NextEra files applications for transmission line in Fayette, Greene counties
Since the United States began a military campaign in Iran last weekend, the price of gas has jumped locally and nationwide. According to AAA, the price of regular unleaded gas in Pennsylvania was $3.45 per gallon on Friday. That’s up 34 cents from last week. The trend in Pennsylvania is ...
South Strabane Township’s planning commission again tabled a vote on an ordinance regulating data centers. The seven-person commission, which only votes on whether or not to make recommendations to the board of supervisors, will meet again March 19. Solicitor Dennis Makel indicated at their Thursday meeting that the commission members should finally take the vote then. “I think we need to move on this this month,” Makel said. According to Makel, the most recent version of the ordinance has some spelling errors. Planning commission members also wish to be able to more thoroughly review the document and consider community feedback. Supervisors had initially planned to hold a ...
Nearly 50 years after it was discovered that an estimated 4,500 barrels filled with toxic waste were dumped and buried on a 650-acre strip mine in northwestern Washington County, federal environmental regulators are beginning to clean up the messy legacy left behind. The U.S. Environmental ...
Redbank Valley 1,000-point scorer Braylon Wagner fittingly sank his team’s first basket in their PIAA Class 2A first-round boys basketball playoff game against Jefferson-Morgan on Saturday. The trouble was, by time the host Bulldogs got on the scoreboard, the Rockets had already rang up ...
CONNELLSVILLE TWP. — Geibel Catholic was able to hold up despite the loss of star center Mallory Clemmer for five quarters. After battling Serra Catholic down to the wire in a one-point loss in the WPIAL Class A championship game eight days ago, the Lady Gators fought hard to hang with St. ...
A coach taking a team with a senior-less starting lineup on a long road trip for its first PIAA playoff game would likely expect to see plenty of nerves from his players. Belle Vernon’s girls basketball team showed little if any jitters, though, in disposing of host Clearfield, 58-46, in ...
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 ...
On December 13th actor and TV star Dick Van Dike celebrated his 100th birthday. He is still very active and at 99 was still acting. When asked what’s the secret, his reply was “keep moving.” As Dick grew older he made a lot of changes in his life, giving up alcohol and smoking and ...
