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A father and son who own dozens of rental properties in Fayette and Greene counties violated state laws with their 鈥渞ent-to-own鈥� contracts and apartment leases, a judge ruled last week, although they are not yet being required to refund any tenants. Fayette County Judge Linda Cordaro ...
Two people were killed in separate vehicle crashes over the weekend, including a Springfield Township teenager. Nicholas Herman, 17, died in a motorcycle crash near Jim Mountain Road in Springfield Township that occurred around 4:15 p.m. Sunday. Fayette County Coroner Dr. Bob Baker said the ...
At my current height and weight, I am overweight. If I gain 10 more pounds, my Body Mass Index (BMI) will reach the big 3-0. That would place me in the obese category. Since the 1990s, life expectancy in the U.S. has fallen behind other developed nations. This decrease in life expectancy is due ...
Pioneers in their own right, these women from Southwestern Pennsylvania displayed vision and perseverance as they labored to advance social reform and break barriers in business, medicine, equality, education and women鈥檚 rights. In honor of Women鈥檚 History Month, we are featuring a few of ...
As egg prices rise many are looking to raise their own chickens, but experienced chicken farmers say it is ultimately an impractical and more costly solution. According to the Consumer Price Index provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of a dozen large, grade A eggs rose ...
