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America 250 PA 鈥榢ick-off鈥 tour visiting Fayette County

A caravan from America 250 PA celebrating the country鈥檚 semiquincentennial this year is swinging through southwestern Pennsylvania this weekend to kickoff a patriotic party. Members from the legislatively-created organization tasked with promoting the 250th anniversary of independence are ...

Monessen officers, suspects rescued from hillside

Multiple police officers and suspects in a vehicle theft had to be rescued from a steep hillside Sunday night. Monessen Fire Department Chief Delmar Hepple said crews were called at about 6 p.m. to the intersection of Dennis Avenue and Pine Street and that four officers and two ...

Washington NAACP celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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 ...

PennWest looks to cut academic majors, minors, launch new certificate degrees

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 ...

鈥極ne of Washington County鈥檚 most distinguished sons鈥

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 ...

Lens on Litter photo contest announced

The Pennsylvania Resources Council Entries is seeking entries for its annual Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Photo Contest. The photography contest rewards amateur photographers who snap unusual or eye-catching images of litter and its effects across the commonwealth. The purpose is to bring ...