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YSU’s Brady Shannon living out dreams with Scrappers

For some athletes, performing in front of family and friends can be a daunting task. The pressure to succeed, to impress, to live up to expectations can sometimes overwhelm even the most talented individuals. That’s never been the case for Brady Shannon. “The way I look at it, not ...

Ex-FirstEnergy execs reindicted in $60M Ohio bribery case

COLUMBUS — A grand jury has reindicted two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives whose initial prosecutions in the state’s long-running $60 million bribery scandal ended in mistrial earlier this year, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday. Yost, a Republican, joined Summit ...

Ryan O’Hearn’s 3 RBI powers Pirates past Astros

HOUSTON — Ryan O'Hearn homered and drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night. O'Hearn hit an RBI single in the first inning and his two-run homer in the sixth made it 4-0. Pittsburgh's Jared Jones (1-0) allowed four hits and ...

House approves war powers resolution

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at ...

Report on car hit from behind by cruiser released

YOUNGSTOWN — A police report released Wednesday by the Youngstown Police Department confirms that the two women who were seen injured on the ground in a parking lot at Oak Hill Avenue and Warren Avenue early May 18 were in a car that was struck by a Youngtown police cruiser. The report ...

City council waits to fund SOBE study

YOUNGSTOWN — City council wants more information about a request from the administration to pay up to $130,000 to find long-term solutions for the troubled utility company that provides steam heat to a majority of downtown before it will agree to fund that study. Council on Wednesday ...