Brad Hundt

The second weekend of July is here, and that means it’s time for the Whiskey Rebellion Festival in downtown Washington. It commemorates the 1790s conflict that pitted farmers in western Pennsylvania against a young federal government that wanted to impose a whiskey tax in order to pay off Revolutionary War debts. It’s an important part […]

First, the bad news – there will be a toll increase on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 2027. Now, some better news – the 3.5% increase is smaller than the 4% increase that greeted travelers at the beginning of this year, and is the smallest increase since 2014. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission voted unanimously to raise […]

There is a national shortage of type O blood, and nonprofit blood services provider Vitalant is urging individuals, especially those with type O blood, to make appointments to donate. Since May, the type O blood supply has dropped to a two-year low. Type O blood is always in demand, since O-negative blood works with any […]

Public health officials in Pennsylvania and other states are on the lookout for cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasite that spreads through contaminated food and water and can cause severe diarrhea. While there have been outbreaks in Michigan, Northwest Ohio and Illinois, the number of cases in the commonwealth have remained close to normal, according to […]

Janine Surmick’s favorite item in the Duncan & Miller Glass Museum isn’t one of the elegantly crafted pieces of tableware that is behind glass, or one of the swan-shaped dishes. Instead, it’s a vintage glass-making press that sits in the museum’s basement on Ridge Avenue. It came from a glass plant in Ohio, and it’s […]

The celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence happened last weekend, but lessons about it continued Tuesday afternoon at the LeMoyne Community Center in Washington. The teachers were a group of former judges and a former Pennsylvania governor who told students about the importance of the document and the rule of law. […]

The Whiskey Rebellion Festival returned to downtown Washington Friday and Saturday, bringing food, music, historical reenactors and more. It all commemorates the 1790s Whiskey Rebellion, which saw farmers in western Pennsylvania rising up against the federal government over an excise tax on spirits to help pay for debts incurred by the Revolutionary War.

Undergraduate students enrolled at universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) will have to pay a little more for tuition in the upcoming academic year unless more funding is included in the state budget. The PASSSHE’s board of governors voted Thursday to raise in-state undergraduate tuition by $172 per semester. The new […]

The all-Republican delegation of state lawmakers from the region had mixed reactions to the $50.8 billion state budget that was approved by the General Assembly Sunday and signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro. The 2026-27 budget, which was completed 12 days after its mandated deadline, was described by some legislators as a compromise, where both Republicans […]

The celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence happened over the Fourth of July weekend, but lessons about it continued last week at the LeMoyne Community Center in Washington.