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New Meadowcroft season gets underway

The 2026 season at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village outside Avella kicked off Saturday. This year’s season will include mainstays like vintage baseball, an atlatl competition and more. Meadowcroft is the oldest known site of human habitation in North America and a National ...

Waynesburg University celebrates new graduates

More than 300 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students crossed the stage during Waynesburg University's commencement ceremony Sunday. Emily Barker of Mount Sterling, Ohio, was co-valedictorian for the class along with Abigail Speer of Bridgeville. She delivered the valedictory address; ...

Traffic fatalities declined statewide in 2025

Traffic fatalities decreased in Pennsylvania in 2025 while holding steady or decreasing in the region, according to state statistics. The statewide total dropped to 1,047, 80 people fewer than in 2024 and the lowest number since record keeping began in 1928, the Pennsylvania Department of ...

Washington County Bar Association hosting ‘Civics 101’ program

As part of their Law Day programming, the Washington County Bar Association and the Washington County Bar Foundation invite the public to attend a “Civics 101 and America 250” program at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, on the campus of Washington & Jefferson College, Howard J. Burnett Center, ...

PennWest at California holding commencement ceremonies Saturday

PennWest University is holding its annual spring commencement ceremonies Saturday as more than 1,800 students are expected to graduate from its three campuses in Western Pennsylvania, including in California. The morning and afternoon ceremonies at the PennWest’s campuses in California, ...