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Donora smog disaster discussed as 75th anniversary nears

In late October 1948, a seemingly average fog descended on the town of Donora. Unbeknown to the boroughÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 14,000 residents at the time, the town was enveloped in a deadly inversion, resulting in the death of at least 21 residents and causing respiratory problems for another 6,000.“The 1948 ...

Community briefs

n There is Hope addiction recovery meetings will be held in person on Mondays, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Malden Christian Fellowship, 343 Old National Pike, Brownsville. For Zoom access to the meetings or more information, call 724-434-4597 or 724-785-3042.n Pleasant ...

Communities invited to submit trick-or-treat times

Local municipalities or organizations that wish to have trick-or-treat details published in the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ may email them to hsnews@heraldstandard.com.The newspaper will publish a list of those submitted periodically throughout the month, and will maintain an ongoing list at ...

FDA approves new alternative to spinal fusion

Nathan Snyder was used to striving to be first. As a runner, he would compete in strenuous races like the Tough Mudder event, trying to come in first. But on a trip to Hawaii a few years ago, back pain stopped the South Hills native in his tracks.“I was on a family vacation to Hawaii and my ...

See fall’s splendor on a driving tour of Greene County

For the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ<em>EditorÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ note: Due to a production error, some of the directions for a leaf peeping tour of Greene County were omitted in SundayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Go Xplore magazine. The full directions appear below.</em>On any nice fall weekend, traffic climbs ...