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Westmoreland County campus clippings: Norwin grad up for NCAA Woman of the Year award
Jul. 15—Duquesne's Emily Brozeski (Norwin) is one of 17 graduating student-athletes from the Atlantic 10 Conference nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year award. A track and field standout, Brozeski will look to advance with the winner's fate in the hands of a selection committee. The NCAA award originated in 1991. A committee will select an A-10 woman of the year and a runner-up to ...
Seton Hill, WVU pitchers chosen on 3rd day of MLB Draft
Jul. 16—Two pitchers from district universities were drafted Tuesday on the third day of the MLB Draft. Seton Hill right-handed pitcher Aidan Layton, a graduate of Bishop McCort High School in Johnstown, was chosen by the Oakland Athletics at No. 496 overall, the first pick in the 17th round. At 6-2, 295 pounds, he was 7-2, with a 3.15 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 15 starts. In 88 2/3 innings, he ...
Pitt-Greensburg Welcomes Julie Bolden as Head Women's Basketball Coach
GREENSBURG – The Pitt-Greensburg Athletics Department is happy to announce Julie Bolden as the new head coach of the Pitt-Greensburg Women's Basketball program. Bolden joins the staff at Pitt-Greensburg after being an assistant coach, as well as the Director of Recruiting & Creativity for the women's basketball program at the University of Dayton for the past two seasons.
Rally outside legislators conference to support smokefree casinos
Casino workers and customers, along with health-care advocates, will rally Thursday in Pittsburgh to support eliminating smoking on gaming floors in Pennsylvania and other states. The event will take place outside Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, where members of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States will be attending the group’s semiannual meeting.
Yes, central Pennsylvania has a lot of hospitals right near one another. But is that a problem?
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — As recently as 2019, describing the physical footprints of hospital systems in central Pennsylvania — based on where their 24/7 hospitals with emergency rooms was, anyway — was easy. Penn State had the biggest hospital of all but (including its children’s hospital) just one hospital location: Hershey. Western Dauphin County and […]
Driving Jeeps, Broncos without doors will soon be legal in Pa.
YORK, Pa. — They can take tight turns and tackle tough terrain. "It's an iconic brand, it's been around forever," said Eric Walther, the general manager of Stetler Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and RAM in York. Jeeps and Broncos thrive in the outdoors. Many are designed to get the driver...
VIDEO: Delegate predicts possible Trump ‘landslide’ in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – A veteran delegate from Pennsylvania believes former President Donald Trump could win the state again come November – bigly. “I have believed even before the debate debacle, even before the shooting, Trump would probably win Pennsylvania and would win it handily,” said Charlie Gerow, a Republican strategist, during an interview with The Center Square from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday. “Potentially, it’s a landslide in Pennsylvania. He’s going to do very, very well.” ...
Big Lots With NJ & PA Locations Closing Stores & May Go Bankrupt
Bad news for another major retail chain. It may be going under. The New York Post is reporting that Big Lots is in financial trouble. News like this is becoming all too common these days with other chains like Walgreens and Red Lobster struggling as well. If you're not familiar...
Update: Quarter-sized hail and damaging winds anticipated with thunderstorms in Southeast Pa. Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 9:08 p.m. on Tuesday valid until 9:30 p.m. for Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. The storms are foreseen to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch). "At 9:08 p.m., severe thunderstorms were...
Final Severe Thunderstorm Threat Comes Wednesday As Cold Front Will End Heat Wave Soon After; New Pattern Coming?
Thunderstorms were localized Tuesday across Southeast PA, while Upstate NY was hit very hard by tornadoes and widespread damaging winds that created an absolute mess up there. Meanwhile, Harrisburg hit 103° and parts of the Cumberland Valley in South Central PA reached 105°. As many areas plunge into drought conditions, it’s safe to say we are in desperate need of a pattern change.
Pennsylvania animal shelters have been seeing an increase in surrenders
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Animal surrenders are on the rise throughout the Commonwealth. “We are overwhelmed,” said Lori Wetzel, a Vet Tech at the Adams County SPCA. “I mean, we get calls from all over the state wanting us to pull, you know, animals from them to help them out as well. And, you […]
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