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City gathers to celebrate Uniontown’s Founding Day

Uniontown's Main Street and Storey Square hosted Founding Day this year, celebrating the city's establishment 250 years ago, in line with Independence Day. Activities included live music, food trucks, vendors, a presentation on Uniontown's significance with the Underground Railroad and free ...

Connellsville celebrates July 4th

The streets of downtown Connellsville were awash in red, white and blue Saturday as the community celebrating America's 250th birthday. Fire trucks, schools, bands and assorted community groups took to the street for the Fourth of July parade.

SPC approves four-year Transportation Improvement Program

A number of regional projects are included in the recently approved Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission (SPC) 2027–30 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which takes effect Oct. 1. The plan, which was approved unanimously by commission members at their June 22 meeting, will direct ...

Three data center regulating bills headed to state Senate

A trio of bills passed through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives could dramatically shape the future of data center development in the state. The first, known as HB 2650, would formally codify the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards introduced by Gov. ...

100-year-old volunteer brings cheer to Peters Meals on Wheels

One of Vida Kernich’s earliest memories is seeing her brother line his shoes with newspaper during the Depression. And on the third of the month, when Social Security checks arrive, she continues to give thanks for President Franklin Roosevelt, who signed the program into law when she was in ...

West Virginia man charged with vehicular homicide in October fatality

A West Virginia man is facing a vehicular homicide charge in connection to a crash that led to the death of a motorcyclist in Cecil Township in October. William Erwin Johnston, 93, of Wellsburg, W.Va., allegedly struck and killed John Charles Dinsmore, 67, of McDonald, Oct. 6 in the 3000 block ...