WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Can you touch a baby bird in the wild? That's the question Tweetspeak 2022 citizen journalist Andrew Heider sought to answer when considering the common idea that a mother bird will abandon her offspring if a human being touches it. While it's a bad idea to touch any ba…

HARRISBURG, Pa.-- The Pennsylvania Game Commission started selling hunting and trapping licenses this week for the new license year that begins July 1.

NEW CASTLE, Pa.--Bonnie and Clyde are famous criminal lovebirds who robbed and murdered across America during the Great Depression. However, a few years before Bonnie and Clyde, on December 27th, 1929, Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague began their murderous crime spree in New Castle, Pennsylva…

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.--The summer has already begun in New Wilmington with the start of Fresh Marketplace from May – September.

NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- Andrew Henley graduated from Westminster College in 2017 and, since then, has grown to be enormously influential in Lawrence County. His most recent achievement, a promotion to the Director of the New Castle Public Library, Administrator of the New Castle Library District, …

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Hop Asylum is a restaurant and bar just down the street from Westminster College. While I initially thought that they were only a bar, I found a friendly and fun environment for everyone. They extend the olive branch through song and trivia nights every Thursday night. …

NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- Cascade Park is tied as the earliest trolley park in Pennsylvania, incredibly popular from the late 19th century to the 1930s. The park was known for its beautiful waterfall and lake, amusement park, baseball field, etc. However, it began to fall into disrepair in the 1930s…

BEREA, Ohio -- Covid has effect not just high school performing arts but also universities. Joseph Matese went back to his high school of Berea-Midpark High to dive into the making of the Broadway Musical of Mary Poppins.

PITTSBURGH,-- Meet a photographer that works with rappers and other big influencers, Nino Fischetti, a once college student, turned into a photographer. Ricky Stickel had the chance to sit down with him and get his story.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- A Westminster College basketball player faces assault charges and other allegations as his case heads to a preliminary hearing scheduled for April 28. According to the criminal complaint, New Wilmington police filed charges against 19-year-old Sky'Ler Joseph Thomas for …

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Authorities say shots fired at a house party in Pittsburgh left two minors dead and at least eight more people wounded. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. Sunday during a party at a short-term rental property where hundreds of people gathered. The police chief says the…

HARRISBURG, Pa.-- Pennsylvania's upcoming spring gobbler season – the state's only big-game hunt outside of fall and winter – begins on Saturday, April 23, with a one-day hunt for junior and youth mentored hunters.  Then it runs from Saturday, April 30 to Tuesday, May 31 for everyone else.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers voted after a tense debate to approve a bill designed to prohibit transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports. All but one Republican and four Democrats voted for the proposal Tuesday. It would restrict players on K-12 school teams, …

NEW CASTLE, Pa.--As Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio grew during the mid-1800s, new cities emerged. As these towns emerged, people were necessary to help construct new elaborate buildings. One of the most famous individuals, who built mansions, courthouses, and more, is P. Ross Berry. B…

NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- Dan Vogler is a Commissioner of Lawrence County, an important position allocating taxes across the county and jails, elections, and more. Vogler is currently serving his fifth term in the role. However, he is also a Westminster alumnus ('81), an active community member, a f…

NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- Clergy and other community leaders have organized a prayer vigil for world peace at the Riverwalk Park in New Castle this Friday, March 11th, at 6:00 p.m.  Organizers say they want to offer prayers and meditations as they want the community to come together and stand in sol…

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in more than a dozen years, a cat is living at the White House and this kitty comes from a Volant farm in Lawrence County.

