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Parents should heed this cautionary tale of e-bikes

Canonsburg police are to be commended for taking a proactive approach in an effort to avert certain disaster from occurring on borough roadways. In the wake of an accident that could have had tragic consequences, police took to social media to urge parents to educate themselves about electric bikes and motorcycles. The warning came after two children – ages 8 and 12 – were injured when their e-bikes collided with a motorist in a parking lot. “It’s a big problem, not just here in the borough but everywhere,” police Chief Alex Coghill told the Observer-Reporter, Washington ...

What other newspapers are saying: World must open eyes to horrors in Sudan

Five months after the United Nations reported acts of genocide in Sudan, another human rights catastrophe may be imminent. The Rapid Support Forces, a rebel group that controls parts of the country and has a history of committing atrocities, has gathered outside El Obeid, a strategically important city, and nearly encircled it. About 600,000 people are facing severe shortages of food, water and medicine, and the R.S.F. has already killed some civilians through drone attacks. “The signs from El Obeid are clear and unmistakable: Another human rights catastrophe is unfolding in ...

Scaling back of monuments a necessary balance

The Trump Administration has rolled back the size of two national monuments in Utah, Bear’s Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante. As initially delegated as monuments by the Obama Administration, the landmarks covered an area nearly the size of Connecticut. The reduction in the monuments’ ...

City’s leaders still neglecting needed numbers

In December of 2025, Williamsport City Council approved a budget for 2026. Even with a tax increase on homeowners, that budget relied in part on the assumption that the condemned building at 245 W. Fourth St. would be sold. Now, nearly 30 weeks later, the matter of even accepting bids for ...

What other newspapers are saying: Celebrating 250 years

As our country celebrates not just any Independence Day, but the 250th anniversary of one of the boldest declarations in human history, the festivities give us an excellent opportunity to look back on two-and-a-half centuries of this American experiment and check ourselves against what the founders hoped they were setting in motion. Draped in red, white and blue and surrounded by flags and fireworks, it is easy to forget how we got here and why we are free to celebrate as flamboyantly as we’d like. Richard Henry Lee made the motion to declare independence in June 1776, but not ...

Time outdoors creates memories, develops appreciation

We hope readers enjoyed our Outdoors section’s recent article on the common snapping turtle — we found it a reminder of how varied and interesting the wildlife of our beautiful state can be. From whitetail deer to fishers to porcupines and opossum, from eagles and grouse to, yes, the ...