Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up a radical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.

Dear Heloise: I saw your hint in a column about fun things to use as bookmarks. Please add a word of caution about using such items in library books, and especially if they are something you want to keep.

LEETONIA, Ohio- A Youngstown woman narrowly avoided death or serious injury Sunday when a Leetonia police officer noticed her car parked on train tracks.

The addition of 200 new jobs at Youngstown's VXI is just the latest sign of growth in the city, especially in the downtown area.

Police said someone forged a check that cost the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown almost $50,000. A police report said that the diocese received a call from a Wachovia Bank branch in New Jersey Tuesday reporting that a check was processed for $49,500 dollars, and it appeared the check had been altered.

An Academic Distress Commission met Monday to discuss the future of the Youngstown City School District.

"Tragedy, mishap, unfortunate," said Thomas Bair. "It's a shame." Bair used those words to describe what happened along South and Palmer avenues in Youngstown.

Several inches of snow buries a picnic table. Meteorologists are busy adjusting their record books after the snowiest February ever seen in several Ohio cities.

When the state cut funding from Youngstown Early College, both the Youngstown board of education and YSU stepped up to the plate, splitting the $600,000 shortfall almost 50-50. But university trustees decided they can't keep paying for the program, in which about 224 city students participate.

As a working mother, playing golf wasn't something that always interested Brunilda Turner.

Youngstown roared, with the nation's most competitive monster trucks unleashed Friday night at the Covelli Centre.

It has been three years since Mahoning County and Youngstown worked out an agreement that increased capacity at the county jail and charged a fee to the city to make it happen.

The Youngstown Early College program could be coming to an end. According to the university newspaper, the Jambar, YSU trustees voted Thursday night to end the college prep classes.

The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown is responding to a changing church population.

In recognition of Black History Month, we will periodically feature African Americans from across the Valley and stories of their leadership, achievements and lives.

The Youngstown School District is looking for help getting out of Academic Emergency.

Fire heavily damaged a home at 1457 Cherry Hill in Youngstown Monday afternoon. The fire broke out in the dining room and may have been caused by an electrical problem.

A Youngstown, Ohio man will spend three to 23 months in jail for mailing himself more than two pounds of marijuana at the address of an ex-girlfriend in western Pennsylvania.