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The 120th West Alexander Fair opened its gates on Monday, and amid the home-canned goods, crocheted hats and sweaters, and baked goods displayed in a large exhibition hall is a first-time exhibit: "International Year of the Woman Farmer." The exhibit honors local women in agriculture and ...

A favorite Fayette County park visited by a 9-year-old girl who was killed one year ago was renamed in her honor in Dunbar Borough on Saturday. Hundreds turned out at the former Dunbar Park for the dedication of Renesmay's Park, named for Renesmay Eutsey, whose body was found partially ...

The woman accused of hitting a pre-teen boy with her car in Charleroi and speeding off before later returning to the scene last month will stand trial on the most serious charge. Yorgelis A. Matos-Bravo, 29, of Chicago, appeared Thursday morning for her preliminary hearing and waived to court ...

In 2011, a group of friends from Mt. Lebanon got into a conversation about Giving Circles, where people pool money and donate to a cause. The philanthropically minded women, led by founder Jennifer McDowell, decided to tackle childhood food insecurity. In December 2013, they launched ...

The blue has been ominously spreading west on the map, like an enemy army advancing. The map is the one that the Pennsylvania Department of Health maintains to track the statewide measles outbreak. Each county where there is a reported case is shaded in blue, with counties that have an ...

Lindsay Ketterer Gates, who has led Touchstone Center for Crafts in Farmington for eight years, will be stepping down next Monday. Ketterer Gates has led the nonprofit arts and crafts organization for eight years. Pam Komar, TouchstoneÎÞëÊÓÆµ™s development director, will become the interim ...