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Laurel Highlands mulls school closures

In response to declining enrollment and aging facilities, the Laurel Highlands School District is weighing its options, including shutting down multiple elementary schools and reallocating grade levels among the remaining buildings. Superintendent Dr. Jesse Wallace said the district had ...

High deer populations offer ample targets for local hunters

While hunters in Southwestern Pennsylvania might not bag the buck they’d hope for, it’s likely not for lack of opportunity. “I would anticipate it being a very good year for deer hunting,” said Andy Harvey, an information and education supervisor with the Game Commission's Southwest ...

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Gator greatness

Emma Larkin never imagined she would be in this position. The Geibel Catholic senior is on the verge of surpassing Shelley Bortz as the Lady Gators girls basketball all-time scoring leader as well as the 2,000-point mark. Larkin entered the season with 1,909 points, just 68 short of Bortz' ...

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Goals remain high for new-look Red Raiders

Uniontown enters the 2025-26 basketball season with a new lineup, as the Red Raiders bid adieu to seven seniors, including four starters, from last year’s squad, but veteran coach Rob Kezmarsky is eager to see what his young squad can accomplish. Two of Uniontown’s seniors, Tori Grooms ...

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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 ...

Outdoors

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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