Sunday 20th May, 2012

• Locke won't be used in short relief

  Pittsburgh Pirates

  '); } DETROIT -- Jeff Locke checked in from a day-long trip -- Lehigh Valley to Buffalo to Philadelphia to Detroit -- ready for duty he wasn't about to get. The left-hander has spent ...

• Hanrahan finding success with his slider

  Pittsburgh Pirates

  '); } DETROIT-- Joel Hanrahan has been good when it most matters -- nine conversions in 10 save opportunities. But the Pirates closer's outings have been a bit too exciting, only four ...

• Sir Patrick Stewart to attend 2012 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con

  Examiner

  Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con , Stewart and Wizard World, Inc. announced today. He joins William Shatner "Captain Kirk", Avery Brooks "Captain Sisko", Kate Mulgrew ...

• UN. nuclear agency chief heads to Tehran

  Centre Daily Times

  The U.N. nuclear agency chief says he is "positive" about the chances of clinching a deal with Iran that would allow his organization to resume a probe into whether Tehran worked on atomic ...

• Sharapova beats Li Na to retain Italian Open title

  Centre Daily Times

  Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning his semifinal match against compatriot David Ferrer at the Italian Open tennis tournament, in Rome, Saturday, May 19, 2012. GREGORIO BORGIA - AP ...

• 2 more activists charged related to NATO summit

  Centre Daily Times

  This undated photo provided May 20, 2012, by the Chicago Police Department shows Sebastian Senakiewicz, 24, of Chicago. Chicago police said Sunday, May 20, 2012, that Senakiewicz has been charged ...

• Worley expects to start throwing again soon

  Philadelphia Phillies

  '); } PHILADELPHIA --- Phillies right-hander Vance Worley said before Sunday's game against the Red Sox that he should start throwing again in the next few days. "We'll see ...

• Polanco remains out with left ankle sprain

  Philadelphia Phillies

  '); } PHILADELPHIA --- Phillies third baseman Placido Polanco was not in the lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Red Sox with a mild sprain in his left ankle. It's the ...

• 2 Pa. residents rescued after boat capsizes in NJ

  Associated Press

  ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) -- A Coast Guard crew has rescued two Pennsylvania residents from the hull of a boat that capsized in waters off central New ...

• For NY farmers, fracking means salvation _ or ruin

  Associated Press

  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- When Dan Fitzsimmons looks across the Susquehanna River and sees the flares of Pennsylvania gas wells, he thinks bitterly of the riches beneath his own land locked up by the ...

• Strong quake kills at least 4 in northern Italy

  Delco Times

  Residents view damage caused by a magnitude-6.0 temblor in Finale Emilia northern Italy, Sunday, May 20, 2012. One of the worst quakes to hit northeast Italy in hundreds of years rattled the region ...

• PSU alum launches car repair site

  Centre Daily Times

  A new company founded by Penn State graduate John Formento Jr. has launched a website that will create a searchable database of local auto repair shops.Pennsylvania residents can use Onlinemechanix. ...

• 2 men treated after rabid fox bite in eastern Pa.

  Centre Daily Times

  Health authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a fox that bit a man who was visiting Bethlehem has tested positive for rabies.Officials say the man bitten Wednesday and another man who reported a ...

• Woman seeks appeal in 1997 Pa. child's slaying

  Centre Daily Times

  A woman serving life in prison in the beating death of a 4-year-old west-central Pennsylvania girl a decade and a half ago is asking a judge to restore her appeal rights so she can seek a new ...

• Police say 5 die as plane crashes in Bosnia

  Centre Daily Times

  Police say five people were killed when a small sports plane crashed in Bosnia's northwest.Mirna Soja, a spokesperson for Banja Luka police, told the AP on Sunday that the Cesna plane burst ...

• Pirates place Grilli on bereavement list

  Pittsburgh Pirates

  '); } DETROIT -- Jason Grilli, the Bucs' invaluable setup reliever, was placed on the Bereavement List Sunday morning following the death of his wife's ...

• Bomb victim's dad calls al-Megrahi death 'relief'

  Associated Press

  GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania man who lost his 21-year-old daughter in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing says the death of the only person convicted in the case "is to a degree a ...

• Son: Libyan convicted in Lockerbie bombing is dead

  Delco Times

  A police officer walks by the nose of Pan Am flight 103 in a field near the town of Lockerbie, Scotland where it lay after a bomb aboard exploded, killing a total of 270 people, in this December 21, ...

