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YSU expecting growth from Nelson, Carroll in 2nd year

YOUNGSTOWN — Player development has played a pivotal role in Youngstown State’s rise as a mid-major program in recent years. Despite having to overhaul its roster through the transfer portal each season, the Penguins have still been able to maintain some continuity with its players. Those ...

Youngstown native NBA player Terry Rozier arrested in gambling probe

NEW YORK — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in a takedown of two sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA athletes and rigged poker games ...

Trial begins for mother accused in accidental death of her son

YOUNGSTOWN — A jury was seated Tuesday in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Marquaysha A. Driver, 31, in the accidental shooting death of her 7-year-old son, De’Vonte J. Housley Jr., in October 2023. Opening statements and first witnesses will be heard this morning in Mahoning County ...

Anti-science fervor spreads

About 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections — vaccines, milk safety and fluoride — have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S., including Ohio, this year. An Associated Press investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in ...