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The Philadelphia Eagles Will Trade Jalen Hurts to the Las Vegas Raiders
Howie Roseman is an elite general manager at the NFL level. Time and time again, he performs “salary cap gymnastics” to put the best possible talent on the field for the Philadelphia Eagles. While these moves might seem brilliant in the present moment, the dollars spent always have to be accounted for eventually. The Jalen Hurts contract was a huge signing. The five-year, $255 million deal remains one of the largest contracts ever for an NFL athlete. Signing Hurts to an extension made sense when Roseman put together the offer. But after a disappointing end to last season, is it time for the Eagles to think about their future plans? If so, a Jalen Hurts trade would provide them with cash and salary cap relief, which they could use to extend more of their homegrown talent.
Update: Damaging winds and penny-sized hail expected with thunderstorms to hit Erie County Wednesday
On Wednesday at 12:56 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning valid until 1:15 p.m. for Erie County. The storms are packing wind gusts of up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches). "At 12:56 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over North East, or...
Erie Digital News Now Highlights: July 24
Erie Digital News Now Content at your fingertips. Caught on Camera: a breaching whale landed on a boat in Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire nearly capsizing a boat with two men on board. Big Stories. Harris Campaign & President Biden's Speech. Donald Trump Heeds Secret Service Advice: No More Outdoor Rallies.
Lake Erie Arboretum Temporarily Closes Slides at Frontier Park
The slides at Frontier Park are closed due to construction. The Lake Erie Arboretum (LEAF) announced the closure on social media. The bad news is, our slides are temporarily closed while a construction crew works at the bottom. The GOOD NEWS is, there will soon be beautiful benches at the bottom of the slides!
Convicted of murder in Texas, Erie man returns to face charges in 2018 fatal shooting
For nearly six years, Marcus A. Gibbs dodged local authorities who wanted him on charges of killing his girlfriend in her east Erie apartment — first by fleeing the city and eluding apprehension out of state, then by getting charged and convicted in Texas of killing another person. Gibbs, a former Erie resident,...
Is it a Guinness record? Erie native has transplant 50 years after heart-valve surgeries
The artificial valves implanted in Mary Ann Kozlowski's heart 50 years ago now reside in a cup on one of the Erie native's book shelves. Kozlowski, 69, no longer needs them, except as souvenirs. She underwent heart transplant surgery June 10 at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, where she now lives. ...
PA Turnpike to get rid of traditional tolls on this stretch of highway
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission announced Wednesday that tolls on the turnpike east of Reading and on the Northeast Extension would switch to open road tolling in January 2025. What is open road tolling?. Open road tolling systems charge tolls via sensors overhead and in the roadway that determine each vehicle's...
PECO Celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day
PECO lineworkers ensure service reliability for 1.7 million customers in southeastern Pennsylvania. Each year on July 10, PECO joins utilities across the country to honor lineworkers who work tirelessly to provide our customers with the safe, reliable energy service they depend on to power their lives. We recognize the lineworkers...
Water Privatization Is on the Rise in Pa. Here’s What You Need to Know
This story was produced by the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up for our north-central Pa. newsletter, Talk of the Town, at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. A Pennsylvania commission oversees more than 150 water utilities statewide, most of which are privately owned, and the number of systems acquired by for-profit companies has risen in recent years. While there are benefits to water privatization, like more financial resources and staffing, there are also downsides. For example, municipal officials lose their power to regulate, and that can limit local authority when communities have issues...
Company news: Chris Cochran promoted by Tops Friendly Markets
Tops Friendly Markets, a full-service grocery retailer in New York, northern Pennsylvania, and Vermont, announced the promotion of Chris Cochran to store manager at the Sandy Creek Tops store. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By...
With high school football a month away, the Mid-Penn Conference holds Media Day
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Players, coaches, and fans are ready. The high school football season begins just one month from Wednesday. Teams flocked to Cumberland Valley High School as the Mid-Penn Conference hosted Media Day for players and coaches. Teams from around Pennsylvania have been hard at work this offseason...
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