A Republic teen took home a top award in a state contest drawing people’s focus to the littering problem in Pennsylvania. First place in the student category of the Gene Capaldi Lens on Litter Contest went to Jacob Valente, a 10th-grade student at Laurel Highlands High School in Uniontown. ...

To the victors go the spoils. For 72 Laurel Highlands High School students, those spoils came in the form of live music, food trucks, and a mechanical bull. The fun recognized the students’ hard work in bringing home a first place win for middle-sized high schools across the U.S. in the ...

The day rolls around just once every four years, so Feb. 29 holds special meaning and plans for some area leap day birthday celebrants. Addie Ciez will be competing in the WPIAL swim championships in Pittsburgh; Rachel Gladden will spend her birthday in Myrtle Beach; Avery Fee is planning a ...