As coronavirus cases have ratcheted up during recent weeks, Allegheny County officials are urging residents to limit all but essential public activity. Countywide, daily case counts have tallied above 500…
Anti-discrimination policy in place for Crafton Borough
Crafton Borough is the 62nd of Pennsylvania’s 2,560 municipalities to adopt a non-discrimination policy. A unanimous vote on Nov. 23 created the new ordinance prohibiting discrimination within the borough of…
GOP candidates hold out hope for election result reversals
Editor’s note: Since printing, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the filing with the following since-sentence order: “The application for injunctive relief presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to…
Protective cases secured for new student devices
Sto-Rox administrators Chris Captline (left) and Sam Weaver (right) help unload 1,500 laptop cases distributed by Leadership Pittsburgh using a $22,000 donation from Dollarbank. A group of regional professionals pulled…
Cornell students reach regional Esports playoffs
Concluding its second competitive season, Cornell High School’s Esports team advanced to the playoffs of the North American Scholastic Esports Federation before suffering defeat in the first round of regional…
2020 Budget: COVID-19 fallout has Stowe cutting budgetary needs to the bone
As COVID-19 cases spike and uncertainty continues to linger, unemployment and other potential financial fallouts are forcing some local boards to budget conservatively. During the Stowe Township commissioner’s meeting on…
Where did COVID-19 derive its name from?
Name a word you wish you never had to hear again. Well in 2020, that top word might just be the coronavirus or COVID-19. Uttered non-stop on TV and in…





