YOUNGSTOWN — Visiting Judge Mark Wiest has filed an entry in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court appointing Richland County Prosecutor Jodie Schumacher and an assistant in her office to investigate allegations attorney Martin Desmond made in 2024 of wrongdoing by top Mahoning County ...

Property transfers recorded Dec. 29 to Jan. 2 in Mahoning County and portions of Trumbull County: Austintown Raymond J. Hartsough and Hui Yiqan Kimberly Sarah to Salvatore N. DiVencenzo and Caitlan Lewis, 230 Westminster Ave., $135,000 Christopher M. Vargo to Dwayne Spade and Bettyjean ...

BERLIN CENTER — Before Thursday’s game, the Western Reserve Blue Devils wore shirts saying “U Bring the Smoke, We’ll Bring the Fire.” Inspired by a playful offseason exchange between Blue Devils coach Steve Miller and one of Jackson-Milton’s players, the rival teams were both eager ...

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns opened their head coach search on Thursday by interviewing defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees. General manager Andrew Berry had said he would consider both coordinators for the opening. The Browns fired Kevin Stefanski on ...

PITTSBURGH — By his own admission, Ryan O’Hearn did some digging when the Pittsburgh Pirates approached the All-Star first baseman/outfielder in free agency. The more digging O’Hearn did, the more the Pirates seemed like the right fit. “It’s a team that can pitch and is one or two ...

PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal in his return from an upper-body injury and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory. Erik Karlsson pushed his career-best home points streak to nine games with a goal, while ...