Pennsylvania
NW Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards: Girls Cross Country Athlete of Year nominees
The Northwestern Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards, presented by AHN Sports Medicine at Saint Vincent, is proud to announce the nominees for Girls Cross Country Athlete of the Year. The winner will be announced during the live show on June 24 at Warner Theatre.
During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with the athletes of the year in 24 other sports. Nominated athletes who RSVP will receive a complimentary ticket to the event thanks to sponsors. Details on how additional tickets can be obtained will be available soon.
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The Northwestern Pennsylvania High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country. This year, one school from the area will win a $1,000 donation to its school’s athletic department through our School Spirit Contest! Details on how to vote for your school will be coming soon.
Here are all the athlete of the year nominees for girls cross country:
Fina Bannister, Cathedral Prep School — SO
Anne-Catherine Brown, Cathedral Prep School — SO
Lauren Dever, McDowell High School — FR
Josie Jones, Grove City High School — SO
Nadalie Latchaw, Franklin High School — SR
Karis McElhaney, Jamestown High School — JR
Hayden Palmer, McDowell High School — SO
Hannah Pearson, Warren Area High School — SR
Megan Puleio, Meadville High School — SO
Lauren Raimy, Cathedral Prep School — SR
Corabel Shiley, Oil City High School — FR
AnnaSophia Viccari, West Middlesex High School — SO
The police were present on the campus, while a witness said that they saw one of the victims receiving CPR.
Pennsylvania
Eastbound portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike shut down due to deadly pedestrian crash
A portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike is shut down after someone was hit and killed along the highway in Beaver County.
The eastbound lanes of the Turnpike are closed between the New Castle interchange and the Cranberry interchange following the deadly overnight crash.
Pennsylvania State Police said that the crash happened near milepost 14 not far from the Beaver Valley interchange.
A detour provided by PennDOT is redirecting traffic off of the Turnpike at the New Castle interchange, onto I-376 westbound, Rt. 422 eastbound, onto I-79 southbound, and back onto the Turnpike at the Cranberry interchange.
Dispatchers said the crash happened around 2:30 a.m. Friday. Details surrounding the circumstances of the crash are limited at this time and the person who was killed has yet to be identified.
Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police Troop T barracks in Gibsonia are leading the investigation into the deadly crash.
It’s unclear when the eastbound lanes of the Turnpike will reopen.
What questions do you have about the 2025 elections? What major issues do you want candidates to address? Let us know.
In Pennsylvania’s 2025 general election, voters will determine who joins one of the commonwealth’s most powerful courts: the Superior Court, which handles thousands of criminal, civil and family appeals cases each year and is often the final word in justice for many residents across the commonwealth. The court’s decisions can shape everything from parental custody arrangements to criminal sentencing and consumer protections to business issues.
Three candidates — Democrat Judge Brandon Neuman, Republican Maria Battista and Daniel Wassmer of the Liberal Party — are vying for an open seat. Meanwhile, Democratic Judge Alice Beck DuBow is seeking a new 10-year term in a separate retention vote.
The Superior Court is one of two intermediate appellate courts in Pennsylvania, which review decisions from the state’s 67 county courts. The Superior Court has the final say on around 97% of its decisions which are not successfully appealed to the state Supreme Court.
“Do you want your communities to be safe? All criminal matters if appealed … go to the Superior Court. I ask people, ‘Do you care about your families, your children, your grandchildren?’ All matters related to families and children go to the Superior Court,” Maria Battista, the Republican nominee, told PCNTV last month. “Do you care about your property rights? Property issues go to the Superior Court.”
Here’s who is running:
Judge Brandon Neuman
Judge Brandon Neuman ran uncontested in the Democratic primary. He currently serves on the County Court of Common Pleas in Washington County, where he is a lifelong resident. He graduated from the University of Richmond and Duquesne University Kline School of Law, and practiced trial law before being elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 2017, where he served four terms. He ran for lieutenant governor but lost in the primary.
He says his time as a lawmaker shaped how he views the role of the appellate bench.
“You learn about how the law is created and then, as a judge, you understand that we are not lawmakers,” he said in an interview with PCNTV. “You have to respect and appreciate how hard it is to make a law and then take a step back as a judge and say we have to follow the law and the constitution. That is our job.”
His legislative work included authoring the Debbie Smith Act, which was aimed at ending Pennsylvania’s backlog of untested rape kits.
In a notable 2024 ruling, Neuman ordered Washington County to notify voters if their mail ballots contained errors that could prevent them from being counted, a decision that was upheld by successive higher courts.
He said he sees the judiciary’s biggest challenge as “rebuilding public trust” in an era of widespread skepticism toward government institutions.
“Right now, the courts generally have the lowest approval rating that they’ve had probably in modern history,” he said. “You don’t come to court voluntarily. It’s not something that you enjoy. And so really just making sure … that this process is going to be fair, it’s going to be impartial. I’m going to listen to you and I’m going to follow the law.”
The Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Judicial Evaluation Commission rated Neuman “Highly Recommended,” citing his judicial record and demeanor. He has received endorsements from several labor unions, including the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 13, the Pennsylvania State Education Association, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO. He is also endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police Pennsylvania State Lodge, Pennsylvania State Troopers Association and Pennsylvania Sheriffs’ Association.
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