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The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950

Around here it was called “The Big One,” and the front page of the Evening-Standard described the quiet as local movie houses along with bars and restaurants were closing as our area was in the midst of a powerful storm that to this day remains the stuff of legend. The paper reported ...

Game commission releases deer harvest estimates

Pennsylvania hunters harvested about 6% more deer in the 2025-26 hunting seasons than they did the year before, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission estimates. The statewide 2025-26 deer harvest was estimated at 505,600 deer, 185,310 of them antlered and 320,290 antlerless. By ...

Iowa continues improbable March run

HOUSTON (AP) — Alvaro Folgueiras converted a critical three-point play when Nebraska only had four defenders on the floor, and ninth-seeded Iowa continued its unpredictable NCAA Tournament run under first-year coach Ben McCollum, beating Nebraska 77-71 in a South Region semifinal on Thursday ...

Local calendar

Saturday, March 28 High School Softball West Greene vs. Crescent, S.C., Ripken Experience, Myrtle Beach, S.C., 1:30 p.m.

Leichliter drives in 6 for Lady Falcons in 23-8 victory

Cali Leichliter had six RBIs on two doubles and an inside-the-park home run to lead Connellsville to a 23-8 victory over Greensburg Salem in non-section softball action on Thursday at Connellsville Area High SchoolĢƵ softball field. The Lady Falcons (0-1, 4-1) jumped out to an 11-0 lead in ...

Local roundup: Lady Trojans earn first flag football win

By the ĢƵ California recorded the first victory in its inaugural girls flag football season by defeating host Clairton, 20-6, on Wednesday. The Lady Trojans' defense forced four turnovers with two interceptions by Bella Smith and one each by Lila Mitchell and Meadow Meier, who ...