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  • Pirates give up 4 solo homers lose to Reds 4-1

    Zack Cozart and Todd Frazier hit upper-deck homers off Liriano, and the Cincinnati Reds moved a season-high 15 games over .500 by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Monday ...

  • Keisel reels them in

    got to mix two of his favorite things, fishing and helping the kids at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, when he hosted a fishing event at Alpine Hunting and Fishing Club on Monday. Among those having the opportunity to fish with Keisel were patients from the hospital. Keisel hosts his annual Sheer 'Da Beard event to benefit Children's Hospital, is a frequent visitor ...

  • As lose 8-7 in opener of 4-game series at Texas

    Oakland Athletics manager Bob Melvin, left, pulls starter Dan Straily,right, in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers Monday, June 17, 2013, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony ...

  • Stantons 2 HRs lead Marlins past Diamondbacks 3-2

    Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton gets a high-five from teammate Juan Pierre, right, after Stanton hits a two-run home run, as Arizona Diamondbacks' Miguel Montero, left, looks on during the sixth inning of a baseball game on Monday, June 17, 2013, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. ...

  • U.D. man charged with rape after ex found video on phone

    By LINDA REILLYTimes Correspondent UPPER DARBY - A township man who used the victim’s cell phone to video himself sexually assaulting his former girlfriend while she slept is facing rape charges."He used her iPhone to videotape the attack and when she saw it she immediately reported it," police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. "How dumb can you be? This is stupidity to ...

Movie Review

Gladiator

After several years of major releases, it has finally become clear what the DreamWorks strategy is: Each summer, they try to revive some long-dormant Hollywood genre by giving it a splashy, special-effects-laden modern spin. In 1998, they successfully revived the flag-waving World War II epic with Steven Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan." Last summer, they tried (with considerably less success) t ... ...

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  • U.D. couple held for trial in rape case

    By LINDA REILLYTimes Correspondent UPPER DARBY - A couple who were arrested after a strip poker party turned ugly and two teens were allegedly raped were ordered held for trial after a preliminary hearing in district court.Lakief ‘Woo’ ‘Leon’ Bivins, 27, and Brittany Chanel Morris, 20, squatters in a Stonehurst home on the 7200 block of Lamport Road, Upper Darby, have ...

  • Bethel honors young author

    BETHEL - Supervisors, during a recent meeting recognized Bethel Springs Elementary School fourth grade pupil Kaitlyn Henning for being one of 13 fourth-grade winners in the county in this year’s Nicholas Spennato Young Authors Project.Kaitlyn, 10, who is the daughter of Christopher and Kim Henning, read her short story titled "Falling," to the board of supervisors and those in ...

  • Darby officials A.G.’s report ‘totally unfair’

    By LAURA WISELEYTimes Correspondent DARBY BOROUGH - Borough officials say they’re unhappy with a recent press release from the office of Auditor General Eugene DePasquale noting that the borough’s police pension plan is underfunded by nearly $2.7 million, saying it fails to report that the overwhelming majority of the county’s 49 municipalities face the same ...

  • County hires new liason for veterans affairs department

    MEDIA - The county has hired a new employee to fill the veterans liaison position for the Delaware County Department of Veterans Affairs.Matthew A. Cresta, 66, of Upper Darby, has been hired for this position, according to Bill Lovejoy, a county spokesman who is also director of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Cresta is a U.S. Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam ...

  • Drugs weapons seized by cops in Upland after two traffic stops

    cscharr@delcotimes.com @cindyscharr UPLAND - Police took drugs and two loaded guns off the street over the weekend, including a semi-automatic weapon with an altered serial number.The guns, along with suspected cocaine, marijuana and heroin, were confiscated during two traffic stops initiated by Officer Jay Rattman - the first on Friday night, the second Saturday morning.The suspects have both ...

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