A local Catholic church is rallying around the family of a Venezuelan immigrant and church member who was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and calling for his release. Jesus Teran was detained on July 8 after he went to the ICE Pittsburgh field office for a ...
CNX Resources Corp., the Southpointe-based natural gas company, will receive $300,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for two mobile compressed natural gas fueling units for its fleet of vehicles. The $300,000 grant to CNX is a portion of the $3.4 million ...
An out-of-control deer population is wreaking havoc on crops in the region and throughout Pennsylvania, impacting crop yields and farmers’ livelihoods. To address the issue, a meeting has been scheduled for 6 to 9 p.m. July 23 at the Lone Pine Community Center in Washington with members of ...
A motorcyclist died Saturday afternoon when he crossed into the path of a pickup truck in Cross Creek Township and struck the other vehicle head-on, state police report. Zachary C. Strohmeyer, 37, of Avella, was traveling east in the 100 block of Vance Road shortly before 1:30 p.m. when he ...
Whether it’s a long walk in the woods or a quick trip to check on plants in the backyard garden, going outside to connect with nature is a reliable way to relax in the summer. The excursions can live on as summer memories – or, sometimes, in the form of an unwanted stowaway taking ...
Georgette and Edward Chmura had plans to repurpose the barn on the non-working farm they own and operate in the Scenery Hill section of Somerset Township. “This has been a four-year venture in the making,” she said of the couple’s endeavor to convert the structure into a multipurpose ...
