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America’s story told through cookies

To borrow from Paul Revere, “The cookies are coming!” On Sunday, April 19, the Wedding Cookie Table Community will host its 11th annual Cookie Table University at the Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe. And in honor of the United States’ 250th birthday, the theme is America 250. More ...

Setting the stage

The transportation authorities of Southwestern Pennsylvania counties will play a key role in helping the city of Pittsburgh in its plans to host the 2026 NFL Draft next month. Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor, Allegheny County officials, and Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) were on the ...

A Uniontown man was arrested after being accused of smashing out the window of a car and setting it on fire by throwing an explosive device inside. Witnesses reported Samuel Sethman, 49, walking up to the car around 2:40 a.m. Monday in the 100 block of Easy Street before breaking out windows, ...

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A Uniontown woman is accused of attempting to throw a child out of a third-story window and holding him in a tub of water while babysitting. Vira Zabudko, 40, had been asked to watch Karen Garcia’s 5-year-old son and his 11-year-old brother at her apartment on Berkeley Street while Garcia ...

Helping hands

Two years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates earned a save by restoring the Chartiers-Houston youth softball fields that were destroyed by April floodwaters. But last week’s heavy rains left the fields at Houston Park under water again. In 2024, the softball fields were repaired through Fields ...