Replica of first log courthouse west of the Alleghenies erected in North Franklin
The latest round of Department of Community and Economic Development Main Street Matters grants will benefit four projects in Southwestern Pennsylvania with over $1 million in awarded capital allocated to improve arts, business and community assets. The local awardees are among the 56 projects to receive more than $17 million in funding dispersed in the 2026 grant cycle. “Every community in Pennsylvania, whether rural, suburban or urban, relies on a strong Main Street to support local businesses, create jobs and bring people together,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a statement. “Main Streets are the beating heart of our communities and that’s why my administration makes their ...
OMAHA, Nebraska - West Virginia baseball fans traveling to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series can support their team in more ways than just going to the games as the Mountaineers battle to advance in the 2026 championship series. In fact, they can do it by doing something they’ll ...
A missing Ohiopyle man was found safe Friday, three days after he was reported missing from the campground where he worked. Jared Callahan, 43, was found in South Connellsville with no memory of how or why he disappeared, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kalee Barnhart said Friday. He was about 15 miles away from Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park campground, where he was reported missing Tuesday night after co-workers found his maintenance cart abandoned at the edge of the property. Callahan’s disappearance prompted an extensive search, drawing in bloodhounds, foot patrols, drones and helicopter.
The two Dunbar women accused of killing the 9-year-old girl in their care will be tried separately, according to Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele. Sarah Shipley, 36, appeared in court Thursday morning for a status conference in the case. Shipley, along with Kourtney Eutsey, 32, ...
George Link rubbed elbows with some legendary coaches when he was a highly regarded football recruit after an impressive high school career at Laurel Highlands. Notre Dame’s Ara Parseghian, Ohio State’s Woody Hayes, West Virginia’s Bobby Bowden, North Carolina State’s Lou Holtz and ...
OMAHA, Neb. – Tyrus Hall’s blooper down the right-field line in the eighth inning Friday – WVU head coach Steve Sabins admitted later – put the wheels in motion on what was about to be a historic day inside Charles Schwab Field. “Hall gets that hit down the line and I start thinking ...
OMAHA, Neb. – It took all of two years as a head coach for Steve Sabins to reach a major coaching milestone Friday. His moment of glory was brief. “I’d stay here and celebrate, but I’ve got a game to get to,” the WVU head baseball coach said, as he rushed down a hallway inside ...
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, ...
As we approach the beginning of Hurricane season, it might be prudent to apply what we have learned from one of our earliest weather forecasters. Long before radar, satellites and El Nino and even before the invention of the weather barometer in 1643, an explorer named Christopher Columbus ...
