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Westmoreland County employees suspended amid investigation into alleged unauthorized raise
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Two Westmoreland County employees have been suspended without pay as an investigation is underway into whether they gave themselves an unauthorized pay raise.Westmoreland County Purchasing Department Director Kristopher Cardiff and his assistant director Kristen Coyne were suspended on Aug. 15, the county said, over an extra half hour of pay every day last year that was allegedly never authorized.According to payroll records from the Westmoreland County Courthouse, Cardiff received $5,397.84 in overtime while Coyne received $3,619.36.Four other purchasing staffers who make up the rest of the department also received between $2,000 to $3,000 in overtime, according to...
Athlete of the Week: B-A offensive line
This week’s BluePrint Athlete of the Week is the entire Bellwood-Antis offensive line. When watching a football game it is easy to get caught up in who’s scoring the touchdowns and who is making the big plays; however, none of that would be possible without a good offensive line. This is the reason why the B-A offensive line is the Athlete of the Week.
The Look Ahead – Greater Johnstown
The Golden Eagles travel to Johnstown this Friday to take on the 0-1 Trojans. With both teams coming off of losses you can expect this to be a good game. Even though Johnstown hasn’t won a game since October of 2019 when they beat Somerset 33-27, they have a new coaching staff and are getting better every game.
Hopewell Girls Volleyball Start Out 2-0 Following Win Over Fort Cherry
Last night, the Hopewell Girls Volleyball team brought out the broomsticks in their 2024 home opener. The Lady Vikings won 3-0 over the Fort Cherry Rangers, improving their record to 2-0. The girls dominated and were led by my 3 key performers of the night- senior MH Alyssa Spang, junior...
Central Mountain Golf Secures Victory Over Tyrone at Sinking Valley Golf Club
ALTOONA-The Central Mountain golf team continued their strong performance this season with a solid victory over non-league opponent Tyrone at Sinking Valley Golf Club. Despite the challenging heat and humidity, the Wildcats delivered an impressive team performance, led by Jamison Beachy, who was the medalist of the match with a score of 75. Stevan Fisher closely followed with a score of 76.
Bellefonte boys survive Nail biter over Tyrone
Thursday, the Bellefonte boys soccer team went up against Tyrone in a tough defensive Laurel Highlands battle. When the dust settled in the contest, the Red Raiders came out victorious 2-1. “It was a physical game. we hate lots of chances to score just couldn’t find the back of the...
Why a Pa. judge says counties can't toss mail-in ballots without telling voters
A Washington County judge ruled last week that Pennsylvania voters are entitled to know when they made mistakes on their mail-in ballots — a decision that plaintiffs say is critical for upholding voting rights in a swing state that could decide November’s presidential election. The case was filed after the county elections board’s...
Escaped killer who was on the run in Pennsylvania for 2 weeks faces plea hearing
WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — A convicted killer captured last year after two weeks on the run in southeastern Pennsylvania’s rolling farmlands is due in court Friday for a potential plea on the escape charges. Danilo Cavalcante, 35, a native of Brazil, escaped from a Chester County lockup while waiting to be transferred to state prison to […]
Weather alert for fog in part of Pennsylvania Friday morning
The National Weather Service issued a report at 7:13 a.m. on Friday for fog until 9:30 a.m. for Mercer, Venango, Lawrence, Butler, Beaver, Allegheny, Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. "Areas of fog, locally dense, are impacting river valleys and adjacent areas this morning along with locations that saw heavy rainfall...
Traveling to die: The latest form of medical tourism
In the 18 months after Francine Milano was diagnosed with a recurrence of the ovarian cancer she thought she’d beaten 20 years ago, she traveled twice from her home in Pennsylvania to Vermont. She went not to ski, hike, or leaf-peep, but to arrange to die. “I really wanted to take control over how I […]
Warehouses, Chick-fil-A, state laboratories, housing: 30 projects proposed in central Pa.
During the months of June and July, developers in south-central Pennsylvania proposed plans to build storage units, a Dollar General store, a Sheetz, apartments, homes, a hotel, pickleball courts, poultry houses, auto facilities, warehouses, a Chick-fil-A, a large laboratory complex, and more. The list below includes 30 projects in 22...
New hospitals, cancer centers, clinics, schools, and other medical projects in central Pa.
Several businesses and nonprofits have opened or will open new medical-related facilities in southcentral Pennsylvania. The list below includes two new hospitals, a cancer center, a dental office, clinics, an emergency department expansion, a nursing school, a medical school and a large hospital expansion. If you purchase a product or...
Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894 after 23 states had adopted it | Kulick
Well here we all are, at the unofficial end of summer. Poof! Eight months of 2024 already. Time does fly! This holiday weekend celebrates Labor Day, which this year celebrates its 130th anniversary. The Department of Labor (DOL) identifies the holiday as that “observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration...
Lotto warning as trio of Powerball prizes worth $1.25m remain unclaimed – tickets were sold in the same state
THREE lucky lottery winners have to get moving if they want to claim their prize money. A trio of Powerball prizes are up for grabs all in the same state as some winners have been slow to claim their cash. All three unclaimed wins which total $1.2 million were scooped by players in Pennsylvania. The […]
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