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Newsmaker: North Quincy teacher recognized for 'innovative ideas,' 'inspiring students'

NAME: Cara Pekarcik

AGE: 44Search Assets

HOMETOWN: Herminie, Pennsylvania

IN THE NEWS: Pekarcik is one of 20 educators from across the country chosen for the PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Program.

NOW YOU KNOW: Pekarcik traveled to Antarctica with PolarTREC, a foundation that runs expeditions for scientists and educators.

HER STORY: For the last 16 years, North Quincy High School teacher Cara Pekarcik has been working toward a goal: to demystify science for her students and show ... Read more

Irwin Man Indicted in Project Safe Childhood Case

PITTSBURGH - One resident of Irwin, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on a charge of violating federal law against the sexual exploitation of minors, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today.

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$206.9 Million Powerball Ticket Sold at Sheetz in New Stanto

Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko Congratulates Westmoreland County Sheetz for Selling $206.9 Million Powerball® Jackpot Ticket (Credit: Commonwealth Media Services)

NEW STANTON, PA — Officials from the Pennsylvania ... Read more

Jury Convicts 3 Participants in a Prison Drug-Smuggling Oper

PITTSBURGH – Noah Landfried, Michel Cercone, and Anthony Smith were convicted at the conclusion of a six-day jury trial of conspiring to distribute Schedule I and II controlled substances between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung ... Read more

Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Led to Lower BMI in Teens with Obesity

Semaglutide — the medication in the blockbuster anti-obesity drug Wegovy — plus lifestyle intervention led to a “substantial reduction” in the body mass index of obese teenagers after more than a year of weekly treatments, researchers reported Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Wegovy is currently available by prescription only for adults in the U.S. The new study looked at whether it can work in adolescents.

“Boy, does it ever,” said NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar.

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Eight Defendants Indicted for Human Smuggling and Drug Consp

Eight individuals were charged in an indictment, unsealed today in the Eastern District of Louisiana, for their involvement in an international scheme to smuggle 24 undocumented individuals from Honduras into Louisiana aboard the Motor Vessel (M/V) ... Read more

Pa. Pilot Blames 'Reckless' Medical Helicopter For Crash

By Hayley Fowler (October 17, 2022, 5:44 PM EDT) -- A private pilot is suing the operators of an emergency helicopter flight that allegedly crossed paths with his plane outside the Jimmy Stewart Airport in Pennsylvania, causing a crash landing that l ... Read more

Sewickley Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Distributing Drugs

PITTSBURGH – Michel Cercone was sentenced to 151 months in prison for conspiring to distribute Schedule I and II controlled substances, and to launder drug trafficking proceeds, between 2017 and 2019, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced ... Read more