Road to revival
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Amid the continuing measles outbreak across the country and in Pennsylvania, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending some adults who have already been vaccinated to get a booster shot. The first measles vaccines were introduced in 1963, and a small number of people born ...
Uniontown City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday to adopt the city’s first comprehensive plan in more than 20 years. Mayor Bill Gerke said Tuesday that the plan is used by the city to guide its future growth, development, revitalization, and improvement. It also lays out city priorities for future ...
Food banks across Southwestern Pennsylvania are marking Hunger Action Month, and warning that food insecurity in the region has eclipsed levels seen during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the region, 1 in 8 people are experiencing food insecurity, a result of cuts in federal assistance ...
CALIFORNIA – There were six touchdowns in the first 19 minutes of Thursday’s football game between PennWest California and Charleston. If it seemed like it took a long time for that amount of points to be put on the scoreboard, that’s because they were scored over the span of more than ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For a fan, West Virginia football’s 2025 season wasn’t very fun. The Ohio game wasn’t enjoyable to watch, the UCF was brutal knowing the circumstances, the start to the Big 12 was rough, and it crescendoed to a 49-0 loss to Texas Tech to close out the season. Rich ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Six relievers combined on a two-hitter to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday afternoon. Rookie Khristian Curtis (1-0) earned the victory by working three-plus innings. The 24-year-old right-hander gave up the first two runs of ...
People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening. And no one dared … Disturb the sound of silence. – “The Sound of Silence,” Paul Simon Sometimes an idea for an essay comes from unusual places and at unexpected times. Such was the case this week. After hearing a ...
Fall brings a whole new menu of outdoor options to western Pennsylvania. One of those options is truly different, even a little unusual. Outdoors, the unusual is often where unforgettable experiences come your way. “Elk Country After Dark” is a new offering of the Keystone Elk Country ...
