A Connellsville Area School District parent asked the school board this week to consider not eliminating a special education position and classrooms from Springfield CN Pritts Elementary School.

In 1977, Moluccan extremists seized a train and a primary school in the Netherlands; the hostage drama ended June 11 as Dutch marines stormed the train, resulting in the deaths of six out of nine ...

I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and ...

After you’ve boiled a pot of pasta or potatoes, do you ever wonder what you can do with all of that leftover starchy water? Instead of pouring ...

Fayette County has a new county commissioner. In an order which came down Thursday, the Fayette County Commonwealth judges ...

Penn State Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to close several Penn State campuses, including the Fayette Campus, located in ...

There is a great deal of work involved in heading up a redevelopment authority, including managing projects, securing funding ...

At home, mine is the large black locus tree with its wrinkly grey bark and delightful charismatic smelling blossoms. Its sweeping ninety years of catalogued branches and large girth has accepted its ...

As we approach Memorial Day and honor the hundreds of thousands of young, brave Americans who have lost their lives in ...

As we approach Memorial Day, it is sobering to recognize that today’s young people are unlikely to respond as ...

Area state legislators addressed what is happening in state government and some concerns local residents have during the ...

The Westmoreland Symphony Orchestra presents “Classics on the Rocks” at West Overton in Scottdale on June 5 at 7 p.m. Guests ...