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Road Rage Shooting Leaves Man Critically Injured on Pittsburgh Parkway, Police Seek Suspect in White Mazda SUV
Yesterday's evening commute on a Pittsburgh parkway turned violent when a shooting incident, believed to be an act of road rage, left a 60-year-old man critically injured. According to the City of Pittsburgh Police blotter, officers were dispatched at around 6:50 p.m. to the vicinity of Exit 69A/I-376W, where they found the victim suffering from a gunshot wound to the eye in his vehicle.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission seeks help in counting turkeys
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for public input on this year's survey of wild turkeys. The Pennsylvania Wild Turkey Sighting Survey is open now through Aug. 31. Participation is important for turkey population management. Survey data allow the agency to determine total wild turkey productivity and compare long-term reproductive success within Pennsylvania and across states, as this is a standard methodology used across the country. Data also are used...
Kid Rock Makes 5-Figure Donation to Family of Slain Firefighter
Following the incident at Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania campaign that left two people injured and another dead, Kid Rock has donated $50,000 to the individuals and families who were affected. Two GoFundMe fundraisers were set up for the victims. One fundraiser is for the family of the man who died...
Now Hiring in Pittsburgh: Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, Cancer Bridges, PPG Paints Arena, and more
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These NJ supermarkets are hosting a big job fair this month. Everything you need to know
Wakefern Food Corp., the nation’s largest retailer-owned cooperative, announced that its supermarkets will host hiring fairs on July 27, offering career opportunities and valuable retail experience. The walk-up job fairs will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at store locations throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland. Interested...
$20,000 in four hours: New exhibit marks the 160th anniversary of the Ransom of Hagerstown
There's a new exhibit at the Miller House Museum in downtown Hagerstown that recalls one of the most dramatic incidents in the city's history. As if July were not hot enough, in the summer of 1864, the fourth summer of the Civil War, Confederate Brig. Gen. John McCausland rode into town and demanded...
Pa. kayaker collects 100 tons of trash, including toilets, from lakes and reservoirs
A Pennsylvania kayaker enjoys making a lake more beautiful than just enjoying the scenery while he paddles. James “Jim” Zueger of Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland County, has spent the past 10 years traveling to different lakes and ponds in southwestern Pennsylvania and West Virginia removing litter others left behind.
Should Texas Follow Maryland’s Lead in Marijuana Pardons?
Texas, we've got a marijuana problem and no, it's not about usage, it's about how we handle arrests and incarcerations. In 2018, we were leading the nation with a whopping 70,000 marijuana possession arrests. Yes, you read that right! While the rest of the country is starting to come around on weed and arrest rates are dropping, we’re still hunting people down for the green stuff. (MPP).
Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes to start against Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes in All-Star Game
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Baltimore’s Corbin Burnes will start for the American League in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game against Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes. A 29-year-old right-hander, Burnes is 9-4 with a 2.93 ERA in his first season with the Orioles, who acquired him from Milwaukee just before spring training. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner, Burnes is an All-Star for the fourth straight season. He will become the fifth Orioles pitcher to start an All-Star Game, the first since Steve Stone in 1980.
Maryland elected officials head to Wisconsin for Republican National Convention
(Editor’s note:This reporting took place prior to the apparent assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally Saturday in Pennsylvania. In a statement Saturday, Trump’s campaign spokesman said the former president “thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action” and is doing “fine.”)
UMGC, Governors Unite to Help Americans Disagree Better
Adelphi, Md. (July 15, 2024)—University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) President Greg Fowler joined three other college presidents on a panel at the National Governors Association (NGA) summer meeting in Salt Lake City last week to detail for the nation’s governors training programs designed to help Americans disagree better.
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