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‘Bee’ kind to your local honey bees

Whether you have a small garden in the backyard or hundreds of acres of farmland, there is one creature that keeps them thriving and healthy. The honey bee. Dr. Sarah Bashore, a professor of biology, fisheries and wildlife biology at Pennsylvania Western University, says though the honey ...

‘It’s not easy’

Farmers across the country - including Southwestern Pennsylvania - are facing soaring fertilizer prices amid the war in Iran and shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz. The rising fertilizer costs come as farmers are already dealing with higher war-related diesel prices ahead of ...

Sports is all about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat, but the thrill a fan feels when they think they’ve snagged a ticket to a playoff game can quickly turn to agony when they discover they’ve been taken in by a scam. With both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia ...

More than a decade after charges were dismissed against a man accused of killing a 14-year-old Dunbar Township boy, state police have renewed their efforts to solve the case. On May 2, 1974, John David Watson Jr. hopped on his bike to run an errand for his mother. When he didn’t return ...

A Laurel Highlands High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a then-student at the school has resigned. Daniel Cervone, who was a Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor, submitted his resignation to the district Tuesday, district Solicitor Gary Frankhouser said at a ...

A Canonsburg man was arrested Monday after allegedly attempting to kill two people in Connellsville earlier this year after a gun sale went south. Gavin Kover, 21, was one of two men who court records say fired at Ian Younkin and Antonio Pedrosa Feb. 9 during negotiations over a gun purchase ...