2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (321+ words) PITTSBURGH — Pete Crow-Armstrong was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Chicago Cubs to an 11-0 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. Shota Imanaga (7-8) held Pittsburgh to four hits in six innings, striking out four…...

2+ hour ago   (299+ words) PITTSBURGH — Ryan O’Hearn hit a grand slam on his 33rd birthday, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Chicago Cubs 8-7 Sunday to avoid being swept in the three-game series. The Cubs nearly erased a six-run deficit. Seiya Suzuki hit a two-run home run…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (421+ words) Levi Yetter won Friday’s Late Models main event at Lernerville Speedway. He held off second-place Colton Flinner, who climbed from a seventh-place starting spot, and pole sitter Ken Schaltenbrand. It’s Yetter’s second win in less than two months at the…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (749+ words) BUTLER TWP — Whenever Summer Dramatics Project executive producer Tanya Collins runs into a problem, she finds herself asking, “What would Gordon do?” Collins said that it was the minutiae behind the scenes that longtime director Gordon Cavalero took care of....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (825+ words) OGUNQUIT, Maine — Giant metal roosters are popping up on lawns in and around a coastal Maine community and as far away as New Zealand in support of a 6-year-old autistic girl and her love of the colorful creations. David and Sara…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (356+ words) Standing tall and verdant at the midsummer season, obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) — known as false dragonhead — is an ambitious, flowering plant that easily establishes and spreads. It is native from Quebec to Manitoba in Canada and south to Florida and…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (871+ words) A recent outbreak of cyclosporiasis — a parasitic infection that causes watery, explosive diarrhea — has made headlines across the U.S. The cyclosporiasis outbreak was linked to iceberg lettuce from California-based Taylor Farms, which obtained the produce from central Mexico. Several…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (188+ words) A nearly 100-year-old Butler County fuel distributor has officially entered the ice cream space. Purvis Brothers of Mars opened ice cream shop Cosmic Treats & Sweets within the former Mars Pizza at 509 Pittsburgh St. The menu features a changing selection of…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (117+ words) Allegheny Health Network has named the new president of AHN West Penn Hospital. Doug Johnston will take over the position effective Aug. 1. He previously served as the hospital’s chief operating officer. As president, Johnston will work in close partnership with…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1021+ words) BANGKOK — U.S. President Donald Trump's latest set of tariffs drew objections Friday from America's trading partners including China and Japan, with Australia's trade minister slamming them as “completely unjustified.” The administration announced tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies late Thursday, saying…...