Suspected Daisytown cockfighting operation raided
A suspected cock-fighting operation at a home in Daisytown, West Pike Run Township, was raided about noon Wednesday and 92 of the 127 roosters found were seized by investigators.
View ArticleDems: DeWeese can’t be candidate
HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Democratic Party told a state judge Wednesday that former House speaker Bill DeWeese should be removed from the fall ballot so they can replace him with a candidate who is...
View ArticleCharity expresses caring spirit
A local social service agency is stepping up to ensure a 27-year-old program to bring Christmas gifts to the underprivileged will continue this year.
View ArticleFish commission trumpets success of Dutch Fork Lake project
Fish soon will be returning to Dutch Fork Lake in Claysville.
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City paving to begin today Washington Councilman Matt Staniszewski, director of public works, announced that paving will begin today on a section of Tyler Avenue from the Washington High School stadium...
View ArticleOld newspaper clipping IDs ‘Faces From the Past’
It’s a good thing Phyllis Thomas decided almost 40 years ago to clip and save a photo from the weekly Waynesburg Republican. If she had not, the identity of all the children in last week’s Mystery...
View ArticleGreene County Fair kicks into full swing
WAYNESBURG – A steady rain Sunday cleared the dust from the Greene County Fairgrounds as food vendors readied their booths and goats, sheep and steers were led into pens in anticipation of a “dry” fair...
View ArticleNo fear: Former O-R intern overcomes temporary discomfort to experience...
From the moment we can walk and talk, we are conditioned to avoid the dangers of life. We are told to step back from the ledge, be wary of strangers and always color inside the lines. These guidelines...
View ArticleTrinity rewards administrators for national honor
Trinity Area School Board on Thursday rewarded its middle school principal and assistant principal for the school’s selection as a Don Eichhorn National Schools to Watch middle school.
View ArticleConsol belt system fails; workers still on job
A Consol Energy spokeswoman said Thursday the company is continuing to evaluate a conveyor belt system failure at its Bailey Enlow Fork mining complex that has halted coal production at the site.
View Article2 sentenced in sex cases
Two area men Thursday joined the ranks of thousands of others statewide who are required to register with state police for the remainder of their lives for committing sex-related crimes.
View ArticleBrothers accused in assault on officer
Two Smith Township brothers face charges after allegedly assaulting a McDonald police sergeant who had responded to an underage drinking party early Sunday in a secluded area of Robinson Township near...
View ArticleCanonsburg-area woman appointed to international Rotary board
Stephanie Urchick received a text message early one morning in May from Thailand that was not entirely expected but most definitely welcome.
View ArticleChild molester questioned in slayings
A former resident of the Mon Valley community of Coal Center has been named a “person of interest” in the decades-old, unsolved kidnappings and murders of four children in the Detroit area.
View ArticleMan jailed in city shooting
A Washington man is in custody, charged with attempted homicide over allegations he and another person fired guns into a parked vehicle, wounding a man in the arm late Wednesday.
View ArticleLocal companies to borrow $8.75M
Washington County commissioners Thursday approved $8.75 million in borrowing through Washington County Industrial Development Authority to allow two nonprofits and two for-profit firms to expand.
View ArticleSpeed of the essence for school renovation
CARMICHAELS – Carmichaels Area School Board will consider expediting the planning of its junior-senior high school renovation project in order for the project to be eligible for state reimbursements.
View ArticlePa. voters who lack IDs should expect to get letters from state
More than 12,200 registered voters in the two-county area do not have identification cards issued by the state Department of Transportation, and, in the next few weeks, they’ll be receiving a letter...
View ArticleNew section of Mon-Fay Expressway including bridge due to open Monday
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission is preparing to open a new section of the Mon-Fayette Expressway, marking the end of a monumental investment in the 60-mile toll road and leaving a critical link into...
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