The Pittsburgh Pirates stranded 14 runners and had two more picked off the basepaths, and Jason Grilli recorded his first blown save of the season as the Bucs dropped a 2-1 decision in 13 innings to the Reds in Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Cincinnati’s Brandon Phillips scored teammate Derrick Robinson with a bases-loaded single for…
Brent Seabrook scored the game-winner with 10:09 remaining in overtime on Wednesday night, leading the Chicago Blackhawks to a 6-5 victory over the Bruins in Boston and tying the NHL’s Stanley Cup playoff final at two games apiece. Michal Handzus, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Sharp, Patrick Kane and Marcus Kruger also scored for the Blackhawks. Patrice Bergeron…
A state Senate committee has moved a pension reform bill to the Senate floor after gutting many of Governor Tom Corbett’s proposals.. Senator Scott Hutchinson, from Oil City, said Wednesday that the longer it takes to address pension reform, the worse the problem will become. Hutchinson added that we owe it to taxpayers, current and…
Three people, including a three year-old boy, were killed, and two other children were seriously injured in the Wednesday night crash of a minivan near Slippery Rock. State Police at the Butler station say the incident happened on Centerville Pike in Brady Township, between Route 8 and Slippery Rock. A minivan driven by 31 year-old Kimberly McLaughlin,…
The body of a Pittsburgh man was recovered from Pymatuning Lake late Wednesday afternoon, shortly after he jumped off a boat to help a woman who was already in the water. Rescue crews report that 47 year-old Lawrence Page had never resurfaced after he dove from a pontoon boat. Emergency officials from both Pennsylvania and…
A Titusville woman was charged Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of more than $2,000 from a local Cub Scout pack. 33 year-old Stephanie Mullen was arraigned on 18 counts, including theft by unlawful taking, failure to make required disposition of funds, theft by deception, receiving stolen property and identity theft. Law enforcement officials say…
The state House of Representatives this week passed a resolution urging the Pennsylvania secretary of education and the State Board of Education to help protect the right of local school officials to establish education standards, and not to turn that right over to a multi-state organization. The debate hinges on Pennsylvania’s adoption of Common Core State…
Down five points with 28 seconds remaining in regulation play, and facing the loss of the NBA championship series, the Miami Heat forced overtime and posted a 103-100 overtime home win over the San Antonio Spurs, setting up a seventh and deciding game for the title to be played Thursday night in Miami. LeBron James…
The Pittsburgh Pirates managed just four hits and struck out 17 times on Tuesday night, but posted their National League-leading 12th shutout — all combined staff efforts, blanking the Reds 4-0 in Cincinnati. Although he struck out nine batters in five innings of work, Reds starter Mat Latos (6-1; 3.20 ERA) threw 32 pitches and…
A Clintonville woman was charged Tuesday following an alleged break-in at the Clintonville Borough Building. 70 year-old Irene Donaldson had, at one time, served as Clintonville Borough secretary. Donaldson allegedly was discovered inside the borough building on Franklin Street in Clintonville on June 1, and was allegedly going through municipal documents filed inside office cabinets.…
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