Another four opioid settlement grants in Washington County – including one for a recovery house and another for teen outreach programs – were rejected last week by the statewide board overseeing the money, prompting a county official to question the committee’s motives. The Pennsylvania ...
Livestock and farm equipment were lost when a barn fire caught fire in Greene County Friday morning. According to Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Rich Policz, crews were called at about 8:14 a.m. to 121 Muddy Hollow Road in Jackson Township. According to Policz, the barn ...
The Laurel Highlands school board voted 9-0 Wednesday to hire outside legal counsel to conduct an independent review of the district's policies and procedures after two teachers were charged with sexual misconduct against students. Pittsburgh-based MDM Law was chosen in part because it has no ...
When many domestic violence victims leave an abusive relationship, they have to start from scratch. That can mean a financially dependent victim has to get a job. It can also mean going from two incomes to one. Inflation can compound the problem, said Jackie Parker, a communications ...
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Pennsylvania’s first two years of funding indigent defense ...
Construction on numerous sections of Interstate 70 in Washington and Westmoreland counties is continuing as part of the state Department of Transportation’s long-term efforts to modernize the highway originally built in the mid-20th century. For more than a decade, PennDOT has been improving ...
