Community Corner

Five Things for July 6

What's going on around town today.

  • The Warminster Department of Parks and Recreation continues its free summer concert series tonight at the at 7 p.m. with a performance of high-energy traditional and contemporary Irish music by the Barley Boys.
  • The driver and passenger of a vehicle that slammed into a Byberry Road home, engulfing it into flames early Tuesday morning, perished in the blaze, sources confirmed to . Authorities have not yet identified the two people killed in the crash and subsequent blaze. A source close to the investigation said the bodies were so badly burnt that dental records will be used to discover the identities.
  • There's a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon with a high of 93 today, according to the National Weather Service.
  • Roger Clemens, one of the most imposing and accomplished pitchers in baseball history, is going on trial Wednesday to fight allegations that he used drugs to enhance his power on the mound, ABC News reports. Like other players who have been indicted in baseball's steroids era, Clemens has not been charged with drug crimes but instead is accused of lying about drug use. Clemens told a House committee under oath in 2008 that he never used performance-enhancing drugs during a standout 23-season career in which he won a record seven Cy Young Awards as his league's top pitcher.
  • On this day, July 6, 1785, the dollar is chosen as the monetary unit for the United States.


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