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Air quality alert affecting Southwest Pa. Monday
An air quality alert was issued in effect until Monday at 4 p.m. for Westmoreland Ridges and Fayette Ridges as well as Butler, Beaver, Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington, Westmoreland and Fayette counties. "The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a code ORANGE air quality alert for Monday, including the greater...
School shaken as students target teacher on TikTok
In February, Patrice Motz, a veteran Spanish teacher at Great Valley Middle School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, was warned by another teacher that problems were brewing. Some eighth-graders at Motz's public school had created fake TikTok accounts impersonating teachers, and Motz, who had never used TikTok before, created the accounts. She...
Racing till they can’t: Father, daughter compete in Giants Despair Hillclimb
LAUREL RUN — Bob Katarsky knows every inch of the hill by heart, from its steep incline and 90-degree bends to its signature hairpin turn known as the ‘Devil’s Elbow.’. “I’ve gone up here probably a thousand times since I was a kid,” Katarsky, 76, said as he navigated the twists and turns of the road with ease. “I raced everybody and their brother up this hill.”
Some think Todd Schadel could have the next Niatross
Roger Hammer is generally acknowledged as being the “King of the Fairs” when it comes to Pennsylvania racing. As long as he continues to race, Hammer still remains as the monarch. But there is a king in waiting. He is Todd Schadel. “Roger is cutting down” said Schadel....
Is MOD Pizza closing in Pennsylvania? Pizza chain in trouble
MOD Pizza is facing financial challenges and might close some locations to improve its capital structure, according to several published reports. The chain has a little more than 550 locations across the country, including in Delaware and Pennsylvania. Here’s what we know. Is MOD Pizza closing in Pennsylvania?. MOD...
Indicators 2024: Study explores opportunities for inclusive education
WILKES-BARRE — Jill Avery-Stoss, chief operating officer at The Institute, this week said The Institute has researched opportunities for inclusive education in Northeast Pennsylvania. According to Avery-Stoss, the organization’s Education and Workforce Development Task Force guided this research. She explained that correlations exist between education and key life outcomes,...
Pennsylvania Senate passes bill encouraging school districts to ban students’ phone use during day
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to encourage school districts to start a pilot program that effectively bans students’ use of cellphones during the school day in an effort to improve their mental health and academic performance. The bill, which passed 45-5, would authorize grants to school districts to buy […]
H.S. Softball: Wyoming Valley Conference has 14 players named all-state
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Pittston Area’s Gianna Adams and Lake-Lehman Kirsten Finarelli topped the Wyoming Valley Conference selections to the Pennsylvania Softball Coaches Association all-state teams. The WVC had 14 players total chosen in four of the PIAA’s six state classifications. A total of...
Coroner identifies victim in fatal crash
Upper Fairfield Township, Pa. — A 65-year-old Montoursville woman was killed after the vehicle she was riding in was hit by a passing driver, officials say. Kathleen McFadden was the front passenger in a vehicle being driven by her husband as the pair headed north in the 4800 block of Upper Fairfield Township just before 8 p.m. A Jeep driver coming in the opposite direction moved into the McFadden's lane to pass a vehicle, and struck the vehicle nearly head-on, said Lycoming County Coroner Charles...
One killed in Montour County crash
MONTOUR COUNTY, Pa. — An investigation is underway in Montour County after a man was killed in a crash near Danville. Troopers say Richard Heath drove into the oncoming traffic near the intersection of Routes 54 and 642 just before 1 p.m. Sunday. Heath was taken to the hospital,...
Farmers market returns to the Back Mountain
DALLAS TWP. — The Back Mountain Memorial Library Farmers Market returned to the Dallas High School campus on Saturday morning. The market will run every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 26. “[The library] needed funds, and somebody brought up the idea of having a farmers’...
It's picnic time in Greater Pittston: Area churches and organizations planning summer picnics
Church picnics evoke fond memories for many people in the valley. Whether it’s playing games, enjoying a first beer in a beer tent, or meeting your crush to hold hands and walk around the picnic, these festivals define Greater Pittston summers. Don’t miss out — check the schedule for locations, dates and times.
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