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Pennsylvania schools are preparing for a major change in how children are taught to read. For the 2027-28 school year, all schools in the state will be required to use evidence-based reading curriculum, which uses methods such as phonics, a method that teaches students to decode words by ...

Grimm Krupa seeking reelection

State Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa, a Republican from Smithfield, is seeking her third term in office representing the 51st Legislative District. “I entered public service because the Constitution is not optional, liberty is not negotiable, and government must answer to the people — not the ...

ourse.[/caption] Pennsylvania schools are preparing for a major change in how children are taught to read. For the 2027-28 school year, all schools in the state will be required to use evidence-based reading curriculum, which uses methods such as phonics, a method that teaches students to ...

A UPMC Greene employee who used his cellphone to secretly film inside a womenĢƵ restroom at the hospital was sentenced to two years probation after pleading guilty Wednesday. Under the plea agreement, Daniel Rose, 46, of Vestaburg, must also perform 50 hours of community service, continue ...

Bentleyville is reopening its 2026 budget, which includes a one-mill tax increase. If approved, it would be the boroughĢƵ first tax increase since 2018. Council voted unanimously at a special meeting Monday to advertise the reopened spending plan for 2026. “After we went through ...

Drew Volchko has an exercise for new cadets at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Police Academy. He’ll give them a few background facts about a suspect – troubled childhood, runaway who settled in Oakland, convict who spent 10 years in Folsom State Prison for attempted murder. Then ...