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A ‘touch’ of history

Generations of Trinity High School history are now available at the fingertips, as more than 100 years of yearbooks - and other school district-related accomplishments - are on interactive video touchscreen displays. Students and alumni can access key pieces of the school's history and ...

Officials monitoring ice build-up on Western Pennsylvania rivers

Rivers and creeks across Western Pennsylvania are freezing over thanks to the unrelenting frigid temperatures, but it might be some time before the region has to worry about ice jams and the potential flooding it typically brings. Photos of The Point in Downtown Pittsburgh that are circulating ...

Masontown woman accused of assaulting infant child

A Masontown woman is charged with an alleged assault that left bruises and fingernail marks on her 1-year-old child. After taking a polygraph test, Arayiah Harris, 19, confessed to assaulting her child in her home, according to her criminal complaint. She told police her child had been crying ...

Chilled to the bone – and the joints: cold weather’s impact on arthritis

For decades, countless numbers of people with arthritis have claimed they know how cold the weather is based on pain in their joints. And while there is limited scientific evidence to support that notion, doctors have stood by their patients’ belief. “There’s not a ton of hardcore ...

Emergency declarations create flexibility, future funding possibilities

Several municipalities across Fayette and Washington counties declared a state of emergency ahead of Sunday’s snowstorm and the ongoing cold snap. Local administrators said the declarations allowed them to line up extra workers and suppliers faster, and potentially enable them to get ...

Fire destroys Ronco house

Amid frigid temperatures and biting wind chills Tuesday, firefighters in Fayette County battled a house fire that destroyed the residence and left several people homeless. Crews were called to 606 Meadow St. in the Ronco neighborhood of German Township and found the house engulfed in ...