Big & Rich and Bret Michaels will be the headliners for the major grandstand concerts at this year’s Canfield Fair. Big & Rich will be joined by Diamond Rio for a Sept. 6 concert, and Michaels will close the festival on Labor Day, Sept. 7, with Donnie Iris & the Cruisers as his ...

HOWLAND — A simple handshake changed the course of baseball when George “Shotgun” Shuba of Youngstown extended his hand to his Montreal Royals teammate Jackie Robinson after Robinson hit a home run. It was the first interracial handshake in a professional sports league. Greg Gulas, ...

The Associated Press The United States forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first such interception since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week. President Donald Trump said a U.S. Navy guided ...

Refunds on Trump tariffs to begin NEW YORK — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the U.S. Supreme Court eventually struck down is scheduled to launch on Monday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said importers and their brokers will be able to begin claiming refunds ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Republicans Kathleen Bartlett and Mark DeVicchio face off in the May 5 primary for Mahoning County Domestic Relations judge, a seat longtime Domestic Relations Judge Beth Smith will vacate at the end of the year because of the state’s age limit for judges. Smith was the ...

POLAND — The Poland Board of Education has announced the appointment of Poland Seminary High School Assistant Principal Michael Daley as the district’s next superintendent, beginning with the 2027–28 school year. “This milestone reflects both a celebration of Daley’s exceptional ...