Family, Health, Just for you, ...
Dec 15, 2016
Smartphones are hot items on many children’s Christmas lists this year. While it seems like a harmless purchase, parents should consider every aspect ...
Health, Just for you, Kids
Nov 01, 2016
In 2011, the National Center for Education Statistics revealed that 54% of eighth-graders performed at the Basic level for the National Assessment of ...
Health, Just for you, Kids
Oct 01, 2016
Devin Lorigan knows that there is plenty of evidence that physical exercise can have a direct positive impact on academic learning, but to see it firs...
Health, Just for you, Kids
Oct 01, 2016
Gun ownership is among the biggest topics of this election season, heating up emotions and arguments on all sides of the issue. But no matter where yo...
Health, Just for you, Kids
Sep 01, 2016
Over the last 30 years, the rate of obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents, making it a serious concern for parents a...
At Home, At School, Health, ...
Jul 01, 2016
Drumming fingers on a table, peeling labels off bottles, tipping back in a chair, twirling hair—people, and especially kids, fidget in all different w...
At School, Health, Just for you, ...
May 01, 2016
Student stress and anxiety is real. Students experience tremendous pressure from testing, assessments and overly ambitious schedules. There is not eno...
Active Life, At School, Family, ...
Apr 04, 2016
Everyone loves holiday break, but it can also be a stressful time for working parents, who have to find care for their kids. During the 2015 holiday s...
Health, Just for you, Kids, ...
Aug 31, 2015
When Jocelyn Malamy’s daughter, Eve, was 2 years old, she says the only thing the toddler wanted to eat at mealtime was cheddar cheese “by the handful...
Health, Just for you, Kids, ...
Nov 30, 2014
If “no meltdown at the family party” tops your holiday wish list,there are a few steps you can take to minimize temper tantrums and keep thefun and go...
Health, Just for you, Kids, ...
Nov 22, 2014
Everybody knows Black Fridayis the busiest shopping day of theyear, but what you may not knowis that it may also be the healthiest.Skeptical? You shou...
Education, Kids
Oct 01, 2014
“Dancing feels awesome.” “It makes me feel active and healthy, and it’s a great way toget yourself out there.” “I just love it so much!” These are jus...
Education, Kids, Lifestyles
Oct 01, 2014
Imagine 1,000 pieces of art inone exhibit venue. No, it’s not the Carnegie Museum of Art.Try the Barnes & Noble store in CranberryTownship where in Ma...
Illness and Wellness, Kids, Modern Medicine
Oct 01, 2014
Imagine waking up every Friday morning and lookingforward to exercise. Or feeling confident every day because youwere able to pick out the right cloth...
Fitness, Kids
Oct 01, 2014
The New Castle Area SchoolDistrict is transforming its physicaleducation facilities into cutting-edge activitycenters equipped to improve fitness andl...
Education, Green Living, Healthy Eating, ...
Oct 01, 2014
Now more than ever, there is agreat deal of focus on healthy eating,especially in the face of scary obesitystatistics and a turn toward ‘clean eating....
Fitness, Kids
Oct 01, 2014
In 1979, friends and high schooltrack teammates Daniel Featherand Ron Graham formed a small teamcalled the Chadakoin Valley AthleticClub—a group aimed...
Illness and Wellness, Kids, Modern Medicine
Oct 01, 2014
Every May, Evans City Elementary School studentsSTOMP. around their building for 20 minutes. STOMP, which stands for Saulle’s Teddy Bear OfficialMemor...
Kids
Sep 17, 2014
After 10 weeks of work, the girls run away. And their parents and coaches are happy to watch them go. They’re members of Girls on the Run, a nationwid...
Family, Family, Kids, ...
Aug 01, 2014
Facebook has forever changed how we define relationships—mere acquaintances and blood relatives are all grouped together as “friends,” and experiences...
PA State News
June 15, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
PA State News
June 14, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
Local News, Nation & World
June 14, 2025
Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
June 14, 2025
HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
Local Sports
June 14, 2025
BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
Local Sports, Sports
June 14, 2025
(TNS) —As golfers teed off during opening day of this year's 125th U.S. Open Championship, state officials inside of a tent overlooking the course's 1...
