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Barnesville’s Toliver, Ford; St. Clairsville’s Florence, Wilt Named All-Ohio First Team

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Valley is well-represented on the Ohio Division V all-state football teams that were announced Tuesday by the Ohio Sports Media Association. A total of four players were honored as first-team selections, while another 26 were either second team, third team or honorable mention. Information used for the All-Ohio teams comes from the regular-season accomplishments and does not include playoff games. The seven districts of the OPSMA determine the all-district teams and nominate their best for the All-Ohio teams. On Wednesday, the Division II and III All-Ohio ...

Former Rep. Tim Ryan Won’t Enter Ohio Governor’s Race

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Democrat Tim Ryan, a former 20-year Mahoning Valley congressman, will not run for governor — essentially setting up next year’s race between two candidates who’ve never held public office. In a prepared statement Friday, Ryan said: “After careful consideration, ...

Montour’s OT winner carries Seattle past Pittsburgh, 3-2

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Montour scored with 50 seconds left in overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night. Montour's wrist shot from the left side beat Penguins' goaltender Sergei Murashov and gave the Kraken their fourth win in their ...

Federal Review Finds Issues With Justice-Era Child Protective Services

CHARLESTON – A federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system during former Gov. Jim Justice’s final year in office found that 91% of 100 reviewed reports did not follow requirements for child neglect and abuse cases. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of ...

The unpopular and politically weak 90-year-old Palestinian leader struggles for a role in Gaza

CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas turns 90 on Saturday, still holding authoritarian power in tiny pockets of the West Bank, but marginalized and weakened by Israel, deeply unpopular among Palestinians, and struggling for a say in a postwar Gaza Strip. The world's second-oldest serving president — after Cameroon's 92-year-old Paul Biya — Abbas has been in office for 20 years, and for nearly the entire time has failed to hold elections. His weakness has left Palestinians leaderless, critics say, at a time when they face an existential crisis and hopes for ...