Threat clears Cal U. buildings
CALIFORNIA - California University of Pennsylvania evacuated three buildings, including its new Convocation Center, after a bomb threat was found on campus Tuesday afternoon in the latest of a string...
View Article'Road map' to reassessment
After a six-month study, a state House task force unveiled Tuesday its findings on property valuation and reassessment.
View ArticleSystem faces tests in Pa.
CHARLEROI - The state secretary of education said Tuesday while Pennsylvania's current budget deficit poses some serious challenges to the public education system, he also sees opportunities.
View ArticleClinic plans to reopen
BURGETTSTOWN - The Community Medical & Dental Plaza plans to reopen this morning after an unknown odor shut the building down for a few days.
View ArticleWashington Rt. 19 work to get under way Monday
For months, motorists traveling through Washington faced detours and delays because of the relocation of utility lines in preparation for the long-anticipated Route 19 corridor project.
View ArticleMan faces trial in church robbery
A South Strabane Township woman said Wednesday she was praying at the altar with her eyes closed when a man came up beside her, grabbed her purse and ran.
View ArticleWaynesburg man arrested in rape
WAYNESBURG - A Waynesburg man was arrested Wednesday on charges he raped a 13-year-old Morris Township girl July 15.
View ArticleJudge halts zoning limits in Act 13
HARRISBURG - A judge on Wednesday ordered a temporary halt to the section of Pennsylvania's new Marcellus Shale law that puts limits on the power of municipalities to regulate the booming natural gas...
View ArticleCalifornia University to lay off 9 employees
CALIFORNIA - California University of Pennsylvania on Thursday announced the furlough of nine nonunion employees, effective June 15, to cut costs.
View ArticlePanel debates Fla. slaying at Cal U. conference
CALIFORNIA - Had Trayvon Martin not been a black teenager wearing a hooded sweatshirt in an affluent neighborhood, the Florida teen might have sent a different message to his killer on neighborhood...
View ArticleWaynesburg University hosts water safety panel
WAYNESBURG - What's in your water? That was the question a panel of experts attempted to answer at Waynesburg University Thursday evening.
View ArticleTrinity Middle a 'School to Watch'
Trinity Middle School celebrated winning a Don Eichorn Schools to Watch Award with a spirited assembly Thursday.
View ArticleConvicted senator's district would move across state under new plan
HARRISBURG - The Pittsburgh-area district of a recently convicted Pennsylvania state senator would be moved across the state under a General Assembly redistricting plan that won preliminary approval...
View ArticleCold-case killer heads to prison
More than a decade after her brother's disappearance and murder, the sister of a slain Monongahela man said her family deserves answers from a Fayette County man sentenced Friday to 20 to 40 years in...
View ArticleRacing toward growth
MEADOW LANDS - Officials of The Meadows Racetrack & Casino said Friday they expect to break ground by the end of this year on a 200-room hotel and spa to be constructed on casino property.
View ArticlePulling together for a good cause
WAYNESBURG - Longtime Rolling Meadows Nursing Home resident Connie Watson may be in a wheel chair, but that doesn't stop her from volunteering her time.
View ArticleAnniversary resonates locally
One hundred years ago, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic, killing 1,517 people.
View ArticleW. Finley man accused of running over girlfriend
A West Finley man was charged Friday with assault for allegedly running over his 21-year-old girlfriend last month with her own vehicle.
View ArticleDriver dies in Route 19 wreck
A Cecil Township man was killed and his wife flown to a Pittsburgh hospital following an accident on Route 19 Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleArea lawmaker in race for Pa. post
A state lawmaker who represents Washington County's most heavily populated community is seeking the Republican nomination for state treasurer.
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