TOP HEADLINES
Turnpike crews ready to roll out for winter
By: Lily Nickel
CANFIELD — Though snow and ice are not yet in the forecast, the Ohio Turnpike snowplow fleet is ready to go once inclement weather falls upon the state. All eight maintenance buildings along the Ohio Turnpike completed their yearly ...
October 22, 2021
Jury mulls 73 charges in sexual assault trial
By: Ed Runyan
YOUNGSTOWN — Jurors in the Dustin Ruiter rape trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court went home about 6 p.m. Thursday without reaching a verdict. They will resume deliberations at 9 a.m. today. Ruiter, 46, of Youngstown’s West Side ...
October 22, 2021
Stiffer sentence sought for rapper after FaceBook post
By: Ed Runyan
YOUNGSTOWN — An assistant prosecutor has asked the judge who sentenced a rapper Wednesday to probation to “reconvene” sentencing — and send him to prison — after seeing a social-media post the rapper was banned from ...
October 22, 2021
SPORTS
Browns work past injuries, beat Broncos at home, 17-14
By: By Tom Withers
CLEVELAND — Case Keenum stepped in for Baker Mayfield and made the most of his first start in two years, third-string back D’Ernest Johnson rushed for 146 yards and the busted-up Cleveland Browns beat the Denver Broncos 17-14 on Thursday ...
October 22, 2021
Pittburgh believes momentum is building
By: By Will Graves
PITTSBURGH — Matt Canada keeps insisting he’s got the best job in America. The first-year Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator has quickly learned it might also be among the most scrutinized, at least in his chosen profession. All ...
October 22, 2021
Mayfield has broken bone in shoulder
By: By Tom Withers
CLEVELAND — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield also is dealing with a broken bone in his injured left shoulder but believes he can play with it, a person familiar with his health told The Associated Press on Thursday night. Mayfield hopes the ...
October 22, 2021