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YSU scores 28 straight points to rally past Southern Illinois

YOUNGSTOWN — For a half, it seemed like nothing would go Youngstown State’s way on Saturday. The 21st-ranked Penguins had some untimely penalties, an uncharacteristic turnover, several replay reviews that went against them, as well as the ball literally not bouncing their way on multiple ...

Tentative deal set to reopen government

WASHINGTON (AP) — A group of moderate Democrats has a tentative deal to reopen the government if Republicans promise to hold a vote on expiring health care subsidies by December, a potential breakthrough as lawmakers seek to end the shutdown. The group of three former governors — New ...

Protect reproductive rights, ralliers in Youngstown urge

YOUNGSTOWN — Abby Douglas hopes one day to have a child, but it’s cultural and societal conditions, not a physical one, that is causing unwanted hesitation. “I really want children, but it’s not safe enough because they’re taking away our health care,” Douglas, 27, of Niles, said. ...

Some roadways reopen in Youngstown after many accidents earlier

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Police Department issued an advisory to the public at a little before 8 a.m. today to slow down and use extreme caution after black ice on roadways in Youngstown led to “over 20 traffic crashes, mainly on the freeways.” But by 10:15 a.m., Lt. Frank Rutherford, ...

Federal court dismisses appeals of settlement from 2023 derailment

EAST PALESTINE — The five residents appealing the East Palestine train derailment class-action settlement were a day late and $850,000 short, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled last week. The appellate court in Cincinnati dismissed appeals filed by attorney David Graham on ...

Ellsworth Marine connected with Vietnamese villagers

ELLSWORTH — Kenneth Calhoun remembers the moment he decided to be a Marine. His father moved the family from the coal mines of Tarentum, Pa., to Indianapolis, where Calhoun belonged to his high school’s ROTC. A Marine came to a function wearing his dress blues. “I looked and said ...