Tuition will go up for PASSHE schools unless state increases funding
The sight of Ferris wheels, towering piles of cotton candy and the smoke plumes of a tractor pull are coming back for another year of delighting fairgoers. Between mid-July and early September, five county and regional fairs will take their turn in the spotlight as they continue traditions ...
Police investigating a drug death in Monessen raided the Washington County coroner’s office Wednesday after authorities said they were unable to get an autopsy report and other investigative materials surrounding a man’s deadly overdose last year. Detectives with the Monessen Police ...
The two Dunbar defendants accuse in the death of a 9-year-old girl in Fayette County last year appeared in separate court hearings Thursday. Sarah Shipley, 36, was scheduled for an omnibus pretrial motion hearing Thursday afternoon while Kourtney Eutsey, 32, had a status conference in the ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Skenes won his second straight start after going winless for nine in a row as the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in the fourth inning to rout the Milwaukee Brewers 14-5 Sunday and head into the All-Star break with a three-game sweep. What was slated to be a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Esmerlyn Valdez hit his third home run of the day, and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Saturday to sweep a doubleheader. The Pirates won the first game 7-6, as Valdez hit two home runs — including a go-ahead grand slam in ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Expected to go as the first pick in the amateur draft, Roch Cholowsky submitted a video to Major League Baseball with the correct pronunciation of his last name. For the record, the name is pronounced chil-OW’-skee. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred still botched ...
The granddaddy of them all kicks off the local fair season this week. The Jacktown Fair – considered one of the oldest continually operating agricultural fairs in the country – started in 1866 as the Jacksonville Fair. For a little perspective on how long the event has been part of rural ...
The Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail (LHHT) tracks the spine of Laurel Ridge for 70 miles from Johnstown to Ohiopyle. This year marks the popular path’s 50-year anniversary. The next time you’re around Johnstown, heading south on Route 219 near Windber, look west (right) from the highway. ...
