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NEW YORK – Donald Trump's campaign released an update on the former president's health Saturday, one week after he survived an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The memo, from Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, who served as Trump's White House physician, offers new details on the nature...

Jean Meleason, 88, born April 8th, 1936 to Theodore Luke and Aretta (French) Luke, peacefully made her transition from this world on July 18th, 2024, under the care of ACMH surrounded by family. Originally from Kittanning, she spent her life raising her family in Ford City. Jean absolutely loved to work, whether it be scooping ice cream at Allen’s Drug Store or picking mushrooms at the mines. She loved gardening and feeding her neighborhood birds, baking her famous cinnamon rolls and cookies, decorating her award winning home for every holiday, crocheting and sewing, going to Kittanning Beauty School, and visiting all the local yard sales. She dedicated much of her life to St. Mary’s Ukrainian Church, even earning a spot in the Pirohi Hall of Fame. Jean was always making people laugh, notably through her infamous Woody Woodpecker call or her lacy “scarf.” The most important thing in Jean’s eyes was family. She was the kindest and most caring soul, always putting others before herself. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, and aunt, Jean made sure her family knew how loved they were every day. She is preceded in death by her husband, Paul “Spike” Meleason, her infant son, Thomas Meleason, parents, Theodore Luke and Aretta (French) Luke, and her brother and sisters, Chuck Luke, Kate Pinkerton, Dixie Lee, and Pearl Heilman. She is survived by her children, Paul (Gerry) Meleason, Steve (Pam) Meleason, Tim (Amy) Meleason, Ron (Barb) Meleason, Karen (Steve) Marcinek, and Mary (Jeff) Claypool, her grandchildren, Daniel (Julie) Meleason, Joe (Justine) Meleason, Paul Meleason, Marie (Derek) Hornaman, Hayley (Dara) Samimy, Josey (Milissa) Marcinek, Kary (Ryan) Frankert, Brynn Marcinek, Miranda (Josh) Walker, Kendra (Ben Porter) Claypool, Jaisa Meleason, Alayna Meleason, Jake Meleason, and Jessie Marcinek, 10 great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. Per Jean’s wishes, the services will be private and limited to immediate family only. Arrangements entrusted to Mantini Funeral Home, Inc., Ford City.

Christopher Sanchez is a dark horse Cy Young contender. He’s still 100-to-1 to win the award at some sportsbooks (Caesars) but has amassed the second-most fWAR among National League pitchers (3.2; Chris Sale is first with 3.7). He’s up over 100 innings with a sub-three ERA, and the Phillies are 10-8 in his starts.

CABOT, Pa. — 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 funeral...

Springdale Township voters will choose during the Aug. 6 primary election which trustee candidates will move on to the November general election. The candidates are Judy Wheelock, Keith Moore and David Purkiss, all representing the Republican party. There are two open positions. Article continues below this ad. The Manistee News...

Three people died after a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Penn Township early Saturday morning. Emergency crews responded to the turnpike at mile marker 268.8 eastbound just before 4:30 a.m. for a report of a two-vehicle crash, according to Cpl. Richard Levan, spokesperson for Pennsylvania State Police Troop T.

Pickled peanuts and pickle-filled pierogis, fried pickles and pickle-perfumed gelato: All things sour and dill-icious can be found Downtown this weekend. The annual Picklesburgh festival runs through Sunday, featuring myriad vendors along the Boulevard of the Allies, live music, and the Olympickles, an assortment of games that test the resolve — and the stomachs — of pickle lovers.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Gonzales hit an RBI single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied twice from three-run deficits 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 José...

Luis Ortiz scattered three hits and two walks over seven scoreless innings and Oneil Cruz homered and drove in three runs, lifting the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. Andrew McCutchen homered to lead off the sixth inning for the Pirates, who recorded...

It only takes an attempted presidential candidate assassination about an hour away to make one realize violence is increasingly becoming our language. Just to see all the blood on the bleachers where I could have sat at one time or another while visiting the Butler Farm Show grounds, still doesn't seem real. How could something so horrific as what happened Saturday, July 13, at former president Donald Trump's latest political rally have occurred where dairy princesses and 4H youngsters trod every year?

A lifetime Bostonian by birthplace (Charlestown), school (Boston University), and trade (Bruins, left defense), Matt Grzelcyk will pack bags at his Seaport residence just after Labor Day and move to his new digs just north of downtown Pittsburgh. Grzelcyk, no longer a kid at 30, will bid the hub adieu...

The opening round of last year’s The Basketball Tournament was not kind to the Zoo Crew. While led by some of the best players from Pitt’s golden era of men’s basketball, they were older and slower than their opponents and it showed as they were bounced from the event after just one game. But with a retooled roster that is younger and more athletic, The Zoo Crew opened the 2024 TBT with a bang. They unleashed a barrage of 3-pointers upon Million $ Worth of Game to set up a second round matchup with a bitter rival with a 98-95 win over Million $ Worth of Game.

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. Cruz collected three hits, three RBIs and scored on the first two of three sacrifice flies by Rowdy Tellez. Bryan Reynolds also had three hits and Gonzales drove in another run for the Pirates, who overcame a three-run deficit with two runs in the seventh and ninth innings. The late uprising made a winner of Carmen Mlodzinski (2-3), who allowed two hits over one scoreless inning. Philadelphia's Weston Wilson highlighted his three-hit performance, a career high, with a solo home run in the third inning, his first of the season. Trea Turner launched a two-run homer, Nick Castellanos ripped a two-run double and Kyle Schwarber added a sacrifice fly for the Phillies. Tellez's second sacrifice fly forged a 4-4 tie in the third inning before Philadelphia regained the lead in the fourth. Cristian Pache singled to lead off the inning and Turner deposited a 2-2 sinker from Martin Perez over the wall in left field for his 12th homer of the season and ninth in July. Schwarber added insurance with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning to extend the Phillies' lead to 7-4. The Pirates answered in the seventh as Cruz legged out an RBI infield single and Reynolds scored on a sacrifice fly. Castellanos drove a ball just inside the third base line to plate Turner and Bryce Harper to give Philadelphia a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Wilson's hard smash off the chest of Gold Glove third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes allowed Alec Bohm to score. Pittsburgh promptly responded with three runs in its half of the first, as Cruz ripped an RBI double and Gonzales and Tellez each drove in a run. --Field Level Media.

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...