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Judges order emergency reserves be used for SNAP

BOSTON (AP) — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must continue to pay for SNAP, the nation’s biggest food aid program, using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown. The judges in Massachusetts and Rhode ...

Valley election officials even less optimistic about turnout

Election directors in Mahoning and Trumbull counties lowered their minimal expectations for turnout during this election. Tom McCabe, director of the Mahoning County Board of Elections, had predicted turnout in his county to be 22% right before the Oct. 7 start of early voting. After seeing ...

Mistakes cost YSU in 38-30 loss at No. 1 North Dakota State

During the week, Youngstown State head coach Doug Phillips reiterated the importance of minimizing mistakes if the Penguins were going to have a chance on the road at top-ranked North Dakota State. “You know what you’re going to get. They don’t make mistakes. They wait for you to make ...

Pennsylvania man dies in I-680 crash

BOARDMAN — A Pennsylvania man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Friday night on I-680 near Route 224. The highway was closed for three hours in both directions near milepost 12. According to a press release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Canfield Post, Alex Lowry, 39, of McKeesport, ...