Raul Neto with a 2-pointer vs the Denver Nuggets
Raul Neto (Washington Wizards) with a 2-pointer vs the Denver Nuggets, 02/25/2021
The pop star is speaking out again following the February documentary "Framing Britney Spears."
A doctor for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is in the third week of a hunger strike, says his health is deteriorating rapidly and the 44-year-old Kremlin critic could be on the verge of death. Physician Yaroslav Ashikhmin said Saturday that test results he received from Navalny's family show him with sharply elevated levels of potassium, which can bring on cardiac arrest, and heightened creatinine levels that indicate impaired kidneys. Anastasia Vasilyeva, head of the Navalny-backed Alliance of Doctors union, said on Twitter that “action must be taken immediately.”
President Joe Biden has taken his first swing at a presidential pastime: golf. Biden, once an avid golfer, played Saturday at the Wilmington Country Club, not far from his Delaware home where he was spending the weekend. It was his first time playing golf since taking office in January.
Apr. 17—A microgrid consisting of more than 3,200 solar panels is under construction at a Pennsylvania Turnpike maintenance facility in Hempfield. Located at 241 AKH Maintenance Lane along the Amos K. Hutchinson Bypass, the facility is the only turnpike campus that will use solar panels for power. "The turnpike is looking into several other possibilities, but we would like to assess how this ...
The 56-year-old won a historic treble during his first season in charge at Bayern.
Apr. 17—Scottdale funeral director Frank Kapr says interest is soaring in a new federal program benefiting families who lost a loved one to covid-19 in 2020. The Federal Emergency Management Agency launched a phone hotline this week offering up to $9,000 per family for certain paid expenses. "You would be crazy not to apply if you lost a loved one to covid-19," said the owner of Frank Kapr ...
Apr. 17—Editor's note: This is an occasional series examining how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the lives of members of our community. Attorney Chris Haidze doesn't regret for a minute his decision to make a major career move in the middle of the covid-19 pandemic to become Westmoreland County special courts administrator. Even with the emergency sanitizing calls, new court social ...
Apr. 17—Here are some of the top stories for the week of April 12, 2021: —Aspinwall seeking $215,000 in grants for town upgrades Aspinwall residents could see townwide improvements thanks to three grants that council has applied for. Money would help pay for trail improvements at Fireman's Memorial Park, sewer separation along Western Avenue and work at the Aspinwall Volunteer Fire Department ...
A Connecticut middle school teacher who raised $41,000 to help hundreds of his struggling neighbors during the COVID-19 pandemic got an unwelcome surprise for his charitable efforts: a form stating he could owe $16,031 in income taxes. Louis Goffinet, 27, of Mansfield, began picking up groceries for elderly neighbors afraid to go to the store during the early days of the pandemic, often spending his own money. Given the great need, he later organized two fundraisers on Facebook over a year and helped hundreds of families with groceries, rent money and holiday gifts, the Hartford Courant reported, setting a $200 limit.
Apr. 17—Highlands School Board will vote Monday on hiring a new firm to provide unarmed security services for the district. The board will be voting on a three-year agreement with Universal Protection Service, doing business as Allied Universal Security Services, of Conshohocken, Montgomery County. The agreement began March 5 or 25; both dates were used in the service agreement. District ...
Apr. 17—A man who was beat up in a brawl on Pittsburgh's South Side last weekend has recanted his accusations that NFL defensive star Aaron Donald of Penn Hills was among the people who assaulted him, according to the man's attorney. The former Pitt star actually came to his rescue and pulled people away from Spriggs, who was on the ground as others kicked him, according to Todd Hollis, the ...
Apr. 17—For the fifth straight day, Pennsylvania has posted a new daily covid case number above 5,000 — something it has not done since mid-January. The state's seven-day case average rose to 4,949, with a total of 34,642 cases during that seven-day span. The last time the state's seven-day case average was over 5,000 was on Feb. 3, which is also the last time its seven-day case total exceeded ...
Alleged drunk driver drove through a crime scene in Feltonville: Police
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'Legends of Tomorrow' star Dominic Purcell says he's 'walking away' from the CW show.
After Aaron Rodgers scored a touchdown behind the Jeopardy! podium, the quiz show is going right back to the sports world for its latest guest host. Longtime Fox sports announcer Joe Buck will serve as Jeopardy! host for a stretch of episodes airing this mid-summer, the New York Post reports. No word yet on the […]
The American Cinema Editors’ 71st annual ACE Eddie Awards are underway Saturday, with the virtual ceremony set to bestow honors in 14 categories recognizing this wild year’s best in editing across film, TV and documentaries. In addition to the competitive categories, Spike Lee will be honored with the ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year […]
Apr. 17—The most important position on the football field understandably and justifiably will gain most of the attention at the top of the NFL Draft. For the first time since 1999, quarterbacks are expected to be taken with the first three picks. For the first time in draft history, which dates to 1936, quarterbacks might go off the board in the top four slots. Unlike 2017, when the Cleveland ...
Apr. 17—A couple district college baseball coaches visited Westmoreland County Community College to watch a few players work out a week ago. The coaches were looking for players who could help their team immediately. One player in particular was center fielder Tom Kegerreis, who was named National Junior College Athletic Association Division III National Player of the Week for the week of ...
Apr. 17—There were fewer than 12,000 people in American Family Field on Friday night, but all of them seemed to be rooting for JT Brubaker to fail. Funny thing: The louder the noise level grew in the third inning of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 6-1 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers, the more confident he felt. "It was just me feeding off the away crowd," he said. It was early in the game — the ...