Agencies make adjustments to compensate for lack of state, federal funding
It’s been said that all politics is local, but Tuesday’s off-year general election will focus mostly on statewide judicial retentions and races, including a Washington County judge running for appellate court. The political battle lines have been drawn with three state Supreme Court ...
This is a prime time for business development in the area. That was a prevailing theme at Friday’s Mid-Mon Valley Economic Symposium. Rich Fitzgerald, executive director of the Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission and former county executive for Allegheny County, served as the keynote ...
Lawyers for the Peters Township father accused of fatally shaking his infant son in 2022 are asking a judge to dismiss the capital homicide case against him, claiming the prosecution has been “contaminated” over a bogus death certificate allegedly filed at the behest of the district ...
By Dave Bates For the Observer-Reporter It’s my anniversary … 34 years today. To our youngsters, that might seem like an eternity. To my older readers, a mere blink of the eye. It’s all relevant. To my bride of over a third of a century I say, “Thank you!” My wife, ...
By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com McMURRAY – The problem with fairy tale endings is that sometimes they don't work out the way we want. Take Saturday night as an example. We find a Peters Township team looking for its first WPIAL volleyball title ...
TORONTO (AP) — Will Smith homered in the 11th inning after Miguel Rojas connected for a tying drive in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 in Game 7 Saturday night to become the first team in a quarter century to win consecutive World Series titles. Los ...
I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...
Before we ever boarded the Carnival Sunrise ship in Miami, I asked our friends and seasoned Carnival cruisers, "What is Celebration Key? Where is it?" No one seemed to quite know all of the answers, but everyone in our group was excited to find out the answers. In July, Carnival Cruise Line ...
