SIUE expert explains severe weather watches and warnings in Edwardsville

Understanding the difference can help residents know when to prepare and when to take action.

Pittsburgh-area oncologist: Advanced lung cancer more treatable, but many go without care

Despite major advances that have made advanced lung cancer more treatable, fewer than half of older patients with the disease receive treatment — a gap experts say begins…

Editorial: 1 case of measles matters

A smattering of red spots on skin is how so many medical issues start.

Sure-handed wideouts Jayce Powell, Nick Ponko power passing attacks at Jeannette, Penn-Trafford

J eannette and Penn-Trafford might have new quarterbacks this season, but the teams bring back two of the top receivers in the WPIAL, which should make the first-year…

Birdie reads smoke signals, forecasts season for Westmoreland County teams

Last season: 104-30 (77.6%) The Birdie is bringing “all the smoke” into a new prep football season. Typing ... “ChatGPT tells me that is a slang phrase,” the…

10 years after expansion, was 6 classifications worth it for WPIAL football teams?

T en years after PIAA officials adopted six classifications, one question still lingers: Was it worth it?

Efforts of players, coaches, families, community for more than a century bring Freeport to brink of win No. 600

The Birdie gets everyone up to speed, then makes his season predictions in the A-K Valley

It’s been more than nine months since The Birdie last penned one of his world-famous columns, and frankly, he missed it.