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49ers owner York enters guilty plea in area arrest

Staff, wire report San Francisco 49ers owner John “Jed” York was arrested on two misdemeanor charges at an East Palestine trailer park over the weekend. Court records show that York initially was charged with engaging in prostitution, but Columbiana County prosecutors amended that to ...

Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail-in voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision ...

Dolly Parton, iconic songwriter, singer and actor, dies at 80

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old. Parton died peacefully ...

Boardman reduces right-of-way fees

BOARDMAN — The township has largely reversed a decision to increase right-of-way permitting fees. Trustees on Monday approved a resolution by road superintendent Kim Blasco to restore Boardman’s former fee schedule, with some slight alterations that she says give the township a bit more oversight with utility companies’ activities. Austintown Township also recently reversed some of its changes after Enbridge Ohio Gas refused to take out permits in the township, calling fee increases unreasonable and oppressive. “Back in March went ahead and increased the permit fees, just ...

Racing for support

YOUNGSTOWN — Undoubtedly, the most daunting and frightening aspect of receiving a breast cancer diagnosis for Terri McCollum could be found in what she didn’t experience. “I get a mammogram yearly, and it showed no signs. It didn’t show until it was pretty large,” McCollum, of ...

Watson will start season opener for Browns

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Deshaun Watson has won the competition to be the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback for the Sept. 13 opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because coach ...