PITTSBURGH — Brandon Lowe hit his team-leading 19th home run of the season and Henry Davis had a two-run blast as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Seattle Mariners 5-1 on Thursday. Lowe’s homer was a solo shot off Bryce Miller with one out in the bottom of the first inning to open the ...
A bill to require photo identification from all Ohioans who vote by mail has been vetoed by Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine, who vetoed House Bill 472 Wednesday, said it “would not discourage fraud, would not add any real security and would create an additional and significant burden for Ohioans who vote by mail. "This bill is not needed because Ohio does an excellent job running elections. We know who wins on election night and not weeks later.” The governor also noted that requiring a photo ID for the mail-in ballot would serve as no additional verification of the voter’s true ...
The Columbus Blue Jackets made a big addition on the eve of the draft by acquiring do-it-all winger Valeri Nichushkin in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. The Blue Jackets sent the 43rd pick this weekend, a third-rounder next year and a fifth-rounder in 2028 to ...
For some time now NASCAR has struggled to keep its fan base. Attendance at most tracks is down and TV ratings have dropped. There are many reasons for this. We use to be a generation of car guys. Detroit-made muscle cars, guys could work on their own cars and did. For the most part, those days are gone. You can’t, and most guys don’t want to. Culture has changed. NASCAR has lost its biggest stars. Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon Dale Earnhardt Jr. are all gone, and it’s been tough to replace them. They changed the rules for the cars. It’s no longer who can build a better mouse ...
WARREN — City council has approved limiting the number of food trucks at events to three. City Law Director Enzo Cantalamessa said at Wednesday’s council meeting that the guideline in the ordinance passed by council is there will be a maximum of three food trucks permitted on a property. He said even where there are more than one parcel of property the limit will still be three. Cantalamessa said the exception would be a special event. Councilman Michael O’Brien said he has not heard from any local residents regarding food trucks. Safety-Service Director Eddie Colbert ...
CORRECTION In Wednesday’s edition, in a story about alleged hazing with the Bristol boys basketball program, it was published that a student was restrained against a wall and had his pants removed by members of the team. Instead, the student was allegedly restrained by a player from behind and his pants were being pulled. Another family alleged that their student had his pants pulled off. Bristol Superintendent Christopher Dray and the Bristol Board of Education were not made aware of the allegations until after the a parent made contact with a board member. Hornets trade Ball to ...
