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Waynesburg teen named Miss Rain Day

Bryn Lahew, 17, of Waynesburg was crowned Miss Rain Day 2024 during the 46th scholarship pageant held on July 28 at Waynesburg Central High School. She was chosen from six contestants. She is the daughter of Michelle Shannon and Chay Lahew and will be a senior at Waynesburg Central this fall. ...

A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders from the region said they had hoped the international prisoner swap announced Thursday would include Oakmont native Marc Fogel, who has been detained in a Russian prison for three years. But as the names of the people who were being released from ...

Homeless and displaced female veterans and their children will now have a place to call home. The Rendu House, a project of the nonprofit United Veterans Billeting of Fayette County, opened last week on Gallatin Avenue in Uniontown. “Right now, women hold the higher percentage of homeless ...

In Southwestern Pennsylvania, a moderate drought, coupled with a recent heat wave, is impacting the agricultural sector. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, several Pennsylvania counties, including Washington, Greene and Fayette, experienced moderate to severe drought conditions in ...

One doesn’t have to suspend reality to recognize that Pittsburgh’s new Museum of Illusions at 267 North Shore Drive is off to a great start. The attraction, which opened late last year, welcomed 2,000 visitors the first day. “We expected about half that, so we were excited at how ...

Waynesburg celebrated its 151st Rain Day on Monday. But for only the 33rd time in the history of Rain Day, no precipitation fell on July 29. “Unfortunately, we didn’t record any rain, but hopefully we will next year,” said Rain Day Festival Coordinator Krysten DeBolt. “We got a lot ...