Earlier this year, a number of journalists published pieces alerting the public to the fact that the Trump administration had changed the...

Across Westmoreland County, kids of all ages are headed back to school this week, after a summer of sun, perhaps a bit too much rain, and...

In many ways, our society has come a long way when it comes to the treatment of women. Both federal and state law prohibit discrimination...

In the past week, there were three mass shootings across the United States: at a festival in Gilroy, California, at a Walmart in El Paso,...

There is a disturbing tendency among parents, educators, and even adolescents themselves to categorize any sort of issues between young...

For nearly 40 years, Blackburn Center has offered awareness and prevention education programs to schools throughout Westmoreland County...

Last week, billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on charges that he trafficked dozens of minors for the purposes of sex...

At Blackburn Center, volunteers are critical to our organization. Not only did volunteers start Blackburn Center in 1976, but they...

One of the challenges that many parents face is getting their children to see something from someone else’s point of view. It can be...

In Pennsylvania, there is currently no minimum age to get married. A child of any age can get married if they meet certain requirements....