South Strabane firefighters rescue ducklings in storm drain
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved a bill Monday that would restrict the use of cellphones by students in the state’s schools. The measure would prevent students from having or using a cellphone from “bell-to-bell.” It would require students to secure their phones so that they cannot access them until the end of the school day. The legislation resembles a bill that was approved by the state Senate in February. It was approved in the closely divided state House on a 125-75 vote. In this region, state Reps. Tim O’Neal, Joshua Kail, Andrew Kuzma, Jason Ortitay and Ryan Warner supported it, while Natalie Mihalek, Bud Cook and Charity Grimm Krupa voted against ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series about the people who live in our community, in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. Had his wife not wondered what lay east of Pagosa Springs, Jonny Snider might have settled west of the Rocky Mountains. “We pretty much had the whole ...
South Strabane firefighters and police officers worked to rescue eight ducklings that fell into a storm drain in the Old Mill shopping center Monday afternoon, while mama duck showed her concern by quacking a few feet away. Avari Reed of Elizabeth and her friend, Stephanie Guzik, were ...
A motorist is “lucky to be alive” after his pickup truck careened off an Interstate 79 overpass at the Houston interchange in North Strabane Township and crash landed onto Route 519 below. The driver was traveling north on the interstate about 8 p.m. Monday when he lost control of his ...
BERLIN — Berlin Brothersvalley’s Elena Ritchey wasn’t available to pitch in last year’s state playoffs because of injury, but she had the opportunity in Monday’s game against Carmichaels in the first round of the PIAA Class A softball playoffs at Berlin Brothersvalley High ...
McMURRAY – Perfect games are elusive. Not just the perfect games that pitchers throw, but teams can have days when everything goes right. They pitch, hit and field flawlessly. The WPIAL champion Bentworth softball team had one of those rare games Monday in the first round of the PIAA ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Myles Garrett indicated when he signed a record-breaking contract extension last year that money would not ease the disappointment of not contending for a playoff spot. "If it's about the money, then I can just pack it in and not go out there and give my best effort. But I ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
A number of factors can affect how well a garden or lawn takes root. Watering is a key element of any landscape care strategy, and one that homeowners should educate themselves about if they want to maintain a lush, healthy lawn throughout spring and summer. Homeowners hoping to keep their ...
