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Now above .500, Pirates look to extend win streak in clash with Phillies
The Pittsburgh Pirates will aim to extend their winning streak to a season-high six games on Saturday evening when they continue their three-game series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates, who won five in a row to start the season, entered the All-Star break with four consecutive victories. They...
Firefighter killed at Trump rally honored with bagpipes, gun salute and a bugle sounding taps
CABOT, Pa. (AP) — The keen of bagpipes, a three-volley gun salute and a bugle sounding taps pierced the air of a small Pennsylvania town on Friday as hundreds gathered to honor an ex-fire chief who was shot and killed at a rally for former President Donald Trump. Following...
Before attack, Trump shooter searched online for info about Oxford shooter, his parents
Washington ― The 20-year-old who tried to assassinate President Donald Trump last weekend searched online for information about Ethan Crumbley ― who killed four students at Oxford High School in 2021 ― and about his parents, who were convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced earlier this year.
North Versailles police chief wins Can-Am mountain bike competition
BUTLER TWP — When a sweating, exhausted Norman Locke finally, mercifully crossed the finish line after coming in first at the grueling, 15-mile 2024 Can-Am Police-Fire Games Mountain Bike Race, he got a scare from race official John McLaughlin. “One more lap,” McLaughlin said nonchalantly as Locke passed the...
Parents pave path for Olympian offspring
When Kristin and Jeff Matheny were asked about the sacrifices they made to help their son, Josh, earn a roster spot on the U.S. Swimming Team that will compete in the Summer Olympic Games, the Upper St. Clair couple looked at each other and laughed. “Honestly, I love swimming,” Kristi...
PURCELL: My childhood neighborhood did not raise assassins
I grew up in Bethel Park, the middle-class suburb south of Pittsburgh where 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks lived with his parents. Crooks’ attempt to kill Donald Trump last weekend has filled my old neighborhood with shock and sadness. Bethel Park is populated by decent, salt-of-the-earth people — people such...
New business wants to help get rid of unwanted visitors
WINTERSVILLE — Summer is a time when many area residents receive guests into their home, but a local business wants to help them remove those visitors who aren’t welcome. And by that, they mean ants, cockroaches and other insects and rats and other vermin that have entered homes uninvited.
Investigators say Trump rally gunman searched 2021 Michigan school shooting, mirroring other mass shooters’ patterns
The Bethel Park man who tried to kill former President Donald Trump had previously searched for information on convicted Michigan school-shooter Ethan Crumbley and his parents — the latest piece of information that has trickled out as tight-lipped federal investigators continue the search for the motivation behind Thomas Matthew Crooks’ attempt on Trump’s life.
Mourners gather for funeral of man slain at Trump rally in Pennsylvania
CABOT, Pa. -- Hundreds of people assembled in a corner of western Pennsylvania on Friday to say their final goodbyes to Corey Comperatore, the father of two who was killed during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump last weekend. A procession of police cars, motorcycles and fire trucks...
InventHelp Inventors Develop Trailer for Transporting & Delivering Haybales PTA-223
PITTSBURGH, July 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a farmer who produces hay, I am very familiar with the difficulties and strenuous work involved with delivering and unloading haybales for hay buying customers. We thought there could be a better way," said one of two inventors, from Goldendale, Wash. "We thought there could be a better way, so we invented the PROVISION STACKER. Our design would greatly simplify the process of handling haybales, which can weigh up to 110 pounds each allowing hay to be delivered year-round with any gooseneck pickup truck." ...
Community night
John Moore, of New Cumberland, left, and John Nessler of Mingo Junction were among Tri-State Area residents who took part in Friday’s Steubenville-Weirton Community Night at PNC Park. Sponsored by IBEW 246 and M&M Hardware and presented by the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times, the evening included round-trip bus transportation, tickets to the game between the Pirates and the Phillies and a fireworks show.
Paul Zeise: The bar for this Pirates team should be playoffs or bust — anything less should be unacceptable
I had to drive down the Boulevard of the Allies and past Point State Park and the Wyndham Grand Hotel on Monday to make sure I wasn’t missing the parade that no doubt was being thrown there — based on everything I read about the Pirates Sunday. I...
Nick Gonzales hits winning single in 9th, Pirates rally for 8-7 win over Phillies
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales hit the winning RBI single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from a three-run deficit for an 8-7 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. With the Pirates trailing 7-6, Connor Joe led off the ninth with a single before...
Pirates rally past Phillies in ninth on Nick Gonzales’ hit
Nick Gonzales ripped a walk-off RBI single to cap a two-run ninth inning and lift the host Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Connor Joe singled and Andrew McCutchen worked a walk off Jose Alvarado (1-4) to begin the ninth inning. Pinch runner Michael A. Taylor and McCutchen each stole a base to put runners in scoring position, and both came home after a fielder's choice from Oneil Cruz and Gonzales' single to left field.
Assassination attempt: A call for unity
Re: “Trump shot at Pennsylvania rally” [July 14, A1]:. The need for American unity came full circle on July 13. Former President Donald Trump was nearly assassinated when a bullet grazed his ear at a rally for the Republican presidential nominee in Butler, Pa. The Secret Service neutralized the gunman. Unfortunately, the vitriol, now ubiquitous in American politics, did not die with the would-be assassin.
Jason Mackey: To reach their goals, Pirates must heed the lessons from ‘character win’ over Phillies
Considering how well the Pirates were playing before the All-Star break, winning four straight and seven of 10 to get back to .500 for the first time since April, it was certainly fair to wonder whether the momentum they generated would carry over into the second half. It’s only one...
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