Derry nonprofit plans park concerts, looks to boost pool activities, invigorate borough
A group of Derry community boosters wants no moss to grow in Mossback Park, the town’s gathering spot for seasonal ...
Owen Pickering named AHL All-Star for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman Owen Pickering will represent the club and Atlantic Division at the 2025 American ...
Luka Doncic to the Lakers, Anthony Davis to the Mavs in blockbuster trade, AP source says
Luka Doncic led Dallas to the NBA Finals last season. Anthony Davis won a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers. They’re switching teams now — in an absolute blockbuster. Doncic is being traded by ...
Teen charged with bringing gun onto Shaler school bus
Millvale Police have arrested a borough teenager suspect of bringing a semiautomatic gun aboard a Shaler Area School District bus last week, according to Shaler police. Millvale Police Chief Tim ...
Letter to the editor: Recent pardons signal trouble ahead
On Jan. 20, two presidents set a troubling precedent by each issuing broad pardons in the span of a few hours. President Biden preemptively pardoned family members and government officials to prevent ...
Patrick Kopnicky, advocate of Harrison Hills Park and Penn State New Kensington, cherished every day
Mardelle Kopnicky remembers a time years ago that she and her husband, Patrick, were at Harrison Hills Park when a young boy asked them an interesting question. He asked if the couple — who, over the ...
Scholarship, memorial to honor Domenico Schiano di Cola's memory at St. Joseph High School
The Schiano di Cola family wants to give back to the school and community that’s meant so much to them. The family is ...
Western Pennsylvania musicians strive to preserve polka tradition
Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were raised ...
Watch live: Punxsutawney Phil’s prediction for Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil will make his annual prediction Sunday morning. The Visit PA website livestream begins at 6 a.m. Visit PA ...
Letter to the editor: Secure your guns to save lives
In a Jan. 23 shooting in Hempfield, three innocent lives were ended far too soon, resulting in part from easy access to a gun (“4 found dead in suspected Hempfield murder-suicide; victims include ...
Less money, more coverage: Regional police forces becoming more attractive
The Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department’s budget increased by 5% this year — but it still costs its member communities less than what they were paying for their individual departments years ...
Minor league report: Penguins, Jonathan Gruden beat Checkers
A goal and an assist by forward Jonathan Gruden led the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to a 3-2 win against the Charlotte Checkers at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday. Forwards Corey ...