A bill that would ban student cellphone use in Pennsylvania schools during the school day has moved a step forward. The state Senate last week passed a bipartisan bill, 46-1, requiring public schools to implement 鈥渂ell-to-bell鈥� bans on student cellphone use during the school day. Senate ...
Some two-way radio operators in Fayette County and surrounding areas can now see their messages go out a little farther. The Uniontown Amateur Radio Club recently installed a repeater that expands the range for the portable, mobile and home-based stations in General Mobile Radio Service by ...
Washington County officials are appealing the decision by the state鈥檚 opioid settlement fund review committee to reject eight grant applications put forward by the county for various projects battling the drug epidemic in the region. The Dispute Resolution Committee overseeing the ...
The Greene County commissioners approved a slew of tourism-related at their most recent meeting, including money for local events tied to America鈥檚 250th anniversary and repairs to some county facilities. The $265,000 for the county鈥檚 Tourism Assets Improvement Project will be used to ...
A wrong-way crash on Route 982 in Bullskin Township, Fayette County, on Friday left one man dead, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The driver, David Lancaster, 50, of Mount Pleasant, died at the scene, according to the Fayette County coroner's office. Police said the 4 p.m. accident ...
Lucas Piatt acquired more than DNA from his fabled father. Much more, including an unquenchable entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen, and the ability to succeed - all enveloped within an easygoing manner. Jack Piatt, his dad, was a visionary, a Washington County icon who late in the 20th ...
