The second season of the 21 WFMJ News podcast begins today.

In today's episode, assistant news director Justin Mitchell talks with 21 News reporters Leslie Huff and Kaitlyn McCarthy and two stories we covered this week.

The first story-behind-the-story is ongoing in-depth coverage of the fast changes happening with Sharon Regional Medical Center, from the last-minute deal with Tenor Health to the Buhl Legacy Trust's statement that it is not backing down in litigation over the hospital.

The second story discusses a story we broke about Congressman Mike Rulli's (OH-6) decision to hire a man as his congressional communications director who was forced to repay tens of thousands of dollars as part of an alleged fake charity scheme set up purporting to assist the residents of East Palestine.

If you have a news story you think we should cover or a news tip that needs investigated, email us at news@wfmj.com, watchdog@wfmj.com, or call the newsroom at 330-744-8821.

In the final two-part episode of season one of the Outcue, Assistant News Director Justin Mitchell discusses some of the big news stories in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys in 2024 with the reporters that covered them.

Mitchell will be joined in part two by reporter/weekend anchor Chris Cerenelli, reporter/ 6 p.m. anchor Madison Tromler, and reporter Kaitlyn McCarthy.

Listen to the stories behind the stories as told by the people on the front lines.

Also, watch for the daily Year in Review posting to WFMJ.com, which will be posted every day through December 31 and recall some of the bigger news stories of the year. Each day will cover one month until we reach the end of the year on New Year's Eve.

Thank you for listening, and we will be back next year with Season 2.

In the final two-part episode of season one of the Outcue, Assistant News Director Justin Mitchell discusses all the big news stories in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys in 2024.

Senior Digital Content Manager Robert McFerren joins Justin in part one. They discuss the news stories we reported on each month throughout 2024, which was a very busy year with many big stories.

Listen to the stories behind the stories in covering the events, and stay tuned to next Friday for part two, in which Mitchell talks with the reporters about some of the big stories and their stories and perspectives behind them.

Also, watch for the daily Year in Review posting to WFMJ.com, which will be posted every day through December 31 and recall some of the bigger news stories of the year. Each day will cover one month until we reach the end of the year on New Year's Eve.

Part Two will be posted to WFMJ.com on December 27.