

In Brazil, scandals fail to slow Flavio Bolsonaro’s political rise

Coming in first place in the first round of Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday, October 4, with 47% of the vote, the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro is under police investigation for money laundering and corruption.

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, which publishes data and analysis on capital punishment in the United States, Pike is the first inmate ever to survive ‘after being injected with lethal doses of execution drugs.’

Pneumonic plague: What we know about treatment and transmission of this disease that has ‘not disappeared from the planet’

The death of an employee at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia on Friday, October 2, has sparked concern despite reassurances from Russian authorities and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Anduril, U.S. Navy Invest $6.6 Billion to Expand America’s Submarine Industrial Base

On October 6, 2026, the U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced Arsenal-2, a new software-defined shipyard backed by a $3.7 billion private capital investment by Anduril Industries. The facility will manufacture critical components for the Virginia-class submarine, adding significant new capacity to America’s submarine industrial base in support of the Navy’s effort to increase attack … […]

Textron Systems to Provide Two Additional SSC Craft to US Navy

Textron Systems Corporation announced it was awarded a $230M contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce two Ship-to-Shore Connector (SSC) craft. Textron Systems press release The SSCs are designed to deliver mission-ready capability, moving over tides, terrains and obstacles, enabling access to 80% of the world’s coastline. Under the contract, Textron Systems will produce … The post […]

French Navy Conducts Acceptance Firing of M51.3 missile From Le Vigilant SSBN

On October 6, 2026, France’s Ministry of Defence announced the successful completion of the M51 ballistic missile’s M51.3 version from SSBN Le Vigilant. French MoD press release – Translated by Naval News The first firing of an M51 ballistic missile in its M51.3 version was carried out on 6 October 2026 from a nuclear-powered ballistic … The post French Navy Conducts Acceptance Firing of […]

MBDA Offers SM39 Block 2 Mod 2 for Indonesia’s Scorpène Submarines

MBDA confirmed that the company is offering its submarine-launched SM39 Exocet anti-ship missile for Indonesia’s future Scorpène Evolved submarines The post MBDA Offers SM39 Block 2 Mod 2 for Indonesia’s Scorpène Submarines appeared first on Naval News.

U.S. Navy Completes Successful Test Flight of Blackbeard Long-range Hypersonic Strike Missile

Blackbeard, an air-launched, long-range hypersonic strike missile, successfully completed another milestone recently, with a flight test on an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland. This represents a key developmental test step in the program’s progression to Early Operational Capability (EOC). U.S. Navy press release Developed by Castelion and led by … […]