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‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him

LOS ANGELES — A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling actor Matthew Perry the ketamine that kil...

April 08, 2026 People

Rex Heuermann pleads guilty to murder charges and admits he killed 8 women in the Gilgo Beach case

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island architect who led a secret life as a serial killer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to murdering seven women and admitted he killed an eighth i...

April 08, 2026 National News

Jim Whittaker, first American to climb Everest, dies at 97

SEATTLE — Jim Whittaker, who in 1963 became the first American to reach the top of Mount Everest, has died. He was 97. Whittaker’s 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Ever...

April 08, 2026 National News

Alex Ovechkin says he’s waiting until after Capitals’ season to decide his hockey future

Alex Ovechkin says he is waiting until after the Washington Capitals’ season is over to decide whether he’s calling it a career or returning to play one more year. ...

April 08, 2026

Presentation at the Civil War Roundtable

Greater Pittsburgh Civil War Roundtable will have a presentation from Ronald Kirkwood, titled “Too Much For Human Endurance.” The talk will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, A...

April 08, 2026 Weekend Entertainment

Padres take series from Pirates on Nick Castellanos’ two-run double, Jake Cronenworth's homer

SAN DIEGO — Nick Castellanos hit a two-run double, Jake Cronenworth added a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 Wednesday. Castellanos’...

April 08, 2026 Professional

Pirates sign SS Konnor Griffin to franchise record 9-year deal worth at least $140 million

PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates earl...

April 08, 2026 Professional

Play bingo for the South Butler Community Library

Bastin Distillery will host bingo on Saturday, April 11, as a fundraiser for the South Butler Community Library. Bingo will be for cash prizes, and will begin at 6 p.m. a...

April 08, 2026 Weekend Entertainment

‘The Wizard of Oz’ coming to Butler Catholic School

Butler Catholic School will stage “The Wizard of Oz” this month. Performances will be at 7 p.m. April 16, 17 and 18, and at 2 p.m. April 18 at Butler Catholic School, 515...

April 08, 2026 Weekend Entertainment

Penn Township starting Touch-A-Truck Fundraiser

Event held alongside Food Truck Family Night at Penn Christian Academy Penn Township will host its first Touch-A-Truck Fundraiser on Friday, April 24. The Touch-A-Truck F...

April 08, 2026 Weekend Entertainment

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