8+ hour, 22+ min ago   (122+ words) BELLE VERNON – Josh Palmer threw three first-half touchdown passes and Cam Ebner ran for a pair of second in the second half as Thomas Jefferson defeated Belle Vernon 34-6 in a season-opening game Friday night matching former conference rivals. Thomas Jefferson…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (229+ words) Lindsay Ketterer Gates, who has led Touchstone Center for Crafts in Farmington for eight years, will be stepping down next Monday. Ketterer Gates has led the nonprofit arts and crafts organization for eight years. Pam Komar, Touchstone’s development director, will…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (607+ words) The year 2026 will be remembered for the celebration of America’s 250th birthday. The events of this year will be compared with those in other milestone celebration years, and used to chronicle the ebb and flow of American history. My wife and…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (797+ words) This is the season of political polling. Between now and Election Day, voters will be told almost daily that someone is surging, collapsing, closing the gap, pulling away or suddenly vulnerable. Polls appear scientific. They come with precise percentages, sample…...

6+ hour, 22+ min ago   (431+ words) The blue has been ominously spreading west on the map, like an enemy army advancing. Indiana and Somerset counties have also reported cases, with eight in Indiana and four in Somerset. Dr. Thomas Corkery, chief medical officer at AHN Canonsburg…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (397+ words) Cheer Haven All-Stars is limbering up for a lengthy run at Franklin Crossroads Park. The gymnastics training center, also known as Haven Cheer & Gymnastics, is fitting in at the site where Washington Crown Center had operated for a half-century – before…...

4+ hour, 27+ min ago   (358+ words) School buses are rolling again, making their morning and afternoon rounds through our communities’ neighborhoods. We remind motorists to keep an eye out for children waiting at bus stops, walking along roads and crossing streets – and be ever mindful of…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (280+ words) It’s hard to describe inspiration, but you know it when you see it or feel it. For Grace Reid-Vensel, the inspiration for a way to help her community came from enduring the COVID-19 pandemic. The situation inspired Grace to create…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (586+ words) When asked about his team’s new section, Carmichaels softball coach Dave Briggs replied with two words. “It’s brutal,” he said. The WPIAL released the new alignments and sections for spring sports on Tuesday and assembled one of the most difficult…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (352+ words) Hundreds gathered inside Trinity United Methodist Church in Peters Township on Sunday night for a vigil to honor the life of Karoline Heintz. Heintz, 18, a Peters Township graduate and incoming freshman at PennWest California, where she was a member of…...