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Judge rules all Class of 2022 athletes eligible for 5th college season

DENVER— A federal court dealt a perhaps chaos-inducing blow to the NCAA’s new eligibility rule Friday when it ruled that all high school class of 2022 athletes who exhausted their fourth season of college eligibility this spring are eligible for a fifth season this school year. The ruling ...

Capsules – Aug. 1, 2026

Penn-Ohio golf outing on Aug. 8 The 21st annual Penn-Ohio Athletic Club Scholarship Fund Scramble Golf Outing will take place at Yankee Run Golf Course in Brookfield at 9 a.m. on Aug. 8. To register, visit pennohioathleticclub.com or call 7248137210. The fee is $100 per golfer. Hole sponsorships are also available. Hezonja signs with Cavaliers CLEVELAND — Forward Mario Hezonja will return to the NBA for the first time in six years after signing a one-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Hezonja has played the last four years for Real Madrid and was the Spanish League ...

Valley native attempts solo journey around Arctic Ocean

Those who knew Matt Rutherford when he was growing up in Warren might have thought he’d only be exploring the inside of a jail cell. Rutherford, 45, left Aasiaat, Greenland, on June 25 in an effort to be the first person to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean on a nonstop solo journey. He’s ...

Property transfers for Aug. 1

Property transfers recorded July 20-24 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Vincent J. Wiseman and Victoria Wiseman to Austin Beck, 4130 Woodmere Drive, $130,000 Joyce A. Carfagna to Joseph Frasco, 3730 Ayrshire Drive, $170,000 Dennis Snyder and Patricia Snyder to Jeffrey Clegg, 2196 S. Turner Road, $188,000 Steven J. Wyllie to Cara N. Ciccone, 5128 Clearfield Drive, $289,900 David A. Erickson, Admin. of Estate of Suzanne K. Erickson to Kyle Varga and Isabelle Varga, 6369 Ridgeview Ave., $345,000 James Passarelli, Admin. Estate, to Zachary S. Kosa, ...

More new housing rises in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — On certain occasions, neighborhood-stabilization and blight-remediation efforts, along with efforts to improve overall quality of life, feature a 15-foot rectangular hole filled with a large load of stones. “It badly needs to be done,” Mary Krupa, 70, said. Krupa was ...

Trump may pull Blanche nomination

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post to avoid conceding to Senate Republicans’ demands over a sweeping tax audit immunity deal benefiting the president and members of his ...