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Penguins Need More From Sidney Crosby
The Pittsburgh Penguins have stumbled out of the gate in the 2024-25 season. With a 3-4-0 record through their first seven games, the Penguins have seen a few different areas of concern sprout throughout the lineup. While goaltending and defense have been the low points, there is one key player who has had an unexpectedly slow start.
Captain Sidney Crosby is still one of the greatest players in the world, even at age 37, but the Penguins aren’t seeing his best work to start the new season. After a summer of contract drama and pundits begging for his departure from Pittsburgh, Crosby hasn’t done much to show why staying was the right move.
In seven games played, Crosby has six points, which doesn’t sound terrible, but you have to look at the details. Only one of those points is a goal, and he’s recorded points in just three of the Penguins’ first seven games.
There’s been enough production to hit the 1,600-point milestone, but something has just felt off about Crosby.
It’s been seven games, and aside from a good performance against the struggling Buffalo Sabres, Crosby hasn’t taken games over like he normally does. Evgeni Malkin has taken the spotlight as the show stealer, but Crosby needs to get back to his normal self.
There is no doubt Crosby will get there, too, it’s just been an unusual first couple of weeks. Considering he opened 2023-24 with a four-game point streak and 22 points (12G-10A) through the first 16 games, so much more has been expected this year.
Crosby was a minus-three in the Penguins’ recent 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets and is a minus-four on the season. It’s been a tough start to the year and the road is only getting more challenging.
It’s not fair to say Crosby has been invisible to start an important year for the Penguins, but he hasn’t been at his best. The Penguins need their leader to be at his best if they want any chance at competing for the playoffs.
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A man from Fayette County has been arrested and is facing over 1,000 charges related to alleged animal cruelty and neglect.
Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said that John Saxberg, 57, is facing charges in connection with what he called “a suspected illegal kennel operation” in Washington Township.
According to DA Aubele, Saxberg is accused of subjecting numerous animals to “deplorable conditions” and “circumstances constituting torture,” adding that approximately ten animals suffered serious bodily injuries.
Court records show that Saxberg is facing 1,029 criminal charges in total with offenses including aggravated cruelty to animals, cruelty to animals, neglect of animals, penalties related to dog licensing, and violations of vaccine requirements.
52 of the charges that Saxberg is facing are felonies, according to court records.
Online court paperwork shows that Saxberg was arraigned on Tuesday afternoon and is being held in the Fayette County Prison after bail was posted at $85,000.
A preliminary hearing for Saxberg is scheduled for late next week.
An Allegheny County park with 200-year-old trees has been added to a growing network of protected and publicly accessible old-growth forests.
Local leaders announced on Tuesday that Hartwood Acres is now part of the Old-Growth Forest Network, which consists of over 340 forests, though this is Allegheny County’s first.
The 692-acre property features a Tudor mansion built in 1929, and while about a quarter of the park is maintained, the other 75% is forested. Some of the oldest trees include a black oak that’s over 200 years old, and a sugar maple and red oak that are nearing 200 years old.
“Hartwood Acres is one of Allegheny County’s greatest natural treasures, and this designation recognizes both the ecological value of these forests and the generations of stewardship that have protected them,” Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato said in a press release. “As we work to build an Allegheny County where everyone can thrive, that includes ensuring residents have access to clean air, green spaces, and the opportunity to connect with nature close to home.”
The Old-Growth Forest Network, founded in 2012, aims to create a national network of protected, mature and native forests that are accessible to the public. The goal is to preserve at least one forest in every U.S. county that can sustain a forest.
“The importance of the preservation of these rare forests cannot be overemphasized,” said Brian Kane, the Mid-Atlantic regional manager with the Old-Growth Forest Network. “As seen at Hartwood Acres, forests perform critical environmental services that benefit communities, such as storing carbon, providing wildlife habitat, and retaining stormwater. OGFN is grateful that Allegheny County values its old-growth forests and will enable its residents and visitors to marvel at these old hardwoods far into the future as they grow even more mature and majestic.”
An overturned truck spilled hazardous materials onto the 62nd Street Bridge late Monday night and crews spent several hours working to contain the spill.
The Cherry City Volunteer Fire Company said it was assistant on a “large scale hazmat incident” along with crews from Allegheny County Emergency Services and the city of Pittsburgh’s Bureau of Fire.
A truck turned onto its side on the Sharpsburg side of the Senator Robert D. Fleming Bridge, also known as the 62nd Street Bridge, late Monday night and the fire company said crews were working to contain the leak.
An aerial view from the KDKA Drone Team around 3 a.m. Tuesday showed the large response from crews working at the scene of the crash.
A first responder told KDKA’s news crew at the scene that the chemical that was spilled was peroxide and the fire company said crews were working to keep the material from entering drainage systems.
Around 4 a.m. Tuesday, the fire company provided an update and said that all “hazardous materials have been mitigated,” but that the bridge is expected to remain closed for an extended period of time.
Drivers are being urged to use alternate routes for the morning commute.
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