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Kentucky's curious cast of political characters
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (1302+ words) Rep. Thomas Massie is just one of a tradition of powerful and iconoclastic politicians from Kentucky. WASHINGTON " Rep. Thomas Massie (R. , Ky.) is no ordinary politician. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology-educated member of Congress from a rural county, he lives off…...
Tennessee tops Virginia in a thriller to head from Philadelphia to the Sweet 16
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (408+ words) If the lack of an upset on Friday in Philadelphia's NCAA Tournament games left fans disappointed, the consolation prize was a high-level contest to start Sunday's doubleheader. No. 6 seed Tennessee and No. 3 Virginia treated a full and loud arena to…...
Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) Demand is slumping due to Trump's tariff fight with Canada and Europe and lower domestic consumption. Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries in Kentucky for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates…...
Coaching Richmond star Maggie Doogan can be "stressful. Aaron Roussell wouldnt have it any other way.
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1416+ words) Since her days at Cardinal O'Hara, Doogan has been a basketball sponge. The senior "wouldn't want to spend my last year anywhere else" after leading the Spiders' rise. NEW YORK " Maggie Doogan turned and launched a three-pointer from the top…...
Reports: James Franklin to become Virginia Tech coach
6+ mon, 8+ hour ago (480+ words) Franklin appears set to take over a program that was once an ACC power but last won the conference championship in 2010. Just over five weeks after being dismissed by Penn State, James Franklin has reportedly landed his next coaching job....
A Port Richmond man sold T-shirts for a war memorial that opened this week in Philly history
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (459+ words) Steve Kwasiborski singlehandedly brought in more than $100, 000 for the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which debuted on Oct. 26, 1987. He was a 5-foot-nothing 60-something with a three-pack-a-day Pall Mall habit and a hard name to pronounce " let alone spell. He shoved it…...
16-year-old boy shot in face in Port Richmond, 15-year-old boy detained
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (202+ words) It was not immediately clear if the Gaul Street shooting, which left the victim hospitalized in critical condition, was an accident or intentional, police said. A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot in the face…...
67-year-old man dies after fire erupts in Port Richmond house
8+ mon, 6+ day ago (93+ words) The fire was reported'in the basement'of a house on the 3200 block of Almond Street, police said. A 67-year-man died after a fire erupted at a house Thursday evening in the city's Port Richmond section, police said. The fire was reported…...
In Port Richmond, suburban developers seek to fill vacant lot with houses and apartments
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (689+ words) The Jenkintown-based developers are proposing 162 houses and apartments. One of the last large vacant lots in Port Richmond may be on its way to getting filled in, as Jenkintown-based developers hope to build 162 housing units. At 2620 Castor Ave. , a 94-unit…...
The Port Richmond library has finally reopened with a new roof and fresh honeybees
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (761+ words) The Free Library branch had been closed since December while it underwent a Rebuild renovation project. When the Richmond Library closed in December, the bees died. Inside the Port Richmond Free Library branch, a window has been outfitted to house…...