Those who spoke Sunday at the National Cemetery for the Alleghenies shared a similar message: When celebrating Memorial Day remember those who gave their lives while fighting for their country. “The biggest thing about Memorial Day is (to honor) those who died in combat,” said Rocky ...
It’s fitting that Vet Pets of SWPA is this month’s recipient of the Driven By Hope Award, sponsored by Washington Auto Mall because the organization is in the market for a vehicle to drive. Vet Pets’ current “Drive for Heroes Campaign” is an initiative dedicated to supporting ...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has likely been around as long as men – and it has almost exclusively been men – have risked their lives in combat. It was not officially recognized as a mental health condition until 1980, but there are stories going back to the Civil War of ...
Coal, an energy source that once heated numerous homes across Western Pennsylvania, remains abundant underground. But it continues to lose prominence on the energy grid. Solar and wind power have surpassed coal as sources of electricity generation, according to the U.S. Energy Information ...
Through the annual Towers to Tunnels Foundation 5K, the family and colleagues of first responders who died in the line of duty continue to honor them. Participating at AHN Field in Canonsburg again this year was Team Beattie, named for Washington County Deputy Sheriff Chad Beattie. Beattie ...
PA VetPets is expanding its operation with a brick-and-mortar location in North Strabane Township. The nonprofit celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony March 7 at The Shoppes at Quail Acres. Omar Brooks and his wife, Nicole Malesic, started the organization in 2020, and had been working ...
