Down a step from elite college football, officials pitch a model for a new sports landscape

Facing upheaval on the way in college athletics, a handful of administrators and athletes from smaller schools have been working on a new model of governance. The hope by members of the Football Championship Subdivision and Division I-AAA (programs without football) is to give their...

Rulli's win in Ohio will grow GOP's razor-thin majority in the US House

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state Sen. Michael Rulli won a special election Tuesday in eastern Ohio for a U.S. House seat that has sat vacant for months, expanding the GOP's narrow majority in the congressional chamber. Rulli, 55, defeated Democrat Michael Kripchak to fill the...

Ohio city orders apartment building evacuation after deadly blast at neighboring site

Residents have been ordered to evacuate a 16-story apartment building in Ohio due to concerns about the stability of a neighboring building that was severely damaged by a deadly natural gas explosion last month. A directive issued Monday by Youngstown officials gives residents of the...

Ohio explosion caused by cut gas line thought to be turned off, investigators say

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A crew working in the basement area of an Ohio building intentionally cut a gas line not knowing it was pressurized before a deadly explosion this week, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. NTSB board member Tom Chapman said preliminary...

Deadly Youngstown, Ohio, explosion caused by work crew cutting gas line they thought was turned off, investigators say

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Deadly Youngstown, Ohio, explosion caused by work crew cutting gas line they thought was turned off, investigators say.

Damaged gas line found at site of deadly Ohio explosion, NTSB says

A cut natural gas line was found in a basement area of an Ohio building which was severely damaged by a massive explosion this week, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Thursday, but it's not yet known if that played a role in the blast. The line was not supposed to...

Building explosion kills bank employee and injures 7 others in Youngstown, Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A massive explosion blew out much of the ground floor of an apartment building, killing a bank employee and injuring several other people. Police and emergency officials initially blamed natural gas, but the fire chief later said the cause is under investigation. ...

2 people missing after building explosion in Youngstown, Ohio

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Two people were missing and seven were injured when a natural gas explosion caused extensive damage to a building in downtown Youngtown, Ohio, authorities said. The blast, which occurred around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, blew off the façade of Realty Tower....