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VA to host Resource Road Show

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System will hold a Resource Road Show from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the AMVETS Post 103, 123 Buttermilk Lane, Hopwood. Veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors are invited to learn about VA programs, benefits and services.

Shredding event scheduled for Saturday

State Reps. Charity Grimm Krupa and Ryan Warner announced they will be hosting a free shredding event on Saturday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Fayette County Fairgrounds, 132 Pechin Road, Dunbar. “Scammers are constantly looking for any way to get their hands on your personal information,” Grimm Krupa said. “Gather up any forms with your address, phone number, passwords, credit card details, Social Security number or bank account information and bring them with you on Saturday. We’ll dispose of them safely for free.” “We encourage all community members to take advantage of this no‑cost opportunity to protect their personal information,” Warner said. “The ...

PennWest unveils new academic programs

PennWest University has finalized a restructuring of its academic programs, which will go into effect in the upcoming fall semester across its campuses in California, Clarion and Edinboro, as well as its Global Online campus. The changes include realigning programs and adding dozens of ...

July 4 weekend storms bring rain, flooding to Southwestern PA

Strong thunderstorms slammed Southwestern Pennsylvania over the weekend, disrupting Fourth of July celebrations, bringing heavy rain and flooding, and prompting flood watches and warnings. A flood watch issued by the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh was in effect in Washington, Greene ...

Uniontown upgrading Bailey Park playground equipment

A Uniontown park will be getting an upgrade in playground equipment. Uniontown City Council approved buying $171,409 in equipment for Bailey Park at its monthly meeting Thursday. The purchase passed 3-2, with council members Angela Brown, Trace Thomas and John Schoener voting for it and ...

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Sports

Looking back

The MLB draft will be televised Saturday full of hype, information and a fanfare two local players drafted 41 years ago were unfamiliar with when their names were called. The two local players drafted that year were: Doug Dascenzo of Brownsville Area High School and Oklahoma State by the ...

Local Calendar

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 DISTRICT BASEBALL FAYETTE COUNTY LEAGUE Mill Run at Carmichaels, at Wana B Park, 6 p.m. Hopwood at Oakland, Md., Garrett College, McHenry, Md., 7 p.m. RUNNING/RACE WALKING John Woodruff Memorial 5K, Connellsville Stadium, 7 p.m. PROFESSIONAL ...

article image - Belgium too much for Team USA

United States ousted from World Cup

SEATTLE — Images told the story of the United States' World Cup downfall. Christian Pulisic sprawled on the field in agony after hurting an ankle. Matt Freese holding his hands on his head after his gaffe gifted a goal. Chris Richards crumpling to the ground, his face pressed on 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, ...

Outdoors

Striving to make HTE more accessible in schools

HARRISBURG – In an effort to make Hunter-Trapper Education more accessible to students across the state, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives resoundingly approved House Bill 2460 (180-22), sponsored by House Game & Fisheries Committee Chair Rep. Anita Kulik (D-Allegheny), to provide ...

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