Flying high
The arsenal of loops and dives Angstrom Eberenz pulls off on a given day with his model plane is getting an impressive addition: a 10,000-mile swoop Down Under. Eberenz, 15, of Smithfield, will compete with Team USA at the 2026 Control Line Aircraft World Championships in Perth, Australia in ...
A West Virginia independent contractor is facing charges after being accused of failing to finish work on a Greene County home. Michael Brown, 62, of Maidsville, W.Va., had made a verbal agreement in October 2023 to perform work on the house in Greensboro, according to the criminal complaint. Homeowner Diane Pilon, who lives in Morgantown, W.Va., told police her family paid Brown the agreed-upon fee of $57,000 over the next two years. Brown has yet to finish the work, and was not responding to the Pilons’ requests for updates, the complaint alleges. Brown is charged with home improvement fraud and financial exploitation of an older adult. A preliminary hearing date had not ...
PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes spent last season pitching on a razor's edge, aware that one mistake could tilt the balance of a game, no matter how masterful the Pittsburgh Pirates ace might be. Not anymore. The offense that struggled to score whenever Skenes took the hill in 2025 — the main ...
Lainey Taylor homered, Makenna Lotspeich drove in two runs and Mapletown overcame an early five-run deficit to beat visiting Avella 9-6 in a five-inning Class A Section 2 game Tuesday. The game was called because of rain in the middle of the sixth inning. Avella scored two runs in the sixth ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — CJ Abrams went 3 for 4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs as the Washington Nationals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 on Tuesday night. Abrams hit a solo shot down the left-field line in the fourth inning to extend the Nationals' lead to 4-1. He also hit the third ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
A grilled cheese sandwich isn't just a lunchtime staple; it's a beloved cultural icon. There is a universal magic in the combination of ooey-gooey cheese, golden bread and a little butter - but in 2026, this comfort food classic is getting a functional upgrade. It's also safe to say grilled ...
