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Pennsylvania fruit growers are assessing damage to their crops following a late April freeze that came at a critical stage in the annual growing cycle. The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau is reporting losses of at least $28 million for producers across the state so far, but that number is expected ...

VW victory

A newly tie-dyed Volkwagen Beetle now has a permanent parking place. The borough’s zoning board voted 4-0 Monday night to grant an exemption to allow Farley’s Hotel Cafe owner Farley Toothman to mount the painted shell of a Beetle on the garage wall opposite his cafe on Morgan Street. ...

JEFFERSON – Much has changed since John Curtis started coaching high school baseball. There were no pitch counts for coaches to worry about, players wore stirrup socks, there were just two classifications in the WPIAL and only section champions qualified for the postseason. That was back ...

A Greene County man accused of beating and sexually assaulting his infant son last year pleaded guilty to all counts against him in Greene County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday. Zachary Bryte, 26, of Washington Township, was arrested and charged with attempted homicide in June after his ...

‘Don’t drink and drive’

Avella Area High School and first responders staged a mock crash at the high school on Tuesday, two days before the annual prom to emphasize the importance of not driving drunk on prom night, or anytime. Math and special education teacher Erika Minch, sponsor of Avella's Students Against ...

There will be short-term daytime closures of the Layton Bridge over the Youghiogheny River in Perry Township next week while crews inspect the historic 127-year-old span, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. PennDOT crews will close the bridge daily from 9 a.m. to 1:30 ...