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Applications being taken for energy assistance program

The application period started this week for the 2026-27 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a federal program that provides grants for eligible households to help pay energy bills. Payments are made directly to an applicant’s utility company or fuel provider. LIHEAP grants ...

Inspiring kids to be curious: Matt’s Maker Space celebrates 10 years

Founded by Noelle and David Conover in memory of their son, Matt, who died in 2002 at the age of 12, the first Matt’s Maker Space opened at Foster Elementary School in Mt. Lebanon where Matt and all of her four children were students. “It was there because that was the elementary school ...

23 votes cast at Chartiers precinct might not count due to poll book issue

Nearly two dozen votes cast by people using emergency special ballots at a Chartiers Township polling place Tuesday morning may not be counted after the judge of elections there failed to sign in the voters when the electronic poll book failed. The 23 votes cast during a brief period of time ...

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No. 10 Belle Vernon knocks off North Catholic in WPIAL semis

McMURRAY — The phrase “seeds don’t matter” is uttered so much in sports that the team with the higher seed uses it as a self-fulfilling prophecy. Belle Vernon has proven through three matches in the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer playoffs that there could be some truth to the adage that ...

Wild Things hire new pitching coach

The Wild Things have started to put together their coaching staff for the 2027 National Association season. Washington announced Tuesday that it has hired Reid Santos, a three-time MLB draft pick and veteran of nine professional seasons as a player, to be the pitching coach next year. Santos ...

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Niagara falls as WVU starts with win

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia’s debut for the 2026-27 season wasn’t half bad. Along the way, WVU’s defense created a little history and prized freshman recruit Miles Sadler had a solid showing with 16 points and nine assists. It all led to the Mountaineers’ 91-46 victory ...

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Opinion

OP-ED: The time to get AI right is now

As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...

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Church holding soup sale

Chartiers Cross Roads Church at 102 Old Hickory Ridge Road in Washington will hold a Soup To Go Sale from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Price is $10 per quart.

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