Teachers in Carmichaels Area School District vote unanimously to authorize strike

With another school year about to begin, the United Way of Washington County is gathering items to help students as they embark on the next leg of their educational journey. The organization is holding its inaugural Stuff the Bus event from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Ignite Business ...
On a sunny 90-degree day, the grounds behind the Carmichaels & Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Department station were shrouded in a fine mist Sunday. The reason: the Battle of the Barrel, back at the King Coal Show for the second year after a lengthy absence. Teams from departments in ...
Over the years, Mary Ann Reck, a master gardener, has cultivated a beautiful perennial garden in the back yard of her Peters Township home. It’s filled with vibrant hydrangeas, coneflowers, lavender, peonies, and tulips brought back from a trip to the famous Keukenhof Tulip Gardens in ...
The increased popularity of soccer in the area has brought numerous sellouts to Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh’s Station Square, but Pittsburgh Riverhounds owner Tuffy Shallenberger has his sights set on much-larger crowds at the soccer-specific stadium that currently has a capacity of ...
Eli Cernuska and Mason Ritz each shot a 39 to share medalist honors in Frazier’s 226-234 victory over Yough on Monday in boys Section 8-2A golf play at Linden Hall Golf Course. John Sinchar had a 45 and Nash Fouch carded a 46 for the Commodores (2-1, 2-2). Gavin Seich’s 57 closed the ...
Before she became the special education coordinator for grades K-6, the district technology coordinator and the elementary reading interventions coordinator for the Uniontown Area School District, Dr. Lauren Clemmer was Lauren George, a decorated golfer for the Red Raiders. Clemmer, a 2001 ...
On a summer evening in Milwaukee, with his team mired near the bottom of the National League, Pirates' manager Bobby Bragan emerged from the dugout mid-game. Bragan headed toward the umpires. Strangely enough, he was sipping from a small drinking carton. Moments earlier, the brash Bucco ...
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 ...