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  • Spurs blow late lead beat Grizzlies 93-89 in OT

    San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker (9), of France, goes up for a shot against the Memphis Grizzlies defense during the first half in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric ...

  • Police Find More Live Mortar Shells Where Box Of Ammunition Exploded In Delaware

    – Bomb experts found a total of 11 other unexploded 40 millimeter projectiles that were about 6-inches long. "It's a projectile for a grenade system," Assistant Delaware State Fire Marshall Michael Chionchio said. The one that exploded critically injured William Hailey, whose father-in-law lives around the corner. "I just heard an explosion. I asked my wife 'did ...

  • Pa. Primary Results Yield Winners And Losers

    -- Harrisburg Mayor Linda Thompson lost the Democratic nomination for a second term Tuesday as challenger Eric Papenfuse emerged as the winner of a fiercely competitive primary contest. In other mayoral nomination contests, Democrats tapped veteran city Councilman William Peduto as their standard-bearer in Pittsburgh, city Tax Collector Bill Courtright as their nominee in Scranton and Kim ...

  • Rangers vs. Bruins Game 3 update Daniel Paille bouncing goal gives Bruins late winner

    The Bruins' Gregory Campbell reacts along with Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist and Michael Del Zotto to a goal by Bruins' Johnny Boychuk during the third period. (Seth ...

  • Blackhawks vs. Red Wings Game 3 recap Detroit frustrates Chicago wins 3-1

    Red Wings center Gustav Nyquist wraps up Blackhawks left wing Brandon Saad as defenseman Jakub Kindl watches during the first period. (Paul ...


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Movie Review

Ghosts of Mars

John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars starts out as a fairly effective sci-fi horrorshow, then quickly devolves into a mindless action movie that involves a small group of survivors machine-gunning hordes of possessed zombies. Carpenter, who cowrote the screenplay with Larry Sulkis, has an interesting central idea (even if it is lifted in part from Mario Bava's 1965 pulp thriller Planet of th ... ...

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  • Tonight in the NHL Rangers aim to get back in series

    Boston Bruins . According to coach John Tortorella, the Rangers played much better in the Game 2 blowout than in their overtime defeat in the series opener. The bottom line is this: for the second consecutive series, New York has dug an 0-2 hole on the road and will need to rebound quickly ...

  • Woman With Shovel Chases After Burglar Police

    Police say a woman was gardening outside her home on County Line Road in Radnor, Pa. around 10 a.m. Suddenly, police say, she heard a noise coming from her neighbor’s ...

  • Teen Gunned Down Outside Ritas Water Ice

    Police say a 19-year-old boy was standing outside Rita’s Water Ice on the 6900 block of Stenton Avenue Tuesday night shortly before 9:30 p.m. Suddenly he was approached by two gunmen who opened fire, according to police. The victim was struck in the chest and face. He was taken to Einstein Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 9:39 ...

  • Tornado Aftermath NBC10 in Oklahoma

    The day after a massive tornado touched down in Moore, Oklahoma, NBC10 has an anchor, reporter and meteorologist on the ground. Here's some of their images. Cars destroyed in the tornado path. "X" means the car was ...

  • Neighbors Help Police Nab Couple In Main Line Burglary

    - Fast-acting neighbors helped police nab a couple caught in the act of breaking into a house on the Main Line. Police say it all began with a 911 call for a burglary in progress on the 700 block of County Line Road in Upper Merion. No one was home at the time, but it turns out, the victim’s neighbor was. Police say the neighbor witnessed the ...

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