Hundreds of brrrr-ave swimmers flocked to Yough River Park in Connellsville to ring in the New Year Wednesday with an icy dip into the Youghiogheny River as part of 21st annual Polar Bear Plunge. Swimmers clad in shorts and T-shirts, Speedos, wet suits, Santa hats, crocs, water shoes, ...

The temperatures might’ve been cold Monday, but the atmosphere in Connellsville’s Yough River Park was warm. Members of the Connellsville Polar Bear Club (and anyone brave enough to join them) brought nonperishable items for a city food bank that recently lost much of its stock. On Dec. ...