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Italian Heritage Festival returns to Uniontown

This weekend, Uniontown’s Main Street will be filled with the sights, sounds and tastes of Italy. The Italian Heritage Festival will run from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. This year’s event is the fourth since it was revived by original organizers, the Uniontown ...

Board rescinds Laurel Highlands superintendent’s contract extension

The Laurel Highlands School District Board of Directors voted Wednesday night to rescind a three-year contract extension given to its superintendent in 2025. Jesse Wallace’s contract will now end after the 2026-27 school year instead of in 2030. The board approved the change 6-3, with ...

Red menace

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 ...

Pittsburgh area hospitals named among region’s best

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, ...

Pennsylvania releases school-level vaccination data

Vaccination data for almost every public and private school in Pennsylvania has now been made available online. The information can be accessed through a new interactive tool that’s been created by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. It uses ...

‘Birthplace of the Big Mac’ celebrates its place in history

Matt Alamo only had a slight awareness of the history of the McDonald’s location on Morgantown Street in Uniontown when his group took ownership eight years ago. He’s gotten an education since then — from the family of the past owner, and from the long line of visitors who come for a ...