Celebrations in Fayette County will mark the day the Emancipation Proclamation reached its full promise. Juneteenth observances will take place in Connellsville and Uniontown over several days this week. The annual holiday celebrates the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is one in a monthlong series of profiles of the people who live and work in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties, in celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. If anyone’s biked down the Great Allegheny Passage trail near Connellsville or walked along the West ...
Pennsylvanians already feeling the sting of higher prices at the gas pump are facing another major hit to their pocketbooks: at the grocery store. In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture sharply raised its outlook for 2026 food inflation, warning that grocery prices and overall food costs ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – On a February day back in 1996, Dave Neese’s eyes welled, as he regarded his newborn daughter with a whisper and awe. “Hey, baby girl,” he said, gently brushing Skylar’s cheek. “It’s me. I’m your daddy. Happy birthday.” On a February day back in 2014, ...
Jessie Orbin, a standout wrestler at Waynesburg University and a PIAA Class AA state qualifier at Chartiers-Houston, died following a motorcycle accident Saturday night in North Strabane Township. Orbin, 20, was driving a motorcycle on Linden Road when he crashed at about 10:30 p.m. He ...
After Tim Moore was approached by North Franklin Township officials about building a replica of the West Augusta District Courthouse – the first dedicated judicial building west of the Alleghenies – he felt pressure about how to get the project off the ground. So he went to the field next ...
