Teachers in Carmichaels Area School District vote unanimously to authorize strike

The teachers’ union at Carmichaels Area School District voted unanimously to give its negotiating team the authority to call for a strike. The vote came during a Monday meeting in which members of the Carmichaels Area Education Association turned down the district’s proposed ...
The South Fayette Township School District has unveiled its new Freight to Plate trailer – a mobile classroom that will connect students across the Pittsburgh region through the universal language of food. The trailer’s exterior visuals and logo were custom-designed by six students in the ...
A powerful downburst from a severe thunderstorm over Ohiopyle sent visitors scattering for cover as high winds toppled trees and damaged hiking trails around the popular state park on a busy Sunday afternoon. Dayden Waggett was visiting the park with his family and enjoying the sun-splashed ...
By Chris Dugan Sports editor dugan@observer-reporter.com It was difficult to tell Tuesday night which team was in the thick of the Frontier League’s playoff race and which club recently had a fire sale at the trade deadline. Evansville, with a significantly reworked roster since ...
The Savannah Bananas, the wildly popular barnstorming baseball team that plays by its own rules, will make their Pittsburgh debut Aug. 29 and 30 at PNC Park against the Texas Tailgaters, one of three touring opponents. Banana Ball, as it has become known, is a faster-paced version of ...
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH — Paul Skenes is a numbers nerd. Well, most of the time anyway. The Pittsburgh Pirates ace will make it a point to glance up at the ribbon boards that instantaneously spew out the data following each pitch — velocity, drop, horizontal ...
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 ...
Rising temperatures can mean rising pain for many people, as summer heat can often trigger the onset of migraine headaches. As temperatures climb, so do migraine episodes, with heat, humidity and dehydration being some of the most common reasons for the start of a migraine during the summer ...