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Youngstown Phantoms reload in USHL Draft

The Youngstown Phantoms bolstered their roster for the upcoming season and beyond this week, selecting 31 players between both phases of the USHL Draft in addition to the two tender signings. Phase I, also referred to as the “Futures Draft,” is exclusively for 16-year-old prospects by the time the season begins. These are typically more developmental picks, with their USHL timeline a season or more away. With the Phantoms’ first-round selection of the Phase I Draft going toward tender Austin Hall, right-shot defenseman Noah Drouin went first off the board for Youngstown with ...

Foes of Poland library move vow to battle on

POLAND — It has been just over a week since the community learned the fate of its public library branch, but passion for the issue remains as fiery as ever. Though the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County’s board of trustees voted to relocate the branch and ultimately sell ...

US intercepts Iran attacks on 3 Navy ships

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military intercepted Iranian attacks Thursday on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces,” military officials reported Thursday. U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces intercepted “unprovoked Iranian attacks” and responded with self-defense strikes. The U.S. military said no ships were hit. It said it doesn’t seek escalation but “remains positioned and ready to protect American forces.” Meanwhile, Iranian state media ...

Local teams vie for Trumbull County championship

CORTLAND — It had been eight years since the Howland boys track team called itself the Trumbull County champs. After nearly six hours of competition, the Tigers might have clinched their first county title in nearly a decade on Thursday at Lakeview High School. There was one slight problem, ...

Suspect arrested in killing of cyclist

YOUNGSTOWN — Kayla Dawson, 26, is in custody and charged in Youngstown Municipal Court with murder and felonious assault in the April 28 shooting death of Kyree Hornbuckle at Oakwood Avenue and South Maryland Avenue on the West Side. The U.S. Marshals Service arrested Dawson on the charges Thursday. Media accounts state that Dawson was arrested in Sharon, Pa. Youngstown police filed the charges against Dawson on May 1, according to court documents. If convicted of the murder charge, Dawson could get 15 years to life in prison. She does not have an arraignment date ...

Cavaliers lose Game 2, down 0-2 to Pistons

DETROIT — Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series. Game 3 is Saturday in Cleveland, where the Cavs were 4-0 in the first round ...