Over the past 16 years, Greene County Health and Wellness Foundation has given out more than $2 million in grants. “Our mission is to raise money and provide grants to nonprofits doing health care initiatives,” said David Jones, the executive director of the nonprofit. The foundation ...
Members of the Laurel Highlands School Board voted unanimously to move forward with an intent to pursue a lawsuit to force Fayette County to complete its first property reassessment in over two decades. “I think the county commissioners need a nudge to get this done, and I think we should ...
In 1993, Joseph Femiani watched a news story about a young girl who died at the hands of her father. Moved by what he’d seen, Femiani started the nonprofit The Watchful Shepherd. Imaging the fear and uncertainty young children must live with in an abusive environment, Femiani knew something ...
Uniontown took a five-point lead into the fourth quarter and held off Albert Gallatin in a 41-38 victory Thursday night at AJ Everhart Memorial Gymnasium. The win improved the Lady Red Raiders to 1-1 in Class 5A Section 1 play and 2-3 overall. The Lady Colonials fell to 0-1 in section action ...
MONTREAL — Bryan Rust scored three goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins scored six times in the third period to rout the Montreal Canadiens 9-2 on Thursday night. Rust scored twice in the second period and again midway through the third for his sixth career hat trick. Rickard Rakell had two ...
Cam Dugan made a layup with 10 seconds remaining and Calvin Winfrey III sank a pair of clinching free throws with 0.6 seconds left to help Uniontown hold off host Penn-Trafford, 68-64, in the Section 1-AAAAA boys basketball opener for both teams Tuesday night. “It was a great start to the ...
The great misadventure began before the journey to Springfield, Mass., in a Pittsburgh parking garage. I shoved a blanket into my already-stuffed tote bag, breaking the handle. Both suitcases were brimming over with formal wear – to a wedding, we were heading – and other necessities and ...
I woke up this morning hearing Bruce Springsteen’s song, “Born in the USA”. My morning shower changed the tune from Born in the USA to Living in Southwest Pennsylvania. Checking the morning weather, I saw that July 23 was the warmest day ever recorded on the planet. Records go back ...