Karen Mansfield

Ringgold High School will hold its commencement on Friday, June 5, at 7 p.m. at Joe Montana Stadium, with 185 students graduating. Miranda Santina is valedictorian, and Ella George is salutatorian. Miranda is the daughter of Joshua and Tonya Santina. She was president of the Science Club and the Lighthouse Club, and a member of […]

The 2026 tick season is off to a fast start, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting an increase in emergency department visits for tick bites nationwide. Allegheny Health Network’s infectious disease specialists are encouraging the public to remain vigilant against ticks while still enjoying warm‑weather activities. “Ticks are active throughout much of […]

You might have dog-eared a page or two of a book you were reading. But Kyle Bristor has turned folded book pages into 3D works of art. Bristor, of Washington, repurposes old books, folding and cutting the pages within a hardback to create the art pieces. “You fold page after page, over and over and […]

Allegheny Health Network will build a new AHN Canonsburg at Southpointe II business park in Cecil Township. AHN and Highmark Health announced they are moving ahead with plans to replace the current AHN Canonsburg Hospital, established in 1904 along Medical Boulevard, with a 150,000-square-foot hospital on a 10-acre site located at the intersection of Town […]

Six tornadoes touched down in Southwestern Pennsylvania on Saturday, including three in Washington County and two in Fayette County, the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has confirmed. The sixth tornado occurred in Westmoreland County. The NWS said the tornadoes touched down near Ellsworth, Beallsville and Centerville in Washington County, Brownsville and Star Junction in Fayette […]

A Washington County school district and two Fayette County career and technical centers were among 54 Pennsylvania schools that received a portion of $4.3 million in grants through the Competitive Equipment Grants program. The program helps with the purchase of new equipment for approved CTE programs that prepare students for in-demand jobs. Trinity Area School […]

Southwestern Pennsylvania was hit hard by severe weather Sunday evening. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches and warnings as strong winds and heavy rain pounded the region, and the storms knocked down trees and caused power outages across Southwestern Pennsylvania. The storms rolled in around 5 p.m. and […]

Jessie Orbin, a standout wrestler at Waynesburg University and a PIAA Class AA state qualifier at Chartiers-Houston, died following a motorcycle accident Saturday night in North Strabane Township. Orbin, 20, was driving a motorcycle on Linden Road when he crashed at about 10:30 p.m. He was flown by medical helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital, where […]

Pennsylvanians already feeling the sting of higher prices at the gas pump are facing another major hit to their pocketbooks: at the grocery store. In May, the U.S. Department of Agriculture sharply raised its outlook for 2026 food inflation, warning that grocery prices and overall food costs are now expected to rise faster than their […]

Pittsburgh International Airport's new terminal was named one of the world's most beautiful airports by a prestigious architectural organization.