Regarded as the 鈥渕ost wonderful time of the year,鈥� the holidays can be the opposite for those who have lost loved ones. While many are caught up in the excitement and planning gatherings, others wonder how they will endure the season. 鈥淪urviving the Holidays," a no-cost, two-hour ...
Lithium-ion batteries have become ubiquitous in how products are powered 鈥� from cellphones to power tools to electric vehicles. However, they do pose a fire risk under certain circumstances. Jim Dahle, the director of safety and risk management for Pennsylvania Western University鈥檚 ...
There have been memorable winters in Southwestern Pennsylvania, said Jack Hughes. 鈥淭he Great Appalachian Snowstorm鈥� of 1950, which dumped 27.4 inches of snow on the region over a three-day period on Thanksgiving weekend, en route to a record year of 82 inches. And the blizzard of 1993, ...
A Donora man was sentenced last month to more than 12 years in prison on federal drug and gun charges following his conviction earlier this year. Tre Robert Goins, 31, was ordered to serve 146 months in prison followed by four years on supervised release during his Oct. 21 sentencing before ...
The Fayette County foster parents charged in the death of 9-year-old Renesmay Eutsey and the mistreatment and abuse of two more children in their care were held for court on all charges after a preliminary hearing Friday afternoon. Testimony against Kourtney Eutsey, 31, and Sarah Shipley, 35, ...
A few days after a 15-year-old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle in the city of Washington while riding a dirt bike, Natalie Ross, CEO of Healing Bridges, received a phone call. The call was from a distraught EMS worker who had responded to the April 14 accident, which happened in front ...
