No print edition today
The Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging (AAA) has ended the Grab and Go portion of its congregate meal program. Mary Harris, the agency’s director, said a decrease in funding led to the decision involving a program started during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was started during the pandemic as an alternative way of delivering the congregate meals when we had the social distancing requirements and the centers were closed for a period of time,” Harris said Friday. Harris said initially it was thought that the meals would be temporary and would end after the pandemic. However, the agency had the option of continuing the Grab and Go program. “We decided to continue them, ...
An East Washington man who molested a teenage boy at least 25 times at his borough apartment over several months pleaded guilty Monday and was sentenced to serve time in prison. Anthony Joseph Dinch Jr., 30, pleaded guilty in Washington County Court to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse ...
Allegheny Health Network (AHN) now has a mobile health van to increase access to obstetrics and gynecologic care to a number of underserved communities, including Charleroi. The 37-foot ob/gyn mobile health clinic was unveiled Tuesday at the Carnegie Free Library of McKeesport. The vehicle ...
The attorney for the former Uniontown treasurer who stole more than $100,000 in cash tax payments asked a judge to set aside her conviction, arguing no one actually caught her “with her hand in the cookie jar.” “It’s purely on inference that any money left the office improperly,” ...
By Jonathan Guth For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Not too many wrestlers, past or present, can claim they defeated Spencer Lee. Actually, in freestyle competition at the senior level, there is only one. Japan’s Rei Higuchi earned a 4-2 decision over the 2017 ...
Talia Gilliard scored a game-high 23 points to help the California women’s basketball team continue its run of dominance over PItt-Johnstown with a 70-52 road victory in PSAC West play Saturday. The Vulcans (6-5, 9-8) have won 21 consecutive games over the Mountain Cats (0-11, 2-16), a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Maximus Edwards led Duquesne over Saint Bonaventure on Saturday with 17 points off of the bench in a 75-57 victory. Edwards went 6 of 8 from the field (5 for 7 from 3-point range) for the Dukes (9-9, 4-1 Atlantic 10 Conference). Cam Crawford scored 12 points, shooting 4 ...
Before transitioning from music to health care, as a student, we learned about the works of composers like Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, and Bela Bartok. These men contributed uniquely to the evolving musical landscape with their creative works. Schoenberg, for example, revolutionized ...
A new study is shedding light on iron deficiency in pregnancy, which can lead to serious complications for both mother and baby. Research shows most pregnant women are at risk for iron deficiency, with 4 out of 5 becoming iron-deficient by their third trimester. The study, recently published ...