• Boston Celtics' trident skewers Philadelphia 76ers

  Axcess News

  (AXcess News) - If you were looking to teach a clinic on what it takes to win an NBA basketball game, this would be exhibit A. The Boston Celtics, visiting the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday night, ...

• Lockerbie bomber dies more than two years after release

  The Pittsburgh Channel

  Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and a family member said. He was ...

• Man charged in 2 western Pa. shooting deaths

  Associated Press

  Twenty-one-year-old Julian Davis was arrested in West Mifflin on Thursday and charged with criminal homicide in the death of 22-year-old Shakkeem Harris of East Liberty, who was killed near the back ...

• Pittsburgh Pirates Beat Detroit Tigers 4-3 With A Pair Of Two-run Homers By Andrew McCutchen

  Huffington Post

  Detroit Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta, left, tags out Pittsburgh Pirates' Yamaico Navarro (36) trying to steal second base in the fourth inning of an interleague baseball game, Saturday, May ...

• Two Delco men answer call to priesthood; 'born to serve God'

  Delco Times

  Left, Deacon Anthony Hangholt outside of Holy Saviour School in Linwood. Right, Deacon Tim McGuire outside of St. Philomena Church in Lansdowne. Both Hangholt and McGuire were ordained as priests ...

• Chester Upland School District discusses 2012-13 budget

  Delco Times

  jkopp@delcotimes.com @DT_JohnKopp CHESTER - Chester Upland School District acting Superintendent Tony Watson presented on Thursday a series of cost-cutting and revenue-generating measures the ...

• Darby police chief: Borough safe despite troubles

  Delco Times

  By LAURA WISELEYTimes Correspondent DARBY BOROUGH - In the wake of renewed concerns about police department staffing issues, borough officials are hoping to reassure residents that the town remains ...

• Special meaning for annual Brad Schoener Memorial Fun Walk/Run and Music Festival

  Delco Times

  Times staff / ERIC HARTLINE Current and former Upper Darby High School students took part in the fourth annual Brad Schoener Memorial Fun Walk/Run and Music Festival ...

• TRAVELOGUE: Bridges of Delaware County troubled

  Delco Times

  Despite a decision by the courts, the Third Street Bridge/Dam reconstruction project continues to be debated in Media. If you need to take a bridge to get somewhere be prepared to either take a ...

• Cardinal's presence felt at Pa. church-abuse trial

  Delco Times

  By MARYCLAIRE DALE,Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua died just weeks before his longtime aide went on trial in the alleged cover-up of sexual assaults by priests ...

• Operation First Response is making big difference

  Delco Times

  Times staff / ERIC HARTLINE U.S. Army Sgt. Joel Tavera, left, and his father, Jose, take part in Saturday's Walk for the Wounded. Tavera lost sight in both eyes when he was wounded in Iraq in ...

• Obama sees 'emerging consensus' on economic fix

  Delco Times

  President Barack Obama briefs journalists following the G-8 Summit Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) CAMP DAVID, Md. (AP) - Confronting an economic crisis that ...

• Newtown Square woman is big winner in Daily Times' 'Choose Your Stay Giveaway'

  Delco Times

  By The Times Staff Delco is full of winners today, snagging both prizes in our "Choose Your Stay Giveaway" contest.Congratulations to Diana Hayes of Newtown Square. She’s won our ...

• Open house today at Bethel log house

  Delco Times

  The Southery Log House on Bethel Road in Bethel Township was built in the late 1600s. The public is invited to tour the house today, from 1-4 p.m. BETHEL - The public is invited to tour the ...

• Glenolden council makes decisions

  Delco Times

  By LAURA WISELEYTimes Correspondent GLENOLDEN - Borough council spent its most recent business meeting unanimously approving a number of ordinances and resolutions.Among the moves approved are an ...

• We have two Delco winners of cash, dream vacations in our 'Choose Your Stay Giveaway' contest

  Delco Times

  DelcoTimes.com , as well as more than 30,000 other readers across the region who are playing our vacation getaway contest.First we helped you with the skyrocketing cost of gasoline. Then we put some ...

• Changes in store for Fraser Street

  Centre Daily Times

  STATE COLLEGE — Plans to continue sprucing up Fraser Street are moving ahead, and likely will figure into the borough’s latest downtown master plan update. A draft of the new plan is set ...

