Pennsylvania SNAP benefits halted as government shutdown continues
Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians who depend on food assistance will not receive their November SNAP payments due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced that benefits from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) would ...
As Washington Crown Center continues its transformation into Franklin Crossroads Park, the Train Gang of Washington County has packed up its display. For eight years the group had its elaborate display of trains and a miniature downtown Washington set up in the mall. Visiting the display was ...
PennWest California had its Homecoming over the weekend, an event that had the theme, 鈥淭his is Caloweentown.鈥� The parade took place Saturday amidst a number of activities, including the school鈥檚 Vulcan football team besting the Clarion Golden Eagles 31-28 with two seconds left in the game.
Richard Roby鈥檚 first taste in combat sports came in junior high school as a member of the Uniontown wrestling team. The 2009 graduate of Uniontown Area High School continued to compete in the sport, and while he enjoyed it, the level of commitment wasn鈥檛 there. Eight years later, ...
John Fritts edged Rick Yurick in a playoff to win the club championship for its members at Duck Hollow Golf Club on Saturday. The two-day tournament began on Friday. Yurick shot a 2-over-par 74 on Day 1 for a three stroke lead over Fritts. Fritts carded an 81 on Day 2, while Yurick shot ...
Mount Pleasant built up a two-goal advantage and held off a rally from Elizabeth Forward in a 2-1 victory on Monday night in the first round of the WPIAL Class 2A boys soccer playoffs at Viking Stadium. The Vikings (15-4-0) earned their first playoff win since 2020, and eighth straight this ...
Every time a high-profile shooting makes headlines, America relives the same cycle: shock, outrage, and the inevitable chorus of demands to ban 鈥渁ssault weapons,鈥� defund the police, blame political opponents, and spend more federal money in cities. But these slogans conceal more than they ...
Outdoor excitement can arise as a surprise. Last week, I enjoyed an experience I鈥檇 wanted to undertake for a long time. I took a course at Touchstone Center for Crafts in the mountains near Farmington. The course was in botanical illustration, a blend of art and science in which ...
