Phillies have no plans to pitch prized prospect Painter in spring training
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies have no plans to pitch prized prospect Andrew Painter in spring training games as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. The 21-year-old Painter hurt his elbow during spring...
View ArticleJoel Embiid ejected after drawing 2 technicals in game against Spurs
By Aaron Barcy PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid was ejected in the first half of Monday night’s game against San Antonio after drawing two technical fouls. Referee Jenna Schroeder...
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Berks girls basketball: Amaya Stewart leads Wyomissing over Berks Catholic
Division 1 recruit Amaya Stewart scored 21 points to lead Wyomissing to a 37-34 high school girls basketball victory over Berks Catholic on Monday night. Stewart, who has committed to the University at...
View ArticleSidney Crosby ties franchise assists record as Penguins top Flyers
By Dan Scifo PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Flyers 7-3 on...
View ArticleToday in History: December 24, former defense secretary pardoned in...
Today is Tuesday, Dec. 24, the 359th day of 2024. There are seven days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve. Today in history: On Dec. 24, 1992, President George H.W. Bush pardoned former Defense...
View ArticleBusiness Weekly Agenda for December 24
Wednesday January 8 The TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce will host a “Membership Breakfast: Leading with Impact,” 8 to 9:30 a.m., Spring Hollow Golf Club, 3550 Schuylkill Road, Spring City. This...
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Patient service rep uses her own weight loss experience to help others
Kimberley Mazza greets every patient at the Reading Hospital Weight Loss Surgery and Wellness Center in the same way she was greeted when she began her weight loss journey — with a smile. Mazza said...
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New cat café in Berks offers a ‘purr-fect’ respite
Anyone who appreciates specialty coffees, homemade pastries, unusual house plants and cats —- may benefit from a visit to Kitt’s Café and Gandalf’s Garden, a cat café that opened recently in...
View ArticleLetter: Democrats rely on usual tactic in opposing Cabinet picks
Since President-elect Donald Trump began to announce his Cabinet picks, the Democrats and many in the media have implemented their usual tactic of denigration and negativity towards those chosen to...
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Sen. Bob Casey is making plans for the future that do not involve...
Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, after narrowly losing reelection to a fourth term, is now making plans for the future that, for the first time since 1997, do not involve serving in a public office...
View ArticlePa. lawmakers talk of requiring gas detectors in buildings after chocolate...
On March 24, 2023, a natural gas-fueled explosion tore apart a candy company building in a working-class neighborhood in West Reading, killing seven people and injuring 11 — and now some in the state...
View ArticleOperation Holiday: Grandmother of autistic child relies on social services
Thanks to Family Services of Montgomery County, Beth and her granddaughter Holly, are on time to important appointments. The agency supplies transportation for the granddaughter in private vehicles....
View ArticleProsecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal...
By MORGAN LEE, Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal...
View ArticleBiden vetoes once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal judgeships, citing...
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday vetoed a once-bipartisan effort to add 66 federal district judgeships, saying “hurried action” by the House left...
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South Korea’s political tumult continues as opposition vows to impeach acting...
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s main liberal opposition party said Tuesday it will seek to impeach acting leader Han Duck-soo, as Seoul...
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Heavy travel day starts with brief grounding of all American Airlines flights
By MATT OTT and HALELUYA HADERO WASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive...
View ArticleDaily docket: December 24, 2024
Daily thought And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.” Luke 2:10 — Transformative Solutions Network
View ArticleA blast at a Turkish ammunition factory kills 11 people
ISTANBUL (AP) — An explosion at an ammunition factory in northwest Turkey left 11 dead and five injured Tuesday morning. The blast occurred in Balikesir province, according to the state-run Anadolu...
View ArticleFor some FSA dollars, it’s use it or lose it at year’s end
By TOM MURPHY, Associated Press A big shopping deadline is drawing near for some people, and it has nothing to do with the holidays. Millions of people use flexible spending accounts to help pay for...
View ArticleNew childhood leukemia protocol is ‘tremendous win’
A new treatment protocol for the most common form of childhood cancer has “instantly” changed how doctors treat pediatric leukemia — and provided a first-in-decades boost for the long-term survival and...
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