Duquesne University News

The 36th-annual Mother's Day Breakfast honored the women of St. John Catholic Church in Wellsburg and Holy Family Church in Beech Bottom with the meal cooked by the men of the parish and served in the church hall.

When policymakers in any of the liquor "control" states - the 17 states that still, puzzlingly, retain Prohibition-era, psuedo-Soviet state-run liquor stores and/or a state-run liquor wholesale business - broach the subject of liquor privatization, government unions and anti-alcohol activist opponents raise fears that privatization will bring an ... (more)

To the Editor, Seize the day, seize the moment, and seize this opportunity, seize "Family U." On March 21 st from 6:00-8:30 pm at Port Chester Middle School, the Port Chester Cares Community Coalition along with over a dozen community partners will again be hosting an extraordinary event for both the students in middle and high school and their ... (more)

Democratic primary voters will choose between Pittsburgher Jack McVay or Joseph Waters of Philadelphia as they select a new judge for the state's Superior Court.

A House committee plans to consider a bill to increase the mandatory retirement age for Pennsylvania judges next week as the state's top court weighs a legal challenge of the current quitting date of 70 years.

The Superior Court is one of Pennsylvania's two statewide intermediate appellate courts.

Victoria Garwood, Penn State Greater Allegheny campus registrar, will be honored by Penn State University President Rodney Erickson on May 10 as a recipient of the University Staff Advisory Council Award for 2013.

Editor's note: LZ Granderson, who writes a weekly column for CNN.com, was named journalist of the year by the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association and was a 2011 Online Journalism Award finalist for commentary.

P. Richard Warburton, 48, has lived in Leet Township since 2007. His family moved from Moon, in large part, to be in the Quaker Valley School District .

Dr. Alison DuBois , Westminster College assistant professor of education and counseling, and Tina Keller , lecturer of education, presented research at the National Student Teacher and Supervision Conference in April at Slippery Rock University .

Police say witnesses who saw a western Pennsylvania bank robbery suspect duck into a backyard and change his clothes are the reason they nabbed the man - and all of the money - within 10 minutes of the heist.

A Leetsdale resident and adjunct professor of biology at Duquesne University was recently recognized for his outstanding contributions as a university and post-secondary educator.

Duquesne University unveiled a $1 million scholarship endowment in the name of Roberto Clemente that will be awarded to Hispanic undergraduate students on a basis of merit and financial need.

Dr. Melinda Crawford Perttu , Westminster College assistant professor of music and Westminster Orchestra director, recently released an album of Scottish fiddle music.

The panel guests on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper engaged in a heated debate on Monday over comments made by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in which he claimed that the first black president needed to have the media's approval in order to be elected.

During an Advanced Placement biology course in Easton Area High School , Jennifer Estevez's teacher sped through the large chapter on evolution, focusing on one formula for the AP exam and the basics: survival of the fittest and natural selection.

The Arthritis Foundation is hosting an Arthritis Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at La Roche College, 9000 Babcock Blvd., McCandless.

The Johnstown Symphony Orchestra and the Somerset Auxiliary announce a very special Mother's Day concert to the community at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, at the Somerset Area High School auditorium.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did the seemingly impossible -- he turned from court mute to a hit man on President Obama.

Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Michael Huss told reporters Sunday that the 23-year-old man collapsed near paramedics at the 12-mile mark near Duquesne University.