NEW YORK (AP) — Don Christian had never held a regular job when he left prison. A conviction at age 19 for selling drugs kept him confined through young adulthood and into his early 40s. When he got out after serving 23 years and started looking for work, “I had to start from the bottom. ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Bobbing for days atop a capsized skiff in Alaska’s frigid Bering Sea, a 15-year-old boy held on until he was rescued by a fishing vessel this week, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The boy’s brother and a cousin died sometime after the small boat flipped, according to the rescuers. Their bodies were found after the teen was hoisted to safety near St. Lawrence Island — a remote Alaskan island that’s closer to Russia than it is to the United States. The captain of the fishing boat, The Northwest Explorer, said the boy had clung to the skiff for close to ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Even though one of the nation’s darkest and terror-filled days took place a few years before he was born, Alexander Rothwell struggled to hold the tears in check. “It’s still pretty emotional for me to see what happened and all of the individuals involved, and innocent bystanders. It’s hard to watch for very long,” said Rothwell, 23, a cadet in Youngstown State University’s four-month police academy program. “I’m proud to be an American, and I’m not ashamed to say that.” Rothwell, who graduated earlier this year from Westminster College in New ...
Nelly won’t be heating up the Covelli Centre until December. Sunday’s concert at the Youngstown arena is postponed due to "unforeseen circumstances,” according to venue operator JAC Management. The new date is Dec. 11. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. For those unable to attend in December, refunds will be available through the original point of purchase until Oct. 10.
VOLLEYBALL Lakeview 3, Niles 0 — Rylee Barnot had 10 points with three aces for Lakeview. Cecelia DeToro added 25 assists and three aces. Cady Esker led the Bulldogs with nine kills and Ella Gough led in digs with nine. Poland 3, Struthers 0 — Shaleigh Walker led Poland with 12 kills. Makenna Saville added 11 assists, eight digs and two aces and Lilly Madeline led the Bulldogs with 14 service points. Crestview 3, Newton Falls 2 — Addison Wendell led Crestview with 23 assists, 11 digs and three aces. Kerrigan Miller added 30 digs and Sophia Noling had 11 kills. Newton Falls ...
League play takes center stage tonight, as the fourth week of the high school football season is highlighted by the beginning of conference play for many area schools. The weekend schedule also includes several non-conference clashes between perennial powerhouses and backyard rivals. Girard (3-0) begins its defense of the Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) championship when the Indians travel to Struthers (0-3). The high-powered Indians have outscored their three opponents this year by a combined score of 142-20. Girard enters the game with a 15-game regular-season winning streak, the ...
