“Hands Off!” rally in Washington protests Trump administration policies

On Aug. 16 at 11:39 a.m., Brianna Bloyer did a Google search for “how to make someone come to,” according to testimony at her Friday preliminary hearing. Fifteen minutes later, a 911 call was placed to help 2-year-old Bentlee Myers. Three days later, the toddler was dead. Bloyer, ...
Washington City Council approved disciplinary measures Thursday against three firefighters, including firing two of them. The motions were approved by each of the three members of council present at Thursday’s meeting, as well as Mayor JoJo Burges. Councilman Joe Pintola was not in ...
Albert Gallatin Area School District Superintendent Christopher Pegg knows what happens when students miss class. “Students who are chronically absent are always playing catchup. They are not receiving in-person classroom instruction and support, and it becomes difficult for those students ...
By Stephen Whyno Associated Press NEW YORK — Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in NHL history by scoring the 895th of his career. The Washington Capitals' captain made history Sunday against the New York Islanders by beating fellow Russian Ilya Sorokin on ...
Zion Moore couldn’t have scripted a better ending to his WPIAL basketball career. Ten years to the day that his older brother, Dwight, won a WPIAL championship with coach Joe Salvino at Monessen, Moore accomplished the same feat at Belle Vernon. The Leopards defeated North Catholic 54-49 ...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Houston's suffocating defense wiped away a 14-point deficit over the final eight minutes and erased Cooper Flagg and Duke's title hopes Saturday night in a 70-67 stunner over the Blue Devils at the Final Four. Duke made a grand total of one field goal over the last 10 1/2 ...
Donald Trump campaigned as a populist, vowing to raise up “the forgotten man.” This message allowed him to win a surprising amount of support from the working class. Unfortunately, it was a con. Trump’s actions in the first two months of his new administration have demonstrated that he ...
The inaugural Seader Leadership Scholarships were awarded at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Region 8 meeting on Feb. 8 at Pennsylvania Western University California. PJAS is a statewide organization of junior and senior high school students designed to stimulate and promote ...