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Threat prompted modified lockdown for Bentworth School District

The Bentworth School District was on modified lockdown most of the day on Wednesday after a phone call that "was perceived as a threat to a staff member,” said Superintendent Scott Martin. He said all of the district's schools were subject to the lockdown because the buildings are close to ...

CGSD tables Margaret Bell Miller sale

The Central Greene School District Board of Education unanimously tabled a motion to sell the former Margaret Bell Miller Middle School building in Waynesburg Tuesday so board members could get more information on the future intended use. “They gave some indication (of its use), but we just ...

Broadband expansion on hold in Pa.

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — Hundreds of millions of dollars to expand broadband ...

Crash involving Red Cross van shuts down I-70 near Belle Vernon

An American Red Cross transport van was involved in a rear-end crash with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70, which closed the Speers Bridge crossing the Monongahela River for about an hour Tuesday morning. The van was traveling west about 10 a.m. when it struck the back of the rig as they ...

Buckling road closes lane on Route 88 through Charleroi

A section of Route 88 through Charleroi that was closed for months after a trench collapsed over the summer has been restricted to one lane since Friday after the roadway began to buckle, although borough officials said the two incidents are not related. The issue near Eighth Street was first ...