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Family coping as Altoona man deported in July

Jessica and Pedro Espitia first met 24 years ago when they were taking their trash to the dumpster at the Rolling Rock Motel in Duncansville, where they were both living — she with her infant daughter, he as a drywall hanger and finisher working in the building. Not long after, as they sat ...

Virtue, liberty, and milkshakes?

This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, and delicious food of Pennsylvania. Sign up for free here. HARRISBURG — Last Saturday, Randy Graham joined a line that stretched into the ...

Pastor Dennis Stich stood at the front of John Wesley United Methodist Church in Washington on Sunday afternoon and asked, “How many of you have heard of Claudette Colvin?” A few people raised their hands. “How many have heard of Rosa Parks?" asked Stitch, pastor of First Christian ...

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Veteran attorneys with a track record of arguing high-profile ...

James G. Blaine, who grew up in West Brownsville and is the only Washington County resident to ever run for president on a major party ticket, is getting a “glow up,” thanks to a new Netflix drama series featuring President James GarfieldĢƵ brief term in office. The Washington County ...

The Walmart in Uniontown reopened at about 2 p.m. Saturday, after it temporarily closed following a bomb threat. On its Facebook page, the store posted a message stating, "We are now open. Thank you for your patience in this matter." State police said the store at Fayette Crossing was ...