‘Your life matters’
State police are investigating an incident at an Albert Gallatin Area School District event Thursday night in which shaved ice served by a vendor contained insulin and broken glass, the district’s superintendent said in a Facebook post Thursday afternoon. No parents or students had reported any serious injuries or illness from the shaved ice, which was served at the A.L. Wilson Elementary School’s Trunk or Treat event, Superintendent Chris Pegg said in the statement, which was posted to the district’s Facebook page. Trooper Kalee Barnhart said the shaved ice truck vendor is cooperating fully with the investigation and had been the first one to alert others to the situation. ...
The potential closure of a Mon Valley frozen food processing plant will create a “territorial disaster” for the 252 workers – many of them immigrants – who are employed there, according to a Pittsburgh immigration attorney. Facing a lawsuit for allegedly defaulting on $90 million in ...
Greene County is turning to a local law firm to provide legal representation to clients of the public defender’s office until there is a long-term hire for the department. The commissioners voted Thursday to enter into a contract with Waynesburg firm Pollock Morris Belletti & Simms LLC. ...
Laurel Highlands senior Sara Reed compares the position as setter in volleyball to the quarterback in football. Both require the player to have a keen sense of what is going on at all times, communication and leadership skills, and the need to be there to make a play in crunch ...
Uniontown just missed out on qualifying for the WPIAL volleyball playoffs in Class 3A, but coach Paulina Nottingham’s team finished the season with a 3-2 victory over playoff-bound Belle Vernon in Section 3-3A play on Thursday night at A.J. Everhart Memorial Gymnasium. The Lady Red Raiders ...
Frazier advanced to the WPIAL Class A volleyball final last year, but lost to section rival Greensburg Central Catholic. The Lady Commodores are eager to return to the district championship match this season and avenge last year’s setback at AHN Arena on the campus of Peters Township High ...
Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban “assault weapons,” defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...
AccuWeather, the independent weather provider service, published an article last week showing the FEMA Risk Maps ranking every county in the United States for their susceptibility to natural disasters, including hurricanes, floods, droughts, winter storms, extreme heat and cold, high winds ...
