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Pa. GOP wants Buchtan removed from state committee ballot

The Pennsylvania Republican Party is asking local election officials to block GOP state Senate candidate Al Buchtan from running for the party’s state committee position in Washington County over its assertion that he actually lives in Greene County. The Washington County Board of Elections, ...

Campaign to cap orphaned wells to launch

The UMWA Career Center, Center for Coalfield Justice, Southwestern Pennsylvania labor leaders, and faith leaders will launch a campaign across Western Pennsylvania to cap orphaned wells at an event on Wednesday, April 20, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at UMWA Training Center, 197 Dunn Station Road, ...

Local brothers remain in ICE custody

Two brothers who are members of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Meadow Lands remain in ICE custody, with one detained at Moshannon Valley Processing Center in Clearfield County and the other moved from Moshannon to Cambria County Prison in Ebensburg after being hospitalized for a ...

Local farmers prep for freeze

On Sunday, Leigh Shields wheeled out about 20 green wagons, filling each with tropical plants, hanging baskets and flats of flowers. Those, along with delicate herbs and other annuals, took up residence in an already-crowded greenhouse to wait out the frost at Shields Herb & Flower Farm in ...

Literacy council names new executive director

For more than 40 years, the Literacy Council of Southwestern Pennsylvania has welcomed people - including the region's immigrant population - seeking to improve their literacy skills to lead successful, fulfilled lives. It is a mission that hits close to home for Diana Dick, who was named ...

A tasty tribute

Move over, apple pie. America is baseball, hot dogs, and ... cookies. Cookie Table University, a celebration of cookies hosted by the Wedding Cookie Table Community, held its 11th annual event on Sunday at Hilton Garden Inn at Southpointe, featuring 250 cookie recipes spanning the history ...