RICHMOND, Va. — Ryan Blaney can’t fully explain his recent dominance in NASCAR qualifying, but he attributed Mother Nature with an assist Friday at Richmond Raceway. The Team Penske driver captured his third pole position in the past five races and the 16th of his Cup Series career, ...
Warren native Matt Rutherford will have to wait until 2027 to complete another record-setting solo voyage. Rutherford, 45, was forced to end his attempt to circumnavigate the Arctic Ocean solo, a journey of about 10,000 nautical miles. According to a news release issued Thursday, ...
PITTSBURGH — Rookie Drew Allar threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another during an impressive debut as the Pittsburgh Steelers surged past the Green Bay Packers 28-9 in the preseason opener on Thursday night. Allar, a third-round pick from Penn State, was 10 of 13 for 154 yards, ...
WEATHERFIELD — The township has joined other communities in placing a 12-month moratorium on fiber optic installation along township roads. Trustee Ed Whittaker said at the August meeting there is nothing against any specific company that has done the installation work in the township. However, there is a concern about the way the fiber optics have been installed. “We want to make sure protocols are in place and are being followed,” Whitaker said. Trustees this week passed legislation under emergency measures that impose the 12-month moratorium on the installation of underground ...
DETROIT — Keider Montero pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers blanked the Cleveland Guardians 3-0 on Thursday despite failing to record a strikeout. The Tigers became the first team to blank an opponent without a strikeout since Rick Porcello did it to the ...
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty on Friday to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, admitting matter-of-factly that he trailed the executive to an investor conference and gunned him down on a New York City street in 2024. Mangione, 28, said he made a gun with the aid of a 3D printer, traveled to New York and used a ruse — posing as an investor at a multibillion-dollar firm — to contact the company for details on the event. "On the morning of Dec. 4, 2024, I shot Mr. Thompson in Manhattan, and he died," Mangione told the ...
