Justin Morneau shrugged off an o-for-14 slump with a 4-hit afternoon, and Clint Barmes homered and drove in two runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers and a 5-4 road trip with a 7-5 win at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas on Wednesday. The victory kept the Pirates within…
With no grand prize winner in Wednesday’s drawing, game officials have estimated the jackpot for the Saturday night drawing of the Powerball Lottery at $317 million. The cash value of the jackpot prize is estimated at $176.3 million. The top prize to be paid from the Wednesday drawing to the holder of a ticket purchased…
A late afternoon power outage left more than 20,000 customers in the Erie area without electricity on Tuesday. The incident occurred on a September day that, for many, was the hottest day of the summer, a day in which power use had spiked in many areas. About 100 customers were still without power just before…
A Titusville woman escaped injury in a Monday incident in which her car left a Cherrytree Township road and rolled over. State Police troopers identified the driver as 40 year-old Sharon Burkett. Police say Burkett’s vehicle left Tarr Road on a curve at about 5:00 AM Monday morning and struck an embankment. Burkett was wearing a…
An Ohio man was arrested early Wednesday morning after railway authorities say he threatened to take over a train he had apparently hopped earlier in the morning. Millcreek Township Police say 28 year-old Robert Nerone, from Jefferson, was charged with trespassing and with public drunkenness. Other charges may be filed by railroad police. Police say it…
A truck driver from Michigan faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence, after he was arrested in an Interstate 80 work zone through which State Police say they saw his rig plow early Tuesday morning. Troopers say 29 year-old Taran Singh, from Canton, Michigan, was arrested after a crash shortly before 2:00 AM Tuesday…
The Pittsburgh Penguins began their training camp sessions at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning. The Penguins have announced that 55 players — 31 forwards, 18 defensemen and six goalies –were invited, After Wednesday’s team meetings and physicals, the first on-ice practice session will be held Thursday and the Pens will play their…
After Andrew McCutchen recorded 3 hits and 3 RBI’s and Jordy Mercer went 4-for-5, Pittsburgh Pirates closer Mark Melancon had to hold off a Texas Rangers surge as the Pirates defeated the Rangers 5-4 in a game played Tuesday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. With the Bucs leading 5-2 entering the bottom of…
Eddie Johnson and Landon Donovan both scored second-half goals on Tuesday night, and the United States officially qualified for the 32-team 2014 World Cup soccer competition with a 2-0 victory over Mexico in a game played in Columbus, Ohio. The U.S., now 5-2-1 in qualifying play, moved into first place in their pool with games…
Governor Tom Corbett has ordered that all federal and state flags at the Capitol in Harrisburg and at state facilities across Pennsylvania be lowered to half-staff Wednesday in honor of Patriot Day, the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington D.C. and the Flight 93 incident here in Pennsylvania. Patriot…
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