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Trauma on the job: Program in works to help first responders cope

A few days after a 15-year-old boy was struck and killed by a vehicle in the city of Washington while riding a dirt bike, Natalie Ross, CEO of Healing Bridges, received a phone call. The call was from a distraught EMS worker who had responded to the April 14 accident, which happened in front ...

Trend toward warmer, less snowy winters

There have been memorable winters in Southwestern Pennsylvania, said Jack Hughes. “The Great Appalachian Snowstorm” of 1950, which dumped 27.4 inches of snow on the region over a three-day period on Thanksgiving weekend, en route to a record year of 82 inches. And the blizzard of 1993, ...

Donora man sentenced to prison on federal drug, gun charges

A Donora man was sentenced last month to more than 12 years in prison on federal drug and gun charges following his conviction earlier this year. Tre Robert Goins, 31, was ordered to serve 146 months in prison followed by four years on supervised release during his Oct. 21 sentencing before ...

UPMC Greene offers pediatric emergency care

Families in Greene County now have access to pediatric emergency care, thanks to a new emergency department affiliation between UPMC Greene and UPMC ChildrenĢƵ Hospital of Pittsburgh. The pediatric care partnership means children can receive expert, timely treatment without the need to ...