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Texans offer gas and oil drilling advice to Ohioans

By in Audio, WYSU

A team of reporters from The News Outlet traveled to Texas to cover stories about gas and oil well drilling in the Lone Star state. Ohio’s gas and oil industry is still in its infancy but is expected to grow in coming years. Caitlin Fitch tells us Ohioans turn toward Texans for help.

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Taste the history of chocolate in the Mahoning Valley

By in Audio

As Easter approaches, you may be sampling some chocolates from local shops. And you should know, each bite is rich in Greek and Mahoning Valley history. Kacy Standohar has the sweet details

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Combat vets fight PTSD

By in Audio, WYSU

Today’s soldiers fighting on the front lines may come home to wage another type of war. Experts believe as many as one and five soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will return with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Chelsea Miller spoke with two veterans that are suffering from the disorder. They say this growing epidemic could be a problem for the military.

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German-born retired professor ‘struggling to live’

By in Audio, Poverty

For some people poverty is a long time coming, but for Heidrun Hultgren poverty came as a surprise.. Caitlin Fitch has the story

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Few demonstrate in downtown Youngstown

By in Audio, WYSU

Occupy Wall Street continues to draw a big crowd in New York and other cities. But here in Youngstown as Adrienne Bish reports, it's a different story.

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Mahoning Valley lags in offering AP college classes

By in Audio, WYSU

Ohio high schools, with more than 3,000 students offer an average of seven Advanced Placement courses. The average in the Mahoning Valley...

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