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Morgantown vet team saves baby eagle that swallowed fishhook

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – An eagle chick from the Mon Valley is resting and recuperating at the Cheat Lake-based Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia after an emergency weekend surgery to extract a fishhook from its stomach. The bird – known as USS11 – is part of a family of eagles – ...

NAACP to honor Burroughs with Human Rights Award

The NAACP Washington branch has announced its recipient of the 2026 NAACP Human Rights Award. The NAACP will honor Teresa Burroughs, executive director of the LeMoyne Community Center, during its 66th annual awards banquet at 6 p.m. Friday, May 1, at the DoubleTree by Hilton, Meadow ...

State AG urges caution for human trafficking risk during draft

State and local law enforcement are preparing for a potential uptick in criminal activity as a result of the upcoming 2026 NFL Draft, which is estimated to bring over half a million people to western Pennsylvania this week. According to a statement released by state Attorney General Dave ...

Local farmers prep for freeze

On Sunday, Leigh Shields wheeled out about 20 green wagons, filling each with tropical plants, hanging baskets and flats of flowers. Those, along with delicate herbs and other annuals, took up residence in an already-crowded greenhouse to wait out the frost at Shields Herb & Flower Farm in ...

Two charged with burglarizing Peters Township self-storage facility

Two men from Allegheny County are accused of burglarizing a self-storage facility in Peters Township over the weekend and attempting to steal gold and jewelry before a woman caught them in the act and called police. Peters Township police said they were called to Tar Self Storage at 3054 ...