‘A fitting tribute’
UPMC Washington Teen Outreach will hold its annual youth conference Thursday, April 16, at Washington & Jefferson College. Ten Washington County school districts and more than 130 students will be participating in the conference, which is being called “Teen Mental Health Aid.” Thirteen interactive activities have been prepared regarding the topic of mental health, and the conference will be conducted through “speed learning,” where participants move between learning stations. The conference will be from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in W&J’s Rossin Ballroom. For information, call 201-637-2921 or 724-222-2311.
A member of the family that owns the Pittsburgh Steelers will be among the speakers at Washington & Jefferson College’s spring commencement ceremony. Thomas J. Rooney, a grandson of Pittsburgh Steelers founder Art Rooney Sr., will be the commencement speaker at the ceremony, which will be held Saturday, May 9, at W&J’s James David Ross Family Recreation Center. A 1993 graduate of W&J, Rooney was a Florida congressman from 2009 to 2019, and is now president and CEO of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. An English major at W&J, Rooney received letters in golf and football. Another W&J alumnus, Robert M. Howard, will be the baccalaureate speaker. A ...
The former Laurel Highlands High School principal who was moved to another district building in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against two teachers said Wednesday that his transfer was not the result of any wrongdoing. John Diamond, who is now assistant principal at the middle school, said he had been reassigned on March 31, switching places with Bobbi Downs. Diamond said Superintendent Jesse Wallace had informed him the board had decided to swap the roles. In light of a 2023 case involving a high school teacher, and the latest allegations against two other teachers, Diamond said the board felt "it was time to make a change.” Diamond said he has been with the district ...
Local leaders including state Sen. Camera Bartolotta, North Strabane Township Board of Supervisors Chair Neil Kelly and state Rep. Tim O'Neal welcomed residents to the freshly inaugurated North Strabane Administration Building Tuesday afternoon. North Strabane officials opted to purchase ...
A disagreement between law enforcement and the Washington County coroner over whether an autopsy was needed for the investigation of a stillborn fetus at a Peters Township home led to the “king’s bench” petition filed last month with the state Supreme Court. According to court filings to the high court, Peters Township police investigators and District Attorney Jason Walsh wanted Coroner Tim Warco’s office to perform an autopsy on the remains of the 28-week-old fetus, despite the cause and manner of death expected to be undetermined. Warco’s solicitor, Timothy Uhrich, said the autopsy was both costly and unnecessary, but the coroner’s office was pushed to perform it to ...
Three Republican voters challenging Al Buchtan’s candidacy for state Senate over questions about his residency are appealing a Commonwealth Court decision to keep him on the ballot as they ask the state Supreme Court to settle the matter. Attorneys for the objectors filed their appeal Monday ...
BENTLEYVILLE – Sydney Gonglik isn’t certain on the number of no-hitters she has thrown in her high school softball career. “I think it’s either six or eight, but I’m not sure,” Gonglik said. It’s a good problem to have if you’ve thrown so many you’ve lost count. Gonglik, an ...
PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin is with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the long haul. The 19-year-old shortstop agreed to a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pirates early Wednesday, less than a week after the former first-round pick made his major league debut. The deal, the largest in ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Castellanos hit a two-run double, Jake Cronenworth added a two-run homer and the San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-2 on Wednesday. Castellanos' double began a four-run seventh inning that broke open a scoreless game and helped San Diego clinch the ...
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 ...
If the aches and pains of ongoing osteoarthritis are getting to be too much for you to bear, there may be a new way to find relief. More than 32 million Americans suffer from osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease caused by the gradual breakdown of cartilage. It can impact nearly any ...