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- Youngstown SCORE's (Service Corps of Retired Executives) virtual Women in Entrepreneurship will continue this Wednesday, July 28, from 6-7:30 P.M. The webinar--which is free of charge to the public--will feature women in education and will be facilitated by senior finance maj…

Tell us about your time following college. Three weeks after I graduated from Westminster College, I picked up everything and moved 2,000 miles away from home to Orlando, Florida. It was the scariest but most rewarding adventure I have had so far. I knew less than a handful of people living …

Shout-out to Westminster College grad Matt McDonald (2019) for winning the Rising Star Award at Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Pittsburgh’s Renaissance Awards.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. (WC)-- Westminster College prides itself for its strong alumni-to-student mentoring experiences, and under the guidance of a 2006 graduate, current student Hannah Fell conducted undergraduate research and presented her findings at the Institute of Industrial and Systems E…

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Former New Wilmington mayor and Lawrence County commissioner Wendell Wagner passed away on Nov. 24.   He was 87.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Titan Radio, the Westminster College radio station, continues its 40-year tradition of playing all Christmas music, commercial-free, from Thanksgiving through Christmas Day.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has died after battling pancreatic cancer for nearly two years. “Jeopardy!” studio Sony says Trebek died at his Los Angeles home early Sunday with family and friends surrounding him. He was 80.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Sharpsville Area Schools have canceled all activities after a student tested Positive for COVID-19.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf is denouncing a Republican state lawmaker and self-styled opponent of mask-wearing for mimicking the words of the state’s health secretary, who is transgender, by appealing for tolerance of the “unmasked community.”

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP)--Vowing to bring “peace and security to cities across America,” Vice President Mike Pence carried the Trump campaign’s message of law and order to exurban Pennsylvania.

ALLEN TOWN, Pa. (AP) Another Pennsylvania college has changed its mind about bringing students back to campus.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-- The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) says high school sports can resume this fall under COVID-19 safety protocols that include barring spectators from the competitions.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania reported more than 800 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, as continuing concern about the virus prompted a new grace period for drivers with expiring licenses.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s health secretary hit back Tuesday against the “perpetuators and the perpetrators” of transphobic attacks against her, saying they hurt the state’s LGBTQ residents and must come to an end.

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is asking for driver’s input on traffic safety and driving behaviors through its annual online Highway Safety Survey found at www.PennDOT.gov/Safety.

HARRISBURG, Pa.– State Representatives Chris Sainato, D-Lawrence, and Mark Longietti, D-Mercer, have written to Gov. Tom Wolf urging him to lift his recent restriction imposing a 25% indoor capacity on restaurants and bars.  They call it unnecessarily restrictive and damaging to the local economy.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s school superintendents are calling for more concrete recommendations from the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf as they make decisions on how, and whether, to welcome students back to the classroom this fall.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has reported more than 1,000 new coronavirus infections for the third time in less than a week and the sixth time this month as some regions of the state continue to see rising case numbers.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania reported more than 800 new confirmed coronavirus cases Monday, as fresh concerns about it spreading prompted the cancellation of Monday night’s Major League Baseball game in Philadelphia.

Dr. B sits down with Todd Cole, Westminster alum and longtime award winning elementary teacher, to discuss strategies, books and other resources for raising a child who is not racist.

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa.-- Research reveals cats kill 1.3 to 4-billion birds in the United States each year. The American Bird Conservancy identifies cats as the number one threat to the bird population in North America.  The organization says it’s the combination of tens of millions of outdoor c…

PITTSBURGH-- Kennywood Park has announced it will open five days a week for the remainder of the season because of a spike in coronavirus cases in Allegheny County. Kennywood will close on Mondays and Tuesdays.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania as of Thursday is offering driver licenses and identification cards with a gender-neutral designation for people who do not want to be identified as either male or female.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — A 36-year-old man is accused of raping four Penn State students over a seven-year period, and DNA from the victims led police to him.  

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Turnpike officials have announced yet another toll increase — 6-percent beginning early next year — as well as a new 45 percent surcharge for non-EZ-Pass users whose tolls are assessed by mail based on their license plates.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More than a thousand additional coronavirus infections are being reported in Pennsylvania as health officials work to stifle a recent spike in cases.

SHARON, Pa.-- "WaterFire Sharon" has canceled its July 25 event in Mercer County for this summer, due to uncertainty caused by COVID-19.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-- Pennsylvania has announced the availability of grants to help employers provide hazard pay to employees engaged in life-sustaining operations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-- State education officials with help from the state health department have issued new protocols to guide fo Pennsylvania schools for reopening for in-person classes for the new school year.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has followed through on his threat to yank COVID-19 funding from a county that defied his shutdown orders.