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Judge vacates Cal Area school board seat that was improperly filled

A judge in Washington County has vacated California Area School Board’s appointment of a new member last month, ruling the board of directors went beyond the 30-day deadline to make the selection after a resident filed a petition asking the court to make a decision. Board member Diane ...

Salvation Army begins its annual Red Kettle Campaign

Many people may already have heard the unmistakable jingle of a bell while out shopping this holiday season. That’s because the Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle Campaign officially started this week, and volunteers are out seeking donations for the organization’s charitable ...

Petition urges health systems to boost security after attacks

Nurses and hospital workers, along with SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania, have launched a petition calling on Pennsylvania health care systems to invest in staff safety and security measures following the violent Nov. 7 attack of an emergency room nurse at UPMC Altoona by a patient. Travis Dunn, who was attacked by a patient, suffered multiple injuries, including a cracked skull and a brain bleed. He was flown to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. “No health-care worker should ever fear for their life while caring for others,” SEIU Healthcare, the state’s largest health care union, said in an open letter. The assault at UPMC Altoona comes on the heels of the deadly shooting ...

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Herald-Standard All-Area Girls Volleyball Team

As Skyler Gates prepares to graduate early from Brownsville Area High School and enroll at the University of Virginia to continue her academic and volleyball careers, an interesting nugget has arisen regarding the soon-to-be Cavalier. “When I began playing sports, I didn’t even want to ...

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Falcons take over first place in PIHL’s Gold Division

Connellsville scored two goals in the two minutes and 31 seconds, and never looked back in earning an 8-1 victory over Morgantown on Thursday night in a PIHL D2 contest at Hope Gas Ice Pavilion in Morgantown. The Falcons improved to 6-2-0-0 with 18 points after eight games. Connellsville ...

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On point: LH’s Walker to play soccer for the Pioneers

When Adrianna Walker was entering her junior season at Laurel Highlands, she was approached by then head coach Denny Marzano on switching positions. The Lady Mustangs were entering the season with a starting lineup that only had two returners, and the offense would be facing challenges, ...

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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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