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Pa. House approves law fortifying protections from online predators

“Alicia’s Law,” which is named for a woman who was abducted when she was a teenager from her Crafton Heights home by an online predator, was approved Wednesday by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. If the measure is approved by the state Senate and signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro, it ...

Man accused of wielding knife in attack at East Washington apartment

A man is accused of getting into a domestic dispute with his estranged wife Tuesday morning and later in the day going to an East Washington apartment and assaulting her and another person before briefly holding them at knifepoint. Borough police were called to the domestic dispute about 8 ...

SBA chief Loeffler tours Canonsburg business

CANONSBURG – Former Georgia senator and current Small Business Administration Chief Kelly Loeffler visited Steel Nation Inc. in the borough Wednesday afternoon during a multi-state tour in celebration of National Small Business Week. Loeffler’s tour to tout the Trump administration’s ...

Pa. House OKs bill to study alternatives to Keystone Exams

The Keystone Exams, which are part of a Pennsylvania high school student’s graduation requirements, could soon be under the microscope following a Monday vote in the state’s House of Representatives asking that a study be done to determine if alternatives could be used instead. The vote ...

$2.8 million needed to reopen Montour Trail tunnel

The Montour Trail Council is hoping to raise nearly $2.8 million - the largest single repair project in the nonprofit’s history - to reopen the National Tunnel. According to council President Julian Wolfe, the council contracted an engineering firm in November to assess the condition of ...