Pennsylvania moves to evidence-based reading curriculum
The Pennsylvania Resources Council Entries is seeking entries for its annual Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest. The photography contest rewards amateur photographers who snap unusual or eye-catching images of litter and its effects across the commonwealth. The purpose is to bring awareness and to encourage residents to take steps to reduce litter blight. The contest is open to Pennsylvania amateur photographers online. Entries (no more than five per person, no smaller than 4-by-6 and no larger than 8-by-10) should be sent to the Pennsylvania Resources Council, East Office, 1521 North Providence Road, Media, PA 19063. The deadline is Oct. 31. Entries will be judged on six ...
Two Wind Ridge residents are accused of aggravated animal cruelty after two dogs in their care were found to be severely underweight. Several witnesses reported the dogs being overseen by Jaymes Vulcano, 25, and Sirena Smith, 47, looked thin and were roaming freely on Vulcano’s property on Wheeling Creek Road in November. Vulcano called SWPA Humane Law Enforcement about the dogs on his property on Oct. 28, saying they were abandoned, according to the criminal complaint. He was told they were his responsibility, and he would need to arrange their transport to the shelter, the complaint said. Instead, police said, the dogs remained on the property for the next three weeks. Smith ...
A Vanderbilt man is accused of leaving cocaine unsecured at his house that was later ingested by his infant son. Stephen Kozakovsky, 30, is charged with endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person. The son, whose age was not listed in the complaint, was brought to Penn Highlands Hospital on the morning of Dec. 21, where he was described as “lifeless” and in respiratory distress. From there, he went to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he was diagnosed with respiratory syncytial virus and pneumonia, court records stated. Chemicals found in a urine sample taken hours later at Children’s Hospital indicated the child had metabolized ...
Fire heavily damaged a mobile home in Henry Clay Township over the weekend, but no injuries were reported. Crews were called to 160 Meyers Drive shortly before noon Saturday for the fire at the mobile home near the Jockey Hollow boat ramp on Youghiogheny Lake. No one was injured in the blaze, which took less than an hour for crews to battle, Fayette County Emergency Management spokeswoman Sue Kozak-Griffith said. Markleysville firefighters were assisted at the scene by departments from Farmington, Ohiopyle-Stewart and several in neighboring Somerset County, Kozak-Griffith said. Crews were on scene for about 90 minutes. The state police fire marshal was also called to the scene to ...
After a short retirement, the Rev. Robert Ellis Stump admits to feeling good to be back in the pulpit again. The new pastor of California United Methodist Church has 40 years of experience at United Methodist Churches in Central Pennsylvania. Stump, 65, had retired from the ministry in June ...
Pennsylvania schools are preparing for a major change in how children are taught to read. For the 2027-28 school year, all schools in the state will be required to use evidence-based reading curriculum, which uses methods such as phonics, a method that teaches students to decode words by ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Art Rooney II sensed Mike Tomlin might be ready for a change. Nineteen years doing any job is a long time, let alone in the white-hot spotlight that comes with coaching the Pittsburgh Steelers. So when Tomlin walked into Rooney's office on Tuesday and told his longtime boss ...
Name: Jason Zellie School: Beth-Center Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Zellie’s week: Zellie scored a combined 61 points in Beth-Center’s last three games, including the 1,000th of his career in a 52-45 loss to first-place Chartiers-Houston last Tuesday. The 6-foot-1 senior tallied 19 ...
ATLANTA (AP) — Brandin Cummings scored 23 points and Barry Dunning Jr. added 17 for Pittsburgh in an 89-66 win over Georgia Tech on Wednesday night, snapping a three-game losing streak. Nojus Indrusaitis put up 16 points off the bench for the Panthers (8-9, 1-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), ...
Cheers: We’re in the home stretch of the Herald-Standard’s annual Give-A-Christmas campaign to support the Salvation Army service centers in Fayette County. It’s not too late to contribute to help us meet our $10,000 goal. All donations remain in the local area to help fund the ...
Our seven regional state parks of the Laurel Highlands offer endless options for recreation and learning. If you were confined to never travelling beyond this region, you could still enjoy a lifetime of outdoor experience by visiting Laurel Ridge, Laurel Hill, Laurel Summit, Kooser, Keystone, ...
