This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. HARRISBURG 鈥� Last Saturday, Randy Graham joined a line that stretched into the ...
Pastor Dennis Stich stood at the front of John Wesley United Methodist Church in Washington on Sunday afternoon and asked, 鈥淗ow many of you have heard of Claudette Colvin?鈥� A few people raised their hands. 鈥淗ow many have heard of Rosa Parks?" asked Stitch, pastor of First Christian ...
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. Veteran attorneys with a track record of arguing high-profile ...
James G. Blaine, who grew up in West Brownsville and is the only Washington County resident to ever run for president on a major party ticket, is getting a 鈥済low up,鈥� thanks to a new Netflix drama series featuring President James Garfield鈥檚 brief term in office. The Washington County ...
Pennsylvania Western University is looking to end four academic majors and 34 minors at its three campuses in California, Clarion and Edinboro while increasing the number of undergraduate certificates offered as part of a comprehensive restructuring. Students already enrolled in those ...
The Walmart in Uniontown reopened at about 2 p.m. Saturday, after it temporarily closed following a bomb threat. On its Facebook page, the store posted a message stating, "We are now open. Thank you for your patience in this matter." State police said the store at Fayette Crossing was ...
