Dollar General’s newest store at 813 N. Croton Ave. in New Castle is now open.

Arts + Education at the Hoyt will join more than 8,000 organizations across the country on Oct. 24 to celebrate Lights On After School, a nationwide event organized by the After School Alliance to recognize the important role afterschool programs play in the lives of children, their families…

Some of Jolene Connelly’s best childhood memories involved time spent with her grandmother, who worked at a garment factory that dealt with furs.

Six alumni of the Lawrence County Career and Technical Center have found their places in the school’s annals. 

Doctors would say that Charles Strickler has heart problems.

The New Castle Community YMCA is hosting an event for local families at their downtown location — and it’s free and open to the community.

The 55th Annual Jameson Junior Guild Bazaar is returning on a Saturday this year.

There are certain jobs around sports that just seem like so much fun.

ONGOING

A blue heron stands in the Neshannock Creek on Oct. 2. The bird is one of the many forms of wildlife that can be spotted on the stream.

New Neshannock Creek Fly Shop owner Mark Collier stands in his new shop.

New Neshannock Creek Fly Shop owner Mark Collier stands in the rear of his business overlooking the Neshannock Creek.

LEFT: Neshannock Creek Fly Shop is a destination for local fisherman looking for equipment or supplies, or for someone learning to fly fish. ABOVE: Chris Hawthorne, from the Troy Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh, casts a line in the Neshannock Creek on Oct. 2.

Bob Shuey, the former owner of Neshannock Creek Fly Shop and now an employee, rings up an order for Nathan Kacey, a customer who traveled to the store from South Park Township in Allegheny County.

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The “Quit and Get Fit” program will once again be offered by the Northwest Pennsylvania Tobacco Control Program at the New Castle Community YMCA.

It once was that schools provide their students with the basics of education — reading, writing and arithmetic. Now, a new basic has been added — computer coding.

These days, it’s tough to get a large group of people to agree on anything, especially on the internet. 

The purpose of a bereavement luncheon after a funeral is typically to start the healing process for friends and family who are suffering a loss.

Five Lawrence County high schools crowned their homecoming royalty Friday night while two others were crowned this weekend.

The Westminster College Celebrity Series will continue its 2019-2020 season with Cirque Mei at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Orr Auditorium on the college campus.

Bishop David Zubik has appointed former KDKA-TV anchor Jennifer Antkowiak as executive director for community relations of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh.

Destin DeMarion first dropped his fishing line in the water at the tender age of 3 and the current professional angler admits that’s when he was hooked for life.

Two of Pennsylvania’s oldest companies are targeting beer lovers who have a sweet tooth for their first-ever collaboration.

PennDOT on Tuesday reminded Pennsylania residents that in exactly one year -- October 1, 2020 --federal enforcement of the REAL ID Act will begin at airports and secure federal facilities nationwide.

Two Lawrence County natives will be among four outstanding Slippery Rock University graduates who  will be honored as Distinguished Alumni at the 2019 Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner.

Does your dog whine when he sees you heading for the door? Are shredded pillows a frequent welcome home from work? Does your otherwise housetrained pooch have a problem with accidents in your absence?

NEW CASTLE

Dustin Schneider lost more than just his military career when he was wounded during his fifth tour of duty in the Middle East.

The annual Life Chain event returns Sunday to three Lawrence County communities.

This week, I was catching up on some Sports Illustrated articles. 

Habitat for Humanity and Jubilee Partners co-founder Don Mosley will provide the 33rd annual Wayne H. Christy Memorial Lecture at Westminster College.

Memories of her 11-year-old son Noah confiding nightmares about his mother dying following her cancer diagnosis prompts tears with Melissa Philson, a 47-year-old Butler County Community College assistant professor.