A trip around the Thanksgiving menu is like a trip around the United States, as American farmers produce much of what we savor on this…
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State seeks to add Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg Amtrak train
By lowber on November 16, 2020
Amtrak’s proposal to add another Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg daily round-trip train in about three years is good news to Sharon Calloway of Uniontown, a frequent traveler on…
Women-powered grassroots efforts support Biden, Trump in Western Pennsylvania
By lowber on November 1, 2020
Stasia Vernallis knew she was onto something when Facebook groups of frustrated female voters began cropping up across Pennsylvania just days after the 2017 Women’s…
When will election results be known for Westmoreland, Allegheny, Pennsylvania?
By lowber on November 1, 2020
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf recalled when he won office in 2014 and reelection four years later, media reports unofficially declared him the victor within minutes…
Joe Biden Express rolls into Western Pennsylvania for whistle stop train tour
By lowber on September 30, 2020
An Amtrak passenger train carrying Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his campaign contingent rolled from Ohio into Western Pennsylvania on Wednesday, a day after…
Linda Dickerson, consultant, longtime advocate for physically challenged, dies
By lowber on September 26, 2020
For Linda Dickerson, making sure the many charitable organizations for whom she worked or served as a consultant were successful was more than just a…
State takes $300 weekly jobless aid from feds; wants $600 checks restored
By lowber on August 22, 2020
The state is accepting half a loaf in terms of federal stimulus aid for certain unemployed people because it’s better than getting nothing at all,…
Pennsylvania troopers take on roles helping communities, police with racially charged crimes
By lowber on August 19, 2020
Two Pennsylvania state troopers with a penchant for connecting communities with police officers are taking on full-time roles that will entrench them in the local…
Educators hope to attract more adult students to free machining courses
By lowber on August 19, 2020
When Ken Pedder was in high school, he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do as a career. Source: The Tribune-Review