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Not magic: Opaque AI tool may flag parents with disabilities

PITTSBURGH — For the two weeks that the Hackneys' baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed weak from dehydration, her parents rarely left her side, sometimes sleeping on the fold-out sofa in the room. They stayed with their daughter around the clock when she was moved to a rehab center ...

Warren County School Board cuts some reconfiguration options

The school board has eliminated some of the ‘low-hanging fruit’ from the possible high school reconfiguration options. At Monday’s regular board meeting, the members handled their agenda and moved into a more relaxed session in which they talked through the 15 options before them. They ...

Possible closure raises worries about long bus rides

When it comes to a possible reconfiguration of Warren County School District’s high schools, transportation is a concern. As the administration points out, the district is geographically one of the largest in the state and its buses travel over 10,000 miles each day. One of the proposals ...

Future of Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department in question

Unless something changes soon, the Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department may have to fold. “We have been meeting with our fire folks to discuss fire and EMS for the township for about six months,” Conewango Township Supervisor Jeff Zariczny said. “We’re trying to make this sustainable ...

Storm brings dozens of emergency calls, power outages to area

There were about 70 emergency calls during the winter storm that swept through Warren County late Monday and early Tuesday. Many of the calls were for electrical outages. According to First Energy Senior Communications Representative Lauren Siburkis, more than 8,600 Penelec customers lost ...

Questions remain in death of Warren man

Few additional details have emerged regarding the fatal, police-involved shooting of a Warren man in Ontario County, N.Y., this week. Brandon M. Zurkan, 31, of Warren, was fatally shot by police after he allegedly raised a handgun toward them at the end of an incident that began late Tuesday, ...