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PA Local Heroes: The award-winning elementary teacher making math fun

PA Local Heroes is a monthly feature sponsored by Ballard Spahr. Installments appear first in PA Local, Spotlight PA’s weekly newsletter that takes a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. Madeline Loring ...

W&J announces new four-story dorm project

Washington & Jefferson College unveiled plans for a modern, four-story dormitory on Thursday that will house more than 200 students once completed in fall 2027. More than 25 students, faculty and community members gathered at the Yost Auditorium on campus for a town hall event detailing ...

Firefighters battle weekend blazes

Firefighters were kept busy with a trio of fires in Fayette and Washington counties Saturday and Sunday. In North Franklin Township, multiple calls came in around 4:26 p.m. Saturday of a fire in the back of a building at 240 Park Ave., Washington County 911 dispatch said. Firefighters ...

Picture perfect career

That guy in the Dos Equis beer ads might be the Most Interesting Man in the World, but Michael Zagaris could well be a close second. He was at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on the night in 1968 when Robert Kennedy was assassinated and slipped on Kennedy’s blood. He lived with Peter ...