Karen Mansfield

Hundreds gathered inside Trinity United Methodist Church in Peters Township on Sunday night for a vigil to honor the life of Karoline Heintz. Heintz, 18, a Peters Township graduate and incoming freshman at PennWest California, where she was a member of the women’s soccer team, died Aug. 19. The parking lot began to fill more […]

West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in Greene County. The Greene County Conservation District said four mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile virus – two in Cumberland Township, and one each in Morgan Township and Waynesburg Borough. At this time, there are no known human cases of West Nile virus reported in […]

Food banks across Southwestern Pennsylvania are marking Hunger Action Month, and warning that food insecurity in the region has eclipsed levels seen during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the region, 1 in 8 people are experiencing food insecurity, a result of cuts in federal assistance – including cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]

In 2011, a group of friends from Mt. Lebanon got into a conversation about Giving Circles, where people pool money and donate to a cause. The philanthropically minded women, led by founder Jennifer McDowell, decided to tackle childhood food insecurity. In December 2013, they launched Giving2Grow, a nonprofit that provides grants to grassroots organizations across […]

Ferocious thunderstorms and torrential downpours Thursday night turned The Pavilion at Star Lake into an actual lake. Videos circulating on social media show concertgoers wading through shin-high water as severe storms moved through Western Pennsylvania and dropped significant rainfall on the outdoor concert venue in northern Washington County and elsewhere across the region Amanda Balsama […]

A favorite Fayette County park visited by a 9-year-old girl who was killed one year ago was renamed in her honor in Dunbar Borough on Saturday. Hundreds turned out at the former Dunbar Park for the dedication of Renesmay’s Park, named for Renesmay Eutsey, whose body was found partially submerged in the Youghiogheny River on […]

The 120th West Alexander Fair opened its gates on Monday, and amid the home-canned goods, crocheted hats and sweaters, and baked goods displayed in a large exhibition hall is a first-time exhibit: “International Year of the Woman Farmer.” The exhibit honors local women in agriculture and features a collection of jeans pocket-shaped pennants that include […]

The community is rallying to support the Rockwell and Epps families in the wake of an Aug. 31 catastrophic boating accident on the Monongahela River near Rices Landing in Greene County that claimed four lives and left one survivor, who remains hospitalized in critical condition.

CHARLEROI – Club Serenity celebrated the opening of its substance use disorder drop-in center with an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony at its headquarters at 702 Fallowfield Ave. in Charleroi.

Twenty-five years after 40 passengers and crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 93 lost their lives fighting back against hijackers during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, thousands gathered at the Flight 93 National Memorial Park in Shanksville on Friday to honor those who died when the plane slammed into the ground at 10:03 a.m.