From teen band to band of soldiers, Charleroi native reflects on career

After about three years, North Strabane’s career firefighters and police officers have started to operate out of the new public safety building. Mark Grimm, the township’s emergency management coordinator, said both departments moved into the facility about two weeks ago. The building ...
Cpl. Peter Helisek Jr.’s obituary ends with three words: “Candy, Candy, Candy.” The sweet reference is a callback by his younger brother John to the years before Helisek left for World War II. “Every day he would come home from work, he would bring me this little candy bar,” John ...
The search for a Connellsville man who went missing while fishing on the Youghiogheny River Tuesday night was suspended, according to area emergency officials. The decision to end the two-day search for 55-year-old Jerry Grimm came as a result of ongoing dangerous river conditions, ...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Seven different Washington players drove in a run and Christian Diaz pitched three scoreless innings of relief as the Wild Things defeated Schaumburg 10-5 Friday night at Wintrust Field. Washington twice wiped out early two-run deficits and took the lead for good at 5-4 ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the No. 1 pick in the NHL draft Friday night. High-scoring forward Michael Misa went second overall to the San Jose Sharks, and the Chicago Blackhawks took Swedish forward Anton Frondell third at the Peacock ...
When a baseball player gets to the Triple-A level, they are one phone call away from a dream come true. Anyone who’s ever been on the cusp of accomplishing a major goal can relate. It’s human nature to wonder what that moment will be like. That’s where Canon-McMillan grad Cameron ...
It is a somber sight to see towering smokestacks fall. They serve as monuments to a past era, symbols of industry and progress – until they are no longer needed. Last month, the demolition of the Homer City Generating Plant in Indiana County marked the end of a once mighty, coal-fired power ...
If you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes, one of the issues doctors want to keep on top of is your eye health and whether the disease is affecting blood vessels in your eyes. One area health-care provider is helping patients get the testing they need by doing that eye test in primary care ...