For decades, countless numbers of people with arthritis have claimed they know how cold the weather is based on pain in their joints. And while there is limited scientific evidence to support that notion, doctors have stood by their patients鈥� belief. 鈥淭here鈥檚 not a ton of hardcore ...
Several municipalities across Fayette and Washington counties declared a state of emergency ahead of Sunday鈥檚 snowstorm and the ongoing cold snap. Local administrators said the declarations allowed them to line up extra workers and suppliers faster, and potentially enable them to get ...
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 鈥� A new Pennsylvania law aimed at removing ...
Southwestern Pennsylvanians who dug out Monday from Winter Storm Fern now find themselves facing a stretch of dangerously cold temperatures. "It's no secret now that we will be looking at an extended period of temperatures below freezing," the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh posted ...
Over the past 25 years, Dr. Meg Pankiewicz has been fiercely committed to making the world a better place. The Canon-McMillan High School English teacher, who holds a doctorate in Holocaust studies, teaches a semester-long elective course on Holocaust and genocide studies, and worked to ...
Nearly a foot of snow fell across southwestern Pennsylvania throughout the day Sunday, making it the most accumulation over a single day in nearly 16 years. The National Weather Service measured 11.2 inches of snow at Pittsburgh International Airport 鈥� making it the 21st snowiest day on ...
