For some area pools, the early rain and cooler temperatures provided a setback to the start of the swim season until summertime heat moved in during late June along with drier weather. June precipitation recorded by the National Weather Service (NWS) at the Pittsburgh International Airport ...
Once solid bastions of Democratic supporters, the unions representing local miners and steelworkers have experienced a seismic shift toward Republicans over the last decade in the era of President Donald Trump. Greene County Commissioner Blair Zimmerman, who is a lifelong Democrat and was a ...
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. HARRISBURG — A high-level Pennsylvania Department of Aging ...
A nonprofit organization with its roots in the South Hills is raising money to help fight childhood hunger and food insecurity in seven counties. Giving2Grow donates funds to organizations in Washington, Greene, Fayette, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Westmoreland counties. Giving2Grow ...
Labor Day weekend is considered the unofficial end of summer, and it appears many are going to use the long weekend to do some traveling to send off the season. “We’re seeing people are taking advantage of that Monday off, extending their weekends and getting a last-minute summer trip ...
The theme for this year’s pilgrimage at Mount St. Macrina, “Theotokos, Icon of Hope,” is an appropriate one for current times, said Sister Barbara Jean Mihalchick, O.S.B.M. Theotokos is the Greek word for Mother of God, and is one of the titles given to Jesus’ mother Mary. “Mary is ...