• Obama touts reforms after bank's $2 billion loss

  Delco Times

  By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Saturday pointed again to the multi-billion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase as a reason Congress should ...

• Chesco police officer struck by car

  Delco Times

  A Tredyffrin Easttown police officer was seriously injured when he was struck by a car after responding to a neighborhood to investigate a burglary alarm, authorities ...

• Looking back: Decades of change at Cal U.

  Observer Reporter

  amcneil@observer-reporter.com Over the last two decades, former California University of Pennsylvania President Angelo Armenti Jr. led the school through 14 years of consecutive enrollment growth ...

• The Carrie Furnaces an integral part of U.S. history

  Observer Reporter

  sbeveridge@observer-reporter.com RANKIN - Gary Condon went into a routine meeting with other steelworkers at the Homestead Works of U.S. Steel on a Thursday in 1981, expecting to learn his schedule ...

• Former Fallowfield officer jailed

  Observer Reporter

  This article has been read 103 times. A former Fallowfield Township police officer who went to prison for stealing drugs from his department's evidence locker was in the Washington County ...

• Alberto prompts tropical storm watch for coastal S.C.

  The Pittsburgh Channel

  A large swath of coastal South Carolina is under a tropical storm watch due to Alberto, the first named tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane ...

• Dogs, cats rescued from filthy house

  The Pittsburgh Channel

  Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived Saturday evening in the United States, bringing an end to a diplomatic firestorm that erupted after he escaped from house arrest and took to ...

• Thunder rally past Lakers, take 3-1 series lead

  Centre Daily Times

  Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant, right, shoots as he is pressured by Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference ...

• Haren loses 4th straight start as Angels fall

  Centre Daily Times

  Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, left, argues a call with first base umpire Doug Eddings afte Angels' Mike Trout was called out at first base during the fourth inning in an interleague ...

• MLS: Philadelphia 1, FC Dallas 1

  UPI

  Carlos Rodriguez and headed it into the bottom-left corner. Philadelphia (2-6-2) has not won since April 21 when it beat Chivas USA. Blas Perez scored in the 7th minute for Dallas (3-6-4), which ...

• State College master plan update stresses unity

  Centre Daily Times

  Alan Sam, project manager for State College’s master plan, is working closely with Penn State and others to create a seamless town-and-gown transition. “It’s not going to happen ...

• Drivers may see delays with more Whitehall Road work

  Centre Daily Times

  The state Department of Transportation will be continuing work on the three-mile stretch of the Whitehall Road/ University Drive improvement project from state Route 26 to Atherton Street starting ...

• Manny Ramirez Ks 3 times in minor league game

  Centre Daily Times

  Manny Ramirez, of the Sacramento RiverCats, sits in the visiting team dugout before a Triple-A baseball game against the Albuquerque Isotopes in Albuquerque, N.M., Saturday, May 19, 2012. In advance ...

• Holland gives up 3 homers in 6-5 loss to Astros

  Centre Daily Times

  Texas Rangers pitcher Derek Holland adjusts his cap after giving up a two-run homer to Houston Astros' Justin Maxwell in the fifth inning of a baseball game Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Houston. ...

• Blanton struggles as Phillies fall to Red Sox 7-5

  Centre Daily Times

  Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, left, talks with starting pitcher Joe Blanton after pulling him in the fifth inning of an interleague baseball game with the Boston Red Sox, Saturday, ...

• Cubs fall 10 games under with loss to White Sox

  Centre Daily Times

  Chicago White Sox's Adam Dunn (32) watches his solo home run against the Chicago Cubs during the eighth inning of an interleague baseball game ,Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Chicago. JIM PRISCHING ...

• Lee goes for first win in rubber game vs. Boston

  Philadelphia Phillies

  The Red Sox and Phillies each send their ace to the mound on Sunday for the rubber match of a three-game series. Josh Beckett starts for Boston, looking to win back-to-back starts for the first ...

• Westmoreland's public alert system set to send texts

  Pittsburgh Tribune Review

  Workers and the public can register for Nixle through the park police's page on the county website: www.co.westmoreland.pa.us. Run a query to see if ...

• McCutchen powers Pirates past Tigers

  The Pittsburgh Channel

  Andrew McCutchen hit a pair of two-run homers and A.J. Burnett pitched six solid innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Tigers on ...

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