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Peters library hosts ‘Find your Revolutionary War Patriot’ event

The Washington County chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be helping people connect to their heritage this weekend at the Peters Township Public Library. “Find Your Revolutionary War Patriot” will be held at the library at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Sydney Krawiec, the library’s program and outreach coordinator, said the local chapter of the DAR will help participants use the archival and genealogy tools available to see if they have ancestors who lived through the Revolutionary War. “We’re really excited to have them share their expertise with the community,” Krawiec said. The class will be led by Cate Briggs, regent of the Washington County DAR. Briggs ...

Scholarships available to area students

The Washington County Community Foundation announces the availability of more than $250,000 in post-secondary scholarships for local students pursuing higher education. Scholarships are available for all levels of post-secondary education, including certificate programs, trade school programs, and associate, bachelor’s, and advanced degree programs. Interested students are encouraged to review the criteria online at www.wccf.net, where a search feature allows students to view available scholarships by high school.  While each scholarship opportunity has its own criteria and requirements, the WCCF uses a universal application which will indicate any necessary supporting ...

Donora police charge three with child endangerment

Donora police charged three people Tuesday after an unsupervised toddler was found near a firearm. Timothy Allen Pace, 37, Kaden Pace-Davis, 19, and McKenzie Rose Fisher, 18, all face a felony charge of endangering the welfare of children. According to the criminal complaint, Washington County Probation informed Donora police last week that Pace was in possession of a firearm despite being a convicted felon. Police went to a home in the 100 block of South Mellon Avenue, where all three defendants live, and searched Pace’s room. According to the complaint, Pace-Davis’ and Fisher’s 20-month-old child was lying on the mattress in Pace’s room unsupervised. Police found a loaded ...

Whiplash of weather

Merry St. Patrick’s Day? White snow covered green grass on Tuesday as snow showers dropped between 3 to 6 inches of snow in the region. “It was a whiplash of weather, for sure,” said Alicia Miller, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh. “There was a lot ...

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Sports

College basketball season wasn’t a lost cause

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament begins in earnest today – I know, there were First Four games played Tuesday and Wednesday, but for most bracket-picking people it tips off this afternoon – and it will do so without a “local” team. Pitt, Penn State, West Virginia, Duquesne and ...

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Walker’s OT goal lifts Carolina past Penguins in Metropolitan showdown

Walker's OT goal lifts Hurricanes past Penguins 6-5 in matchup of Metropolitan Division's top teams RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Sean Walker scored with 28.3 seconds left in overtime as the Carolina Hurricanes beat Pittsburgh 6-5 on Wednesday night, spoiling Sidney Crosby's return to the Penguins' ...

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Penn State favored to win 5th straight NCAA wrestling title

Penn State is out to claim an elusive fifth straight NCAA Division I men's wrestling title this weekend. The Nittany Lions have won four straight championships three times under coach Cael Sanderson, including the current run. He said the pressure to win a 13th title overall and make this the ...

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Opinion

A second chance for Blue Skies

Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...

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Struggling to lose weight? Could chilling carbs help?

Online influencers claim the secret to low-calorie rice, pasta and potatoes may be as simple as chilling out. Are they right? Not quite. But a small yet solid body of science does suggest that chilling these carbohydrate-rich foods after cooking them still could help people slim down. For ...

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