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Billy Mays Honored With OxiClean At His Gravestone 15 Years After His Death In Viral Photo
Billy Mays was shown love and appreciation with OxiClean, but wait — there's more. A fan visited the grave of the iconic TV pitchman and decided to skip out on the flowers, choosing instead to warmly place a bottle of OxiClean next to his tombstone, the cleaning product he was once the face of.
Schuetz: Cigarette Machine On Premises Reveals What Casinos Are Really Protecting
I recently attended the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) 2024 Summer Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I had been invited to speak on a panel with sports betting legends Billy Walters and Spanky (Gadoon Kyrollos). I stayed at the Landing Hotel, which is attached to the Rivers Casino...
Harborcreek community celebrates township with annual Keep it in the Creek Week
Harborcreek Township is celebrating all things Harborcreek with Keep it in the Creek Week. Township Supervisor Tim May said the week involves Notable Neighbors and judging of gardens, among other events. Keep it in the Creek concludes with a community night in Harborcreek Community Park. May said there will be...
Pirates manager addresses notion of shutting down healthy Paul Skenes this season
Rookie starting pitcher Paul Skenes has completely transformed the short- and long-term outlook for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He has helped drag them to playoff contender status this season, and he looks like he has a chance to be one of the best starting pitchers in baseball and a franchise cornerstone for the foreseeable future.The one lingering question that has been a concern for this season is whether or not the Pirates might consider shutting him down or cap his innings due to the fact this is his first full year of pro baseball.Pirates manager Derek Shelton addressed that concern on...
Traveling Glass Bin Arrives in New Castle on August 3
NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- The Pennsylvania Resource Council has announced it's Traveling Glass Bin arrives soon. Starting August 3rd, residents can recycle all of their glass bottles, jars, and jugs near the Courthouse in New Castle, Lawrence County. In Pennsylvania, the entire process of glass manufacturing, processing, and recycling remains within...
Trump rally gunman fired 8 shots in under 6 seconds, analysis shows
The gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania fired eight bullets in under six seconds before he was shot and killed by a U.S. Secret Service sniper, according to an analysis of footage from the event by two audio experts, video analysis by CBS News and sworn statements from Pennsylvania State Police. The gunman, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, killed one rally attendee and injured two others when he opened fire from a roof near the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. A bullet also grazed Trump's ear, creating a 2 cm-wide...
Spotlight PA Event: What Pennsylvania’s New $47.6 Billion Budget Means for You
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawmakers have finalized Pennsylvania’s new $47.6 billion budget — and no one is completely happy. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro didn’t get recreational marijuana or a tax on skill games; legislative Democrats didn’t get a minimum wage increase; and legislative Republicans didn’t get tax cuts.
The One Vice Presidential Pick Who Could Ruin Democratic Unity
When President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he was no longer running for reelection and was endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to take his place, an immediate wave of euphoria swept across the broad spectrum of the Democratic coalition. In an instant, an 81-year-old white man who frequently struggled to form complete sentences was out and a 59-year-old multiracial woman who communicates in the crisp language of an experienced prosecutor was in. Harris raked in a record $81 million in just 24 hours, and Republicans started openly panicking. Across Blue America, everyone is coconut-pilled.That includes the left, or, more...
Here’s Where Bucks County Ranks in Purchasing Power
Bucks County ranks second in Pennsylvania for purchasing power, according to SmartAsset’s annual “Cost of Living Calculator." Bucks County ranks second in Pennsylvania for purchasing power, just behind Delaware County, according to SmartAsset’s annual “Cost of Living Calculator,” writes Claudia Dimuro for Penn Live. This...
Ranking best PA high school football wide receivers and tight ends in Bucks County area
Not an easy task, but we're ranking the top returning Pennsylvania high school football players in the Bucks County area by position as we gear up for the 2024-25 season with the PIAA kicking off games on opening night Aug. 23. Today, we look at wide receivers and tight ends. All players listed...
‘Roadspreading’ returns: How Pennsylvania’s oil industry quietly dumped waste across the state
Siri Lawson and her husband live on a stamp of wooded, hilly land in Warren County, Pennsylvania, nestled in the state’s rural northwest corner. During the summer heat, cars traveling on the county’s dirt roads cast plumes of dust in their wake. Winter’s chill can cause a hazardous film of ice to spawn on paved roads. To protect motorists from both slippery ice and vision-impairing dust, communities across Pennsylvania coat these roads with large, cheap volumes of de-icing and dust-suppressing fluids. In Lawson’s case, her township had been using oil and gas wastewater as a dust suppressant, believing the material was effective.
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