YOUNGSTOWN — When it came to assessing Youngstown State University’s state of affairs, YSU President Bill Johnson left the starting gate not with a trot but with a gallop. “I’m glad to share with you that the state of Youngstown State University is very, very good,” he said. That ...
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met Tuesday, an unexpected engagement that came even as he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war. Trump told reporters that his chief envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met with the Iranian officials on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders, but he offered few details about how the discussions transpired or the substance of the exchange. “It was a very ...
One of the largest U.S. franchisees for Wendy’s has filed for bankruptcy protection after the restaurant chain tried to terminate its franchise agreement. Meritage Hospitality Group, which operates 314 Wendy’s restaurants in 15 states, said in a statement last week it intends to keep operating its restaurants and paying its 9,000 employees during the bankruptcy process. Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Meritage filed its bankruptcy petition in federal court in western Michigan on Sept. 17. According to court documents, Wendy’s filed a notice of termination of the company’s ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska’s heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine. Last year’s winner, Chunk — known officially as Bear 32 — is hungry for a repeat. Chunk’s weight in 2025 was estimated at 1,200 pounds, which gave him a narrow victory. This year he’s back and facing corpulent competition like Gully — ...
YOUNGSTOWN – The office of controversial Mahoning County Clerk of Courts Michael Ciccone failed to pay more than 20 monthly electric and gas bills at area county courts – again raising questions about his ability to do even the most basic functions of his job. In total, there were 18 ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — More details have emerged in the arrest of a local businessman, and the song remains very much the same. A fourth-degree felony warrant that contributed to the arrest Friday of John P. Bartos III arose from a Beaver Township woman's claim that she paid him $6,000 for ...
