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West Beth bridge to close for repairs

The Route 2020 (Ten Mile Road/Main Street) Bridge is scheduled to close between Jefferson Avenue and Lone Pine Road in West Bethlehem Township, Washington County, beginning Monday, June 1. The bridge closure is expected to remain in place through late June, weather and operational permitting. Drivers will follow a posted detour following Route 2020 (Ten Mile Road/Main Street), Interstate 79 and Route 2011 (Lone Pine Road). Crews from Gulisek Construction LLC will be installing a latex-concrete overlay after performing hydro-demolition. This job is part of a $3.73 million infrastructure investment in a larger hydro/latex bridge deck preservation project.

Brownsville man accused of filming people in bathroom

A Brownsville man is accused of using hidden cameras to record multiple people in a bathroom. Adam Arena, 45, is charged with nearly 160 counts, including sexual abuse of children, child pornography, invasion of privacy and criminal use of a telecommunications facility. Charging documents said the allegations date back to June 2024, when a child discovered a camera inside a shampoo bottle in the shower. Police traced the cameras back to Arena, according to the criminal complaint. Officers seized a cellphone, laptop, and several other electronic devices at Arena’s home. Several of the devices contained videos of the child or another victim, who was an adult, the complaint said. ...

PennWest to host gaming disorders training

PennWest University will host a two-day virtual continuing education training this summer focused on gaming disorders, gambling and behavioral health. The training, “International Gaming Disorder Training: Bridging Clinical Practice and Behavioral Health in Digital Environments,” will be held June 22-23 via Zoom and is led by Stephanie Diez, associate professor and director of PennWest’s Master of Social Work program. Designed for social workers, counselors, behavioral health professionals, educators and related practitioners, the workshop will explore topics including gaming disorder diagnosis, evidence-based assessment tools, trauma-informed care, prevention strategies and ...

Get ready for higher electric bills

Pennsylvania utility regulators are warning consumers to prepare for higher electric bills this summer as new electricity generation prices take effect June 1. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission said all PUC-regulated electric utilities across the state will adjust their “Price to Compare,” or default electricity supply rate, just as summer temperatures and air-conditioning use begin increasing electricity demand across Pennsylvania. The combination of rising electricity supply costs and heavier summer usage could significantly increase monthly utility bills for many households, officials said. "While June 1 generation price adjustments may increase supply costs for many ...

America at 250: West Virginia born amid chaos of Civil War

Editor’s note: In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had deepened. Nowhere was that more felt than in Virginia. While leaders in Richmond voted to join the Confederacy, many residents in the mountainous western ...

Charleroi Area High School awarded grant for greenhouse renovation

Science teacher Eric Selva is hopeful that the $5,000 Environmental Education grant he received from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in late April will help catalyze a transformation of the outdoor learning area at Charleroi Area High School, giving his students new ways to learn about agriculture. The grant awarded to Charleroi Area is among the $1,019,523 in funding disbursed to 46 environmental education-focused projects across the commonwealth in the latest round of DEP grant funding. “Environmental education is lifelong learning, and whether you are a kid or a kid at heart, these projects will help connect you to the ways we can protect the air we ...

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Into the Hall: Rich Bierbower

Rich Bierbower impressively was a varsity starter as an underclassmen in both baseball and football at South Union High School but it was his career as a coach and teacher in the Uniontown school district that is his claim to fame. Bierbower was a head coach and assistant coach in football ...

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West Greene, J-M meet again in consolation game

The teams, site and stakes will be the same as they were a year ago when West Greene and Jefferson-Morgan meet on Wednesday in a WPIAL Class A consolation game. The Lady Pioneers and Lady Rockets will clash at 4 p.m. at Pleasant Valley Elementary School with the winner earning a spot in ...

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Davis late homer lifts Pirates over Cubs

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Henry Davis hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their ninth straight loss with a 2-1 victory on Monday. Davis turned on a 91 mph cutter from Cubs reliever Trent Thornton (2-1) and sent it well over the ...

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OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

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Owl found stuck in concrete mixer on mend, flying free

An adolescent owl that was found stuck in a concrete mixer in southwestern Utah is finally on the mend, flying free and maybe a bit wiser from the ordeal. The great horned owl somehow made his way into the truck-mounted mixer in late October and was discovered by workers pouring concrete at ...

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