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48 units of affordable senior housing proposed at former William Penn Elementary School site
Another senior housing development is winding through the approval process in Penn Hills. Lancaster-based Social Enterprise Properties got preliminary approval Aug. 22 to raze the old William Penn Elementary School near Verona Road and build a three-story, 48-unit complex in its place. All units would be reserved for tenants 62...
Clase sets club record for saves, Noel, Giménez hit consecutive HRs as Guardians top Pirates 10-8
CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-run homer and Andrés Giménez followed with a solo shot in the fifth inning, leading the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Emmanuel Clase became Cleveland’s career saves leader, notching his 150th — and 40th this season — by working the ninth. Clase gave up a leadoff homer to Andrew McCutchen before getting three outs and passing Cody Allen on the club list. Clase has a legitimate Cy Young case with a 0.71 ERA and by converting 27 straight save opportunities since May 20. He’s allowed only five earned runs all season. “What he’s done in the short spurt here is truly special,” said Guardians manager Stephen Vogt. “I’m only here for five months of it. It’s just remarkable.”
Various Hermitage roads to close for Buhl Day Parade Monday
The annual Buhl Day Parade is returning to Hermitage Monday, September 2. The parade will kick off at the Hermitage Towne Plaza and travel west on East State Street to Buhl Boulevard in Sharon. During this time, East State Street will be closed from Dutch Lane and Maple Drive to Buhl Boulevard.
Victim in East Franklin crash identified
A Butler woman died in a crash Thursday in Armstrong County, Coroner Brian K. Myers said. Myers identified the crash victim Friday afternoon as Michelle D. Vanscoy, 45. According to Myers, the woman’s car was clipped in the back corner by a vehicle pulling out from Walman Supply in East Franklin and rolled about 400 feet down Route 422. The woman was ejected from her vehicle, and she was pronounced dead in the emergency department of ACMH Hospital in East Franklin.
Court stops Pennsylvania counties from throwing out mail-in votes over incorrect envelope dates
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state court Friday halted enforcement of a requirement that voters include accurate, handwritten dates on envelopes used to submit mail-in ballots, a ruling likely to keep several thousand Pennsylvania votes from being thrown out in the November election. In a decision handed down as the state is being hotly contested […]
Storms with chance of damaging wind gusts, torrential downpours expected Saturday | Weather Impact Alert
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The FOX43 Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert on Saturday for some afternoon and early evening storms that could produce isolated damaging wind gusts and torrential downpours that could lead to some areas of flooding. Most of the day is dry and quiet, but...
Deconstruction Zones: Campus Racial Healing Program Expands
As students at four colleges in New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania head back to campus this fall, they will have access to a new resource where they can learn how to dismantle false beliefs about racial hierarchies. Seven years after launching its Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation program in colleges,...
SHIP U. Lacrosse announces 2024 recruiting class
Hippensburg University’s head women’s lacrosse coach, Brooke DellaValle, has announced the recruitment of five new student-athletes from three states for the upcoming season. The recruits, starting practice in September, include three players from Pennsylvania, one from Maryland, and one from Virginia. They join the Raider squad following a season where the team secured two victories and suffered a close overtime loss in their final four games under DellaValle’s first-year leadership.
State Police Honors Personnel for Heroism, Exceptional Work to Keep Pennsylvania Safe
MANHEIM, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) hosted its annual department awards ceremony at LCBC Manheim on Thursday, August 29, to recognize the heroism and exceptional work of dedicated personnel who helped to keep Pennsylvania communities safe last year. Among the honorees was Lieutenant James Wagner, of Troop...
Auditor General says DHS failed to oversee pharmacy benefit managers, costing taxpayers
Pennsylvania Auditor General Tim DeFoor has released a report detailing how the Department of Human Services failed to adequately oversee pharmacy benefit managers that provide prescription drug services for Pennsylvanians enrolled in Medicaid. The result, DeFoor said, meant Pennsylvanians paid an estimated $7 million more for the Medicaid program in 2022 alone. The report specifically […]
Dept. of Education offers $1 million in grants for Hunger-Free Campus program
Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. Dept. of Education has opened applications for Hunger-Free Campus grant funding to help institutions of higher education ensure that students have continual access to healthy, nutritious foods. Last year, $1 million in grants was given to 30 different institutions. “Learning and achieving is much harder to accomplish when you’re trying to learn on an empty stomach, and food insecurity knows no age or geographic limits....
More than 8 million athletes competed in high school sports last year. Where does Pa. rank?
Pennsylvania recorded the fourth-most participants in high school sports, according to a survey released by The National Federation of State High School Associations on Wednesday. The survey noted that a total of 8,062,302 participants were involved in high school sports for the 2023-24 school year, increasing by over 200,000 from the previous year and besting the previous record of 7,980,886 set in 2017-18. Record turnouts were recorded in both boys and girls sports, and the national trend indicated...
Severe thunderstorms hit parts of Pa., closing roads and flooding homes
Severe thunderstorms rolled across Pennsylvania Thursday night, bringing a deluge of rain to some areas and next to no rainfall in others, according to the National Weather Service. Port Royal in Juniata County received the most rain — more than 7 inches, according to the weather service. In Dauphin...
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