Driver dies in ballfield crash
A Georgia man died following a one-vehicle crash at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday near the home plate of TWIST Field No. 4 in Washington Park.
View ArticleCharges against $534K theft suspect dropped
A Brownsville woman accused of stealing more than $500,000 from a Bentleyville car dealership has escaped criminal prosecution.
View ArticleHanover suspends police chief, patrolman; reinstates force
BURGETTSTOWN - The chief of police and a patrolman were suspended from their jobs during a special meeting of the Hanover Township board of supervisors Wednesday night.
View ArticleClass ranks eliminated at Trinity High School
Trinity Area School Board voted unanimously to eliminate class ranking at its board meeting Thursday.
View ArticleTHS students gather to remember crash victim
About 70 young people showed up Thursday at Trinity High School to remember Nathan Singo, the 17-year-old senior who was killed a year ago in a one-car accident in North Strabane Township.
View ArticleBentworth OKs motion to alter, curtail future classes
Bentworth School Board approved a motion Monday to alter or curtail several classes for the next school year, including elementary physical education and middle school computer applications and family...
View ArticleSpahr: Spain election link bunk
Washington County Elections Director Larry Spahr and members of the elections office staff have fielded about half a dozen phone calls this week and last with a common thread: People are asking what...
View ArticleCarmichaels: Immunization issue may bar 150
CARMICHAELS - More than 150 students in Carmichaels Area School District could be barred from classes beginning May 1 for failing to provide the district with proof of immunization.
View ArticleGastonville church closing
GASTONVILLE - A Methodist church with an aging and dwindling congregation has decided to close and donate its century-old place of worship to a Mon Valley school district.
View ArticlePainkiller use cited in home closure
CANONSBURG - Residents of a personal care home in Canonsburg have been moved to other facilities after the state Department of Public Welfare cited the home for violating regulations regarding the use...
View ArticleTrinity student sues over bus crash
Trinity Area School District has been named in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a student in connection with the crash of a district school bus Sept. 9 in Amwell Township.
View ArticleJudge: No say for drillers in Act 13 suit
A Commonwealth Court judge ruled Friday the gas industry and state lawmakers cannot intervene in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Act 13, which regulates oil and gas drilling in...
View ArticleCal U. hosts grand opening
California University of Pennsylvania celebrated the grand opening of its new Convocation Center Friday not with the sound of dribbling basketballs, but with a variety of musical acts - both local and...
View ArticleMystery photo: Too cool for school
Do any of our readers have a clue as to what was going on in this photograph taken in 1972?
View Article'I feel positive'
With the clock ticking down toward his sentencing Tuesday in a Dauphin County courtroom on corruption charges, Bill DeWeese still remains hopeful he will be vindicated through the appeals process.
View ArticleN.J. man injured in I-79 accident
A New Jersey man received minor injuries in a one-car crash Sunday on Interstate 79.
View ArticleHouston family's hunting aid catching attention of hunters around the country
HOUSTON - With more than 30 years of hunting in the hills and valleys of Western Pennsylvania under his belt, Scott Gump has always enjoyed the experience, except for one nagging thing.
View ArticleIn defense of state cuts
BELLE VERNON - Gov. Tom Corbett defended his attack on overspending in Harrisburg while speaking Monday to Mon Valley business leaders, saying someone had to come in and say, "No, we don't have the...
View ArticleDeWeese aide gets probation after plea
Sharon Rodavich, a former district aide to state Rep. Bill DeWeese, received a five-year probationary sentence Monday in Dauphin County Court on two felony corruption charges.
View ArticleLow voter turnout expected in Greene County
WAYNESBURG - Two years ago, there were predictions for a high voter turnout in Greene County because of a special election to decide the late U.S. Rep. John Murtha's successor, as well as a heated...
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