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How can we reform U.S. K-12 education so that U.S. students will be competitive with Finnish teenagers? Technology -- particularly online education, say Terry M. Moe and John E. Chubb, authors of "Liberating Learning: Technology, Politics, and the Future of American Education." Technology holds two potentially dramatic benefits, say the authors: ...

A part-time Beaver County police officer is charged with assault stemming from a fight outside a Chester, W.Va., bar during a bachelor party.

Officers with the Hancock County Sheriff's Department arrested a Midland Borough police officer and charged him with malicious assault following a June 7 incident at Kamikaze's Nightclub outside Chester.

An off duty police officer from Pennsylvania is being charged for malicious assault outside of a nightclub near Chester.

A Beaver County man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after taking a beating at a Chester, W.Va., bar -- allegedly at the hands of an off-duty police officer.

A Beaver County town made it tougher Thursday night for sex offender to get near children.

John Martin Finley, 87, of Georgetown, passed away May 20, 2009. Born Feb-ruary 23, 1922 in George-town, Pa., the son of Charles A. and Helen L. Finley.

A district judge Thursday dismissed all criminal charges against former House Democratic Whip Mike Veon and a former aide who were accused of misusing millions of tax dollars.

In a resolution voted on late Monday night, the East Liverpool Board of Education clarified an issue regarding a contract with the Midland Borough School District.

Organizers have announced the events surrounding this year's Lou Holtz/Upper Ohio Valley Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Darnell La'Mont English - 1:30 p.m. today at the Dawson Funeral Home. Burial in Longs Run Cemetery.

More than 40 residents helped to clean up their town on Saturday during a "Gateway to PA" trash sweep sponsored by Independence Conservacy.

The steel drum ensemble from Divine Mercy Academy in Beaver Falls will perform at the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center's first steel drum festival in Midland, Beaver County, on Monday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. The concert will also feature guest artist Rolando Morales-Matos, who served as associate musical director of Broadway's 'The Lion King,' ...

Days after receiving letters that the state slashed $3 million in funding for the Governor's Schools for Excellence, gifted students are learning they won't have to do without this summer.

With no state money in sight for the eight Governor's Schools of Excellence this summer, four programs are stepping in to help fill the gap.

Agents from the Attorney General's Office today filed numerous theft charges, as well as criminal conspiracy and conflict of interest charges, against former House Democratic Minority Whip Mike Veon and one of his staffers.

Sensual and dark, as enticing and dangerous as the spy game they celebrate, the songs created by Academy Award-winning composer John Barry and others for the classic James Bond films would provide rich material for interpretation through dance - should anyone ever undertake such a groundbreaking project.

Fact Box The Request The request to Superintendent Ken Halbert asks for: - any and all correspondences from or to the superintendent, the district treasurer, or other school employees regarding the legal ...