Police were searching over the weekend for two Philadelphia men who they say escaped a VisionQuest detention facility in Sandycreek Township. State Police officials at the Franklin station in Cranberry Township say 18 year-old Jordannys Cruz and 19 year-old Edwin Torres walked away from the facility shortly before midnight Saturday night. Cruz and Torres were…
Three solo home runs on Sunday afternoon propelled the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1 win over the Brewers and a sweep of a four-game series at Miller Park in Milwaukee. It was a Pittsburgh team’s first-ever sweep of a four-game series in Milwaukee, whether over the Brewers, or “back in the day,” over the Milwaukee Braves. …
Another of several area bridges that are either being remodeled or replaced this year has reopened. A bridge taking Route 322 over Deer Creek in Clarion County is now open to traffic. The span is located in Elk Township. PennDOT officials say the new bridge is designed to last for as long as one hundred…
Kyle Larson held off a charge from Chase Elliott on Sunday to win NASCAR’s Pure Michigan 400 race at Michigan International Speedway. The victory was Larson’s first in the Sprint Cup series, and apparently landed him a spot in the Chase for the Cup, since only two “regular season” races remain. Elliott stands 12th in…
Patrick Reed won a paycheck worth $1.53 million on Sunday by capturing The Barclays, played at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale on Long Island in New York. Reed finished the event with a 1-under-par 70 for a four-day total of 9-under-par 275 (66-68-71-70), and finished one stroke ahead of Sean O’Hair and Emiliano Grillo. Jason Day, Adam…
Schedule and Results: Thursday, August 18 FINAL – Aquadulce, Panama 10, Nuevo Leo, Mexico 2 FINAL – Endwell, New York 7, Warwick, Rhode Island 2 FINAL – Sydney, Australia 3, Emilia, Italy 1 FINAL – Goodlettsville, Tennessee 3, Bend, Oregon 2 Friday, August 19 FINAL – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 10, Tokyo, Japan 4 FINAL – …
High School Football Scoreboard – 2016 Week 1: Friday, August 26 Franklin 21, Brashear 7 Corry 20, Oil City 0 Titusville 38, Cambridge Springs 16 Central Tech 40, Meadville 36 Grove City 34, General McLane 28 Conneaut (PA) 28, Fairview 10 DuBois 30, Clearfield 20 District 10, Region 6 Cathedral Prep 77, Strong…
The Franklin Knights held two-time defending Pittsburgh City League champion Brashear to just one score Friday night and beat the Bulls 21-7 in their high school football season opener at Franklin High School. Meanwhile, Oil City took to the road and dropped a 20-0 decision at Corry. For Franklin, freshman quarterback Ian Haynes threw a…
Ben Roethlisberger threw a pair of touchdown passes, and Landry Jones tossed a third in the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 27-14 preseason win over the Saints in New Orleans on Friday night. Making what will probably be his only preseason appearance, Roethlisberger completed 12-of-17 passes for 148 yards with scoring tosses to Jesse James and Antonio Brown. …
The union representing faculty members and coaches at Pennsylvania’s fourteen state-owned universities has authorized a strike vote for its members. Faculty members will vote from September 7 through September 9, and the vote by coaches will be conducted on the 14th and 15th. About 5,100 faculty members and some 400 coaches have been without a…
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