Author Archives: Bill Berry

The Pirates started their four-game series in Atlanta with two losses but finished it with two wins, including a 9-4 victory Thursday afternoon. Ivn Nova pitched into the ninth inning but left with on...

The Homer Center softball team is slated to play at Glendale High School this afternoon at 4 p.m. in the District 6 semifinal. Pre-game is at 3:45 p.m. on AM 1160 WCCS and 101.1 FM and streaming on th...

It was a celebration yesterday as the groundbreaking was held for a new playground at the Homer Center Elementary School. The $212,000 project will be a triumph of teamwork, with funding coming from a...

Powered by back-to-back-to-back home runs, the Pirates topped the Braves, 12-5, Wednesday night, getting seven runs in the 10th inning. Homers by David Freese, Jose Osuna and Jordy Mercer in the 10th,...

The White Township Supervisors will submit a bid for a temporary bridge. At last night's meeting, after a brief executive session, the supervisors approved submitting a sealed bid to Young Township fo...

The Penguins host the Ottawa Senators tonight at the PPG Paints Arena in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The winner advances to the Stanley Cup Final against the Nashville Predators. Pre-game...

Last night, the Blairsville-Saltsburg School Board gave preliminary approval to a budget for the next school year that will continue a trend of no tax increases for the district. The 2017-2018 budget'...

As expected, the state House yesterday passed a bill to help struggling ambulance services be reimbursed for their expenses, and the vote was unanimous. The bill sponsored by Steven Barrar of Chester ...

The story of the arrest of an accused drug dealer on Tuesday in Burrell Township offers a picture of how pervasive the heroin/fentanyl epidemic is. Westmoreland County detectives had tracked 21-year-o...

The Ottawa Senators avoided elimination by downing the Penguins last night, 2-1, in Ottawa, forcing a seventh game in Pittsburgh Thursday night. Evgeni Malkin scored the lone Pens goal. Senators goali...