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Youngstown native NBA player Terry Rozier arrested in gambling probe

NEW YORK — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games ...

Trial begins for mother accused in accidental death of her son

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury was seated Tuesday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Marquaysha A. Driver, 31, in the accidental shooting death of her 7-year-old son, De’Vonte J. Housley Jr., in October 2023. Opening statements and first witnesses will be heard this morning in Mahoning County ...

Anti-science fervor spreads

About 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections — vaccines, milk safety and fluoride — have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S., including Ohio, this year. An Associated Press investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in ...

Councilman in Struthers set to resign

STRUTHERS — With the general election two weeks away, Democrat Ron Carcelli is expected to resign today as Struthers 2nd Ward councilman and plans to withdraw as a candidate. Carcelli, first elected to the council seat in 2017, was well on his way to being elected Nov. 4 to his fifth ...