News
Daily Item Video
- News
-
-
Oil sheen spreading from Gulf platform explosion
NEW ORLEANS, La. — A mile-long oil sheen is spreading today from an offshore petroleum platform burning in the Gulf of Mexico off Lousiana, west of the site of BP's massive spill.
-
Earl approaching East Coast today with 145 mph winds
BUXTON, N.C. — The last ferries pulled away from North Carolina's vulnerable barrier islands today as Hurricane Earl spins closer with winds near 125 mph.
-
Former Steelers plan Flight 93 fundraising dinner
PITTSBURGH - Former running back Rocky Bleier and other ex-Pittsburgh Steelers are organizing a fundraising dinner to benefit the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville.
-
R.B. Winter State Park’s labor day is Tuesday
FOREST HILL - A popular swimming spot for Valley and out-of-town vacationers will be reduced in size Tuesday as R.B. Winter State Park staff lower Halfway Lake’s water level and rebuild its beach.
-
Discovery Channel hostage-taker hated programming
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A gunman police shot to death after he took hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters said he hated the company's shows such as "Kate Plus 8" because they promote population growth and its environmental programming because it did little to save the planet.
-
Police: Woman zaps herself and brother with a stun gun
NORTH EAST, Pa. — Police say an Erie-area woman somehow managed to zap both herself and her brother with a stun gun during a drunken dispute.
-
Bucknell could get $200,000 for early retirees’ health costs
Bucknell University could get about $200,000 from a new federal program that subsidizes health-care costs for employees who retire too early to qualify for Medicare.
-
New Danville band director to debut at alma mater
The Danville High School Ironmen Marching Band has a new director and a new fall show.
-
$40,000 still needed to install bowl slide at Liberty Splashland
NORTHUMBERLAND - Northumberland borough could get $40,000 to cover the cost of installing a bowl slide at the water park it owns.
-
All Home Days still honors returning veterans
piece of Americana is the best way to describe Ralpho Township All Home Days, the small-town Labor Day weekend celebration that annually draws more than 10,000 people to the Ralpho Township Community Park.
- More News Headlines
-
