Five residents displaced following house fire in Brookville
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Hundreds of US school districts using 'restorative justice,' parent group finds
CITC EXCLUSIVE: Public school districts in at least 48 states are using "restorative justice" practices in student discipline, according to an analysis conducted by a parents' rights group.
The list, compiled by Parents Defending Education (PDE) and shared exclusively with Crisis in the Classroom (CITC), includes more than 200 school districts. It seeks to determine any connection between use of restorative practices and "the unprecedented behavioral chaos being seen in schools,"
Maggi gets 1st big league hits, Pirates sweep Nats 6-3, 16-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drew Maggi doesn’t know if he’ll have any major league at-bats in his future, so he was determined to take advantage of any chances he got Saturday night.
Maggi got his first two hits, three days after making his big league debut with the Pittsburgh following 13 years in the minors, and the Pirates routed the Washington Nationals 16-1 to complete a day-night doubleheader sweep.
The 34-year-old lined a 2-2 splitter from Hobie Harris into center field for an RBI single as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning, boosting the Pirates’ lead to 13-0 in the second game.
Pirates closer David Bednar selected to 2022 MLB All-Star Game
PITTSBURGH (WJAC) — Pittsburgh Pirates closer David Bednar can now add MLB All-Star to his young resume.
The 27-year-old western Pa native has been selected to participate in the 2022 MLB All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Bednar is a graduate of Mars Area High School and goes by the nickname "The Renegade," as a homage to the Pittsburgh Steelers use of the classic "Styx" song as the team's pump-up anthem.
Thousands of fish salvaged from Jefferson County lake
FALLS CREEK - The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission rescued thousands of fish from a lake in Jefferson County Thursday.
PFBC has been draining Kyle Lake since September in order to repair the unsafe dam.
Before any work can be done, PFBC biologists had to capture and relocate the fish.
"What we're doing is collecting these fish here at the outflow of the lake and moving them down to Cloe Lake later today for good public angling down there,"
88-year-old woman sells castle to be with family
CRAVANT, France (WKRC) - An elderly woman sold her castle in order to live closer to her family. According to WECB, 88-year-old Colette Béchet sold her medieval castle, which is located in Cravant, France. Per the outlet, the donjon, or keep, sits atop an outcrop in the Yonne region of the country and has been something of a passion project. Béchet lived in the historic structure for over four decades, according to WECB, which reported that she saw the 25-meter-high keep back in 1983 while out on a stroll and purchased it the very next day.
Authorities investigate cause of overnight fire at Blue Knob Auto Sales
New area code being added to 814 region, Public Utility Commission announces
A new area code is being added to the region currently covered by the 814 area code, state officials announced Thursday.
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission says it voted 4-0 to approve a year-long implementation plan which will lead to the start of a new “overlay” for the current 814 area code.
The new area code will be announced in the fall.
The 814 area code currently covers all or parts of 27 counties across the Central and Northwestern parts of the state.
Record-setting temperatures forecast in Texas as scorching heat wave continues to bake US
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The summer of 2023 may be drawing to a close — but the extreme heat is not: More record-shattering temperatures — this time across Texas — are expected Saturday and Sunday as the U.S. continues to bake.
Highs of 109 degrees Fahrenheit (42.8 degrees Celsius) forecast for Saturday and 110 F (43.3 C) on Sunday in Dallas would break the current record of 107 F (41.7 C) each day, both set in 2011, and would come after a high of 109 F (42.
Westmont Hilltop School District classes to start on time
WESTMONT - Classes are expected to start on time for students at Westmont Hilltop School District.
During Monday night’s school board meeting, the concern of asbestos in the high school building was a concern on if the date would be pushed back.
“There’s no consideration to change the start date of classes,” school board president Matt Thomas said Tuesday.
Officials said a $25,000 change order was approved at the school board meeting to pay workers overtime to get rid of the asbestos and finish up renovations.