Many Western Pennsylvanians are hopping down the warpath of righteousness this week after the Pittsburgh Steelers signed veteran quarterback Michael Vick to a one-year c...
For more than 30 years I’ve been a small-town news guy. It’s the only career I’ve ever known or desired.
News mongering has its shortcomings, sure. Every career does. Bu...
The Evans City Seven Fields Regional Police Department is losing an officer. Chaos’ handler, Sgt. Donald Myers, is losing a partner. And the department is losing a valua...
The Martians are mobilizing.
Municipal and business leaders in Mars are homing in on the serious part of a proposed renovation — the part that requires spending money.
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In April Gov. Tom Wolf took a much-needed step and replaced Pennsylvania’s ill-conceived and unnecessarily convoluted “Healthy PA” program with a traditional Medicaid ex...
To the dismay of anti-fracking activists, President Barack Obama has been a consistent supporter of natural gas as part of what he calls an “all of the above” energy str...
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Cheers to the accommodating people of Cranberry Township. A recent article by Expedia ranked the township among the top 10 most comfortable cities for travelers.
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Armstrong County officials say they want to regain the public trust after a prison inmate escaped and killed a woman three weeks ago. They have a long way to go.
Last we...
Some people might refer them as a “nickel and dime” annoyances, but big businesses earn big profits from fees. In most cases, the fees are small enough that people don’t...
Sensibilities are fraying in Harrisburg seven weeks into a budget stalemate between Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-dominated state Legislature.
Republicans ...
