Health officials raise concerns about lowering number of childhood vaccines
State Rep. Tim O’Neal is co-hosting with Pennsylvania State Police an event to help parents better understand online gaming, online predators and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) risks facing children. It will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. at St. Hilary Church Hall, 320 Henderson Ave., Washington. Doors will open at 5:30. “Being a parent today often means juggling a lot of responsibilities, and one of the most important is keeping children safe online,” O’Neal said. “The digital world gives kids amazing opportunities to learn, create and connect but it also comes with real risks of which parents need to stay vigilant. I hope you will join me in increasing ...
Freedom Transit has announced a planned reduction to its Shared Ride Service program in order to “contain costs and create efficiencies while keeping the service available to as many riders as possible,” according to a news release. This includes reductions in service hours, fewer trips to Pittsburgh and the elimination of long-distance trips during morning hours, in addition to pared-down service offerings during federal holidays, effective Oct. 1. According to Executive Director Sheila Gombita, the agency formerly known as the Washington County Transportation Authority does not have the revenue to cover the current scope of ride share service across the region. At the time ...
A Greene County man was sentenced to 5 to 10 years in prison on child pornography charges Wednesday. Jacob Rex, 20, of Crucible, will serve consecutive sentences for possessing child sexual abuse material and distributing film of child sex acts. They are being served concurrently with a sentence on separate charges for distribution, corruption of a minor and criminal use of a telecommunications facility. Rex must also register as a Type II offender under Megan’s Law. In December, TikTok alerted a national tip line to four videos Rex had uploaded on the app, including one of a girl appearing to be between 5 and 7, according to court documents. Investigators later traced the IP ...
With the flip of a switch, an industrial air compressor growled to life and the old barn at the crossroads of Routes 40 and 519 in Glyde began to rise off of its foundation where it’s sat since the early 1910s. After just a couple of minutes, the barn on the Ritter property had risen only a ...
The United States recorded its hottest July ever, with a national average temperature of 76.89 degrees - 3.3 degrees above the 20h century national average, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That edged out the previous record set in July 1936 - the Dust Bowl - ...
PITTSBURGH — The vibes for Mike McCarthy and Eli Heidenreich over the last few months have been immaculate. How could they not be? The chance for McCarthy to lead his hometown team brought the first-year Pittsburgh Steelers coach to tears when he was hired in January. The image last April of ...
CANONSBURG – Washington County manager John (JP) Przybylinski gathered his players behind the dugout at McDowell Lane Field to give them the news he hoped he didn’t have to share. The Pony League World Series championship game was canceled. And Washington County was denied a chance to ...
In the baseball movie “Moneyball,” Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, played by actor Brad Pitt, tells his head scout, who refuses to embrace statistical data to evaluate players, that scouts and the organization must “adapt or die.” Such is the case for PONY Baseball and ...
For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...
Mornings in Mingo The next Mornings in Mingo program will be on Aug. 12 at 10 a.m. This topic will be butterflies with Monica Miller. Meet at Shelter 1. The program begins at 10 a.m. Miller will share photographs and living specimens of locally observed butterflies. A short walk will also be ...
