MASSILLON — The Poland baseball team fought to the bitter end, but the Bulldogs saw their season come to a close at the hands of the defending state champion on Thursday. Poland had no answer for Apple Creek Waynedale’s Brayden Steiner, who led the Golden Bears on the mound and at the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Coroner’s Office has identified Ty-Ron Perry Jr., 16, as the boy who was shot to death early May 27 at a home in the 900 block of East Dewey Avenue. A coroner’s office news release states that the coroner’s office was notified at 1:52 a.m. May 27 ...

COLUMBUS — Nearly 6,000 athletes from across the state made the trek to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium for this year’s OHSAA state track and field championships. Schools from across the Tri-County area are well represented, with Thursday featuring Divisions IV and V action. This is the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...