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YSU falls short of expectations in Faulkner’s 2nd season

YOUNGSTOWN — Coming off its third straight 20-plus-win season and its first Horizon League championship game appearance last season, Youngstown State had high expectations coming into this year. Head coach Ethan Faulkner had picked up where former coach Jerrod Calhoun had left off and seemed ...

Escalation of Iran war feared

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran and the United States appeared at an impasse Thursday, hardening their positions over ceasefire talks and setting the stage for more potential escalation in the Middle East war as thousands more U.S. troops neared the region. Meanwhile, President Donald ...

County plans legal action over delays on W. Reserve Road work

YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County will seek restitution through the courts for costly utility delays on the Western Reserve Road widening project. Mahoning County commissioners Thursday approved a last-minute addition to the agenda — a motion by Mahoning County Engineer Patrick Ginnetti to ...

City OKs $272K for clearing big snow

YOUNGSTOWN — The city’s board of control approved paying $271,694.19 to five contractors that assisted with snow removal during a late January blizzard and increased funding amounts for those applying for assistance through three housing programs. The board of control approved the items ...

Pirates lose to Mets on Opening Day, 11-7

NEW YORK — Brett Baty laced a bases-loaded triple and the New York Mets chased Paul Skenes in the first inning of his worst major league start, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on Thursday in their season opener at Citi Field. Carson Benge homered in his first career game, going ...