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They're back. Spotted lanternflies have returned in high numbers across Pennsylvania, infesting more than 50 counties and threatening local crops like grapes, peaches, and apples. In response, Pennsylvania's U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick, alongside Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon ...

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital has been named the second-best hospital in Pennsylvania in U.S. News & World Report's annual rankings. The hospital also was named the best in the Pittsburgh metropolitan region, and earned national rankings in 10 areas, including cancer, psychiatry, ...

After 53 years of teaching, mentoring thousands of students, leading research projects, cheering on sports teams, and referencing 1970s television shows during lectures, Washington & Jefferson College psychology professor Dr. Michael Crabtree has retired. And it seems everyone who met ...

For nearly 25 years, Concordia Hospice of Washington Donnell House has helped patients and their families through life's hardest moments. Now, the hospice facility in Washington has closed its doors. "Concordia Hospice of Washington can confirm that inpatient hospice services are no longer ...

The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, an international torch relay, will be coming to Washington on Saturday. Along the route, an estimated 50,000 children in over 1,000 cities and towns are expected to participate when the Peace Run visits schools, youth organizations and local events to ...

The Center For Coalfield Justice will host a program, Shale Gas Fracking and Public Health 101 - The People's Cancer Incidence Screening Tool, on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the center's office at 69 E. Beau St. in Washington. The program will feature guest speaker Dr. Lauren Minsky, ...