Most Social Security recipients are rightly disappointed in the 1.6 percent cost-of-living increase that they will be receiving in 2020.
As municipalities prepare for the annual Halloween festivities, with trick or treating at the top of the list for many area children anxiously awaiting the opportunity to be in disguise and collect a sugary bounty, safety should remain a top priority for everyone.
Speeding up the pardons process in Pennsylvania for low-level drug offenses is the right thing to do.
Another fall season is upon us in its typical fashion of conjuring up all things pumpkin spice. Of course here in Western Pennsylvania, we have the opportunity to watch the leaves turn from healthy green to vibrant shades of orange, yellow and red.
U.S. Attorney Scott Brady said last week that 15 defendants in cases involving the exploitation of children have been charged, pleaded guilty or were sentenced in recent weeks.
The odds are pretty good that the winner of the 2020 presidential election will be over 70. We shouldn't let age be a factor in choosing who we vote for.
Despite the president's assertions, the coal industry is not coming back. We would be better off embracing the possibilities that come with renewable sources of energy.
A teen in the United Kingdom lost his eyesight to nutritional optic neuropathy, a condition most often seen in countries where nutritious food and the ability to eat a varied diet isn’t plentiful.
What is the cost of a crisis?
Despite agreement across Pennsylvania that bullying in schools is a problem that needs much more preventive action, it is hard to imagine that proposals being prepared by state Rep. Frank Burns, D-Johnstown, will achieve passage without formidable challenges.
Just this week, a pickup truck crashed into a Florida school bus on the first day of school there Monday, injuring a second-grader, according to the Associated Press (AP).
Federal regulators should continue their current push for more consistent labeling to help consumers identify when food should no longer be kept for consumption.
Pennsylvania’s status as the epicenter of a spotted lanternfly invasion — a hungry pest that found its way here from Asia — is much more than a backyard annoyance or an extra spraying chore for farmers. It has developed into a serious economic threat to vineyards, orchards, nurseries and har…
Library funding and support is crucial for our communities.
More women than men grapped with poverty, both locally and nationally.
It’s that time of year when fairgrounds all around the country come alive with the sights, smells and sounds of fun, food and entertainment.
Charges of hypocrisy rarely hit their intended targets — mainly because hypocrites are blind to their own role in irony or injustice.
It’s easy to understand why opponents of Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania are wary regarding the apparent “compromise” legislation that passed the state Senate on June 26, sending it to the House of Representatives for consideration.
If online charter schools want public money, they should expect the same kind of scrutiny that is accorded to public schools.
A report from the United Way of Pennsylvania indicates many families in the commonwealth are not officially impoverished, but still struggle to get by.