In 1882, nature put on quite a show in Mt. Pleasant Township. In March of that year, the Niagara Oil Co. was poking around in the earth at the farm of Alexander McGugin, on a hunt for oil and gas. It was about 23 years after the first gas well was drilled 120 miles to the north in ...
CARNEGIE 鈥� Vincenzo Lopez expressed his gratitude to the emergency responders who rescued him from a trench that collapsed in Charleroi Aug. 28. The Belle Vernon resident recalled his five hours spent in the trench at an event held Tuesday at the Urban Search and Rescue Pennsylvania Strike ...
With less than three weeks to go until the Nov. 4 general election, thousands of mail-in and absentee ballots are now arriving in mailboxes across Southwestern Pennsylvania for voters to decide a range of positions from local races to statewide judicial seats. Elections officials in ...
As flu season gets underway, the state鈥檚 top health officials are encouraging Pennsylvanians to get their annual flu shot to protect against the virus 鈥� and the sore throat, runny nose, cough, muscle aches and fatigue that accompany it. The flu vaccine not only protects you, it also ...
Municipal Elections 101 from Spotlight PA educates readers about the local positions on their ballots and empowers them to make informed decisions. Sign up for our free newsletters. On Nov. 4, Pennsylvania voters will choose who they want to lead the local governments that most closely impact ...
The Philadelphia lawyers asking the state Supreme Court to restrict Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh鈥檚 ability to pursue the death penalty are pointing to last week鈥檚 acquittal of one of their clients to bolster their claims that he has been unjustly wielding the threat of ...
