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Herald Managing Editor Eric Poole talks with Herald Business Editor Michael Roknick about a lawsuit dealing with an alleged wrongful termination at Sharon Regional Medical Center.
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SHARON – When the ground attack began in the Gulf War, military leaders thought the war would last at least a year, retired Lt. Gen. William G. Pagonis told an audience at the Sharon Elks Lodge on Saturday afternoon.
Almost one month into the school year, Mercer County schools continue to provide in-person instruction, in spite of COVID case increases creeping toward the pandemic’s peak in December and January.
The Mercer County Critical Incident Response Team responded Friday morning to a residence at 1112 Beechwood Ave., Farrell. Police departments present at the scene included Farrell, Hempfield and Hermitage.
SHARON — Even though he works with a Jewish organization, Jesse McClain doesn’t believe learning about the Holocaust is strictly for followers of that faith.
Despite a moratorium on executions, Pennsylvania’s death-penalty statute has cost taxpayers nearly a billion dollars since 1976, or more than $250 million for each execution. Even more compelling, some of the state’s roughly 150 death-row inmates are, almost certainly, innocent. In a series of occasional editorials and columns this year, The Herald is urging Gov. Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania General Assembly to abolish this inhumane, racially unjust, and outdated law, and join 23 other states in ending capital punishment.
President Joe Biden spoke with unwavering clarity during last year’s presidential campaign, calling for an end to the federal death penalty, as well as incentives for states to abolish their capital punishment laws. Since becoming President in January, however, Biden has gone silent, even as…
Two days after a serial rapist murdered his 23-year-old daughter, a doctoral student in Philadelphia, Sylvester Schieber attended Saturday night mass with his wife, Vicki, at their home parish in Maryland.
Gov. Tom Wolf’s tenure — and, with it, his pause on executions — is waning, leaving Pennsylvania open to a revival of executions in 2023, similar to the one launched by the federal government in the twilight of Donald Trump’s presidency.
George Floyd’s death rocked the world. Millions of people watched Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneel on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, as Floyd pleaded for his life.
SINCE the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976, Texas has exercised the law with singular gusto. Its 572 executions account for more than one-third of the nation’s total.
One of the great pleasures of going up to buck camp is the anticipation of the hunt. We check our lists for gear essentials, target in our rifles, go deer-spotting to build excitement, hike in the woods to verify our chosen stands for opening day, and talk with our campmates about our plans …
SHARON Regional Medical Center and its parent entity, Steward Health Care System, owe women a definite closure date for birthing services. Up to now, they have failed to provide one.
I make a trip once a week for an appointment in a small town about an hour away from home.
We’re all growing older. It doesn’t matter if you’re eight or 80, you get older every day. It’s an awesome – and sometimes disturbing – thought. There are some strange things that happen as you get older, and we all ought to think about them.{h4 style=”text-align: left;”}I didn’t make it to …
When the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks occurred, I had just turned 20 and started my sophomore year at Penn State.
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Eva R. BUSCH, 97, Hermitage.
Melvin, 89, of South Pymatuning Township. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday (9-29-21) at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3325 Morefield Road, Hermitage. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Wednesday at the church following visitation, with the Rev. Dr. Gary Nelson, officiating. Burial: Holy Trinity Cem…
Eva J. Fry, 89, of North Maysville Road, West Salem Township, Greenville, passed away Sunday afternoon Sept. 26, 2021. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by LOUTZENHISER-JORDAN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, INC., 366-368 S. Main St., Greenville.
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VIDEO: After canceling last year due to COVID-19, WaterFire returned to Sharon Saturday.
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s masking order for those who aren’t fully vaccinated for COVID-19 comes to an end Monday morning.
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PHOENIX — A Republican-backed review of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona’s largest county ended Friday without producing proof to support former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election.
The U.S. vaccination drive against COVID-19 stood on the verge of a major new phase as government advisers Thursday recommended booster doses of Pfizer’s vaccine for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans — despite doubts the extra shots will do much to slow the pandemic.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania senators grilled turnpike executives over their efforts to collect unpaid tolls that amounted to $104 million last year during a hearing Wednesday prompted by an Associated Press report last week regarding some 11 million rides that generated no revenue for the…
Pfizer said Monday its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group soon — a key step toward beginning vaccinations for youngsters.
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