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UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh named among nation's top 10

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has been named to the U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll for 2026-27. The recognition places it among the nation's top 10 pediatric hospitals. UPMC Children's is now tied for the No. 1 rank in Pennsylvania and tied for No. 1 in the mid-Atlantic Region, and earned national rankings in all 11 pediatric specialties that are evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. "Every day, our team comes to work with a singular purpose: to give children the healthiest, brightest future possible,” said Diane Hupp, president, UPMC Children’s Hospital. "Being named to the U.S. News Honor Roll and recognized among the nation's ...

Man accused of road rage incident while riding ATV in Union Township

A man is accused of using his all-terrain vehicle to chase four people riding in a UTV side-by-side along wooded trails near Finleyville before slamming into their off-road vehicle in an attempt to crash them. Monongahela police charged Matthew Michael Zayac with four felony counts of aggravated assault and four misdemeanor charges of reckless endangerment, along with two counts of criminal mischief following the incident shortly after 8:30 p.m. Sunday. Police said the four people were riding in their UTV in woods behind a neighborhood near Route 88 in Union Township that was on private property, but where they previously had permission to use when Zayac approached them on his ATV and ...

Peters council takes action that could pave the way for assisted living facility

Over the strenuously voiced objections of some residents, Peters Township Council approved a subdivision plan for a parcel of land on East McMurray Road Monday that could eventually be used for an assisted living facility. Whether or not the facility is ultimately built is still in the hands ...

Masontown man arrested in bank robbery

A Masontown man accused of stealing more than $3,000 from a Point Marion bank was arrested early Tuesday morning. State police troopers arrested Stephen Gaza, 46, at a home in Ronco, Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele said in a Facebook post. The arrest came after an extensive ...

Canonsburg adopts drone program

Canonsburg residents may soon spot a public safety drone flying over their town, as borough council unanimously approved the creation of a Public Safety Drone Program during a Monday night meeting. The program will allow the borough to authorize fundraising efforts, accept donations for the program and establish operational policies in compliance with applicable laws and borough ordinances, according to the meeting’s agenda. Borough Manager Jennifer Foster previously said that borough staff recognized the need for an expanded, formalized drone initiative after severe flooding struck the region twice in August, leaving the Canonsburg Police Department’s two small drones ...

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Wild Things on brink of elimination after being routed at Evansville

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Sam Linscott went 4-for-5 with a home run and the Evansville Otters used a pair of five-run innings to pummel the Wild Things 12-3 Wednesday night and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 Midwest Conference finals. Evansville, which has scored 26 runs in the first two games ...

Wild Things’ comebacks fall short in wild 14-13 loss in Game 1

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Logan Brown homered and drove in four runs and Evansville held off two big comebacks by Washington to beat the Wild Things 14-13 in a wild Game 1 of the best-of-5 Midwest Conference finals Tuesday night at Bosse Field. Game 2 is Wednesday night (7:35) in ...

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Long Pitt stop: Narduzzi on cusp of his program-record 144th game with Panthers

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Minutes after Pitt introduced Pat Narduzzi in the waning days of 2014, then interim athletic director Randy Juhl gave the school's new football coach a pretty unique mandate. The way Juhl figured it, if the university can find a way to help cure polio – as Dr. Jonas Salk ...

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Op-Ed: Rather the ‘saving’ America, the SAVE Act is about voter suppression

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 ...

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