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Young cancer survivor from Canonsburg to light PPG Place Holiday Tree

A 10-year-old Canonsburg girl who survived cancer will light the PPG Holiday Tree in downtown Pittsburgh as part of Pittsburgh’s Light Up Night. Braelyn Gordon, who was diagnosed with astroblastoma of her spinal cord at age 7, will flip the switch on the official “Holiday Tree” in the ...

Trinity Intermediate School earns recognition from AIA

Each year, the American Institute of Architects Pittsburgh chapter celebrates the finest architecture and design in Southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond at its Design Pittsburgh Awards. Trinity Area School District’s new Trinity Intermediate School is among the buildings that earned an ...

Surviving the holidays Grief seminar supports those suffering loss

Regarded as the “most wonderful time of the year,” the holidays can be the opposite for those who have lost loved ones. While many are caught up in the excitement and planning gatherings, others wonder how they will endure the season. “Surviving the Holidays," a no-cost, two-hour ...

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LH graduate Ciez eyes school record at Cleveland State

Laurel Highlands graduate Ella Ciez has made her mark during her first two seasons at Division I Cleveland State, but the junior has her sights set on a mark in her best event as the Vikings hit the midway point of their season at the Magnus Cup, which begins this morning at Busbey Natatorium ...

Herald-Standard All-Area Girls Cross Country Team

Isabella “Bella” Baker steadily improved each year of her cross country career before breaking out during her senior year at Laurel Highlands. The Davis & Elkins College commit won the Fayette County Coaches Association (FCCA) Cross Country Championship placed fifth in the WPIAL in ...

Age is just a number

Chris Pierce and the “Laurel Highlands Class of 1996” will be celebrating their 30-year reunion this upcoming spring, and while classmates who haven’t seen each other in three decades will exchange their accomplishments over the years, Pierce’s achievements are most-likely an anomaly ...

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OP-ED: A fact-based look at America’s violence problem

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 ...

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Best and worst places to live

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 ...

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