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Carmichaels man starts golf outing as cancer benefit

CARMICHAELS Early last year, Judith Sokol, 64, of Atlanta, Ga., was diagnosed with breast cancer. After undergoing a double mastectomy, she is considered today to be a survivor. The experience so...

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Waynesburg pot grower pleads guilty

WAYNESBURG A Waynesburg man charged after a hydroponic marijuana growing operation was found in his home pleaded guilty Tuesday before Greene County Judge Farley Toothman and was sentenced to 27 to 54...

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Central Greene School Board

WAYNESBURG Central Greene School Board approved a recommendation by the personnel committee and district administration to create the full-time position of director of athletics, student activities,...

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Halfway home

Work to reconstruct Lincoln Street in Washington as part of the Route 19 corridor project continues to progress but whether College Street is done this construction season remains a question mark.

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Water authority reaching full capacity

JEFFERSON - Southwestern Pennsylvania Water Authority will have to deny service to any new large customer as it reaches the limit on the amount of water it is permitted to withdraw from the Monongahela...

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Suspect in North Franklin shooting arrested after traffic stop

 A North Franklin Township man wanted for allegedly shooting a woman inside his home last month was arrested Wednesday following a traffic stop in Washington that also netted the arrest of two others...

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Bids low in garage demolition

The escalating price of scrap steel is benefiting Washington's East Chestnut Street garage project.

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Standing room only

 You'd think having a ticket to Super Bowl XLV in Cowboys Stadium would get you a seat. Instead, a Washington native was shunted from place to place, got a ride in a freight elevator and had to scurry...

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Texas man shot, killed on job

CANONSBURG - One man is dead and another facing homicide charges after a shooting Thursday afternoon at a North Strabane Township company that provides welding services for gas drilling companies.

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Power play FirstEnergy to bring back West Penn Power unit for Penna. customers

Allegheny Energy may have ceased to exist after the completion of its $4.2 billion buy-out by Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy, but a name familiar to many longtime utility customers here will be reprised...

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Man shot during New Eagle fight

A man was shot in the stomach during a dispute at a home in New Eagle early Sunday.

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Police: Man jailed after shooting mother's boyfriend

NEW EAGLE - A New Eagle man was arrested after allegedly defending his mother from her boyfriend by shooting him.

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Contractor wanted on deception charges

Police in North Strabane and Peters townships are looking for a contractor who took money from customers to purchase materials but never did any work.

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Assistant DA seeking Republican nomination for district attorney

An assistant district attorney with 12 years of experience prosecuting cases ranging from homicides to elder abuse is seeking the Republican nomination for Washington County district attorney.

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Police force depends on ticket tax

BURGETTSTOWN - The cost of a concert ticket at First Niagara Pavilion and other venues in Hanover Township likely will be a bit more costly this year.

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Expert: Trauma killed woman

A forensic pathologist testified Monday that he ruled Anna Marie Lutz's death a homicide due to multiple injuries she had recently suffered.

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Police link Steelers pendant to murder

A bruise on Anna Marie Lutz's forehead could have resulted from the same Steelers pendant worn by her alleged murderer, according to a prosecution expert witness.

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Call scam hits area

Area residents are being targeted by a telephone scam claiming a Wesbanco bank account has been frozen. Some people reported receiving the telephone calls as late as midnight or 1 a.m.

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Gas industry fuels growth

Chapman Corp. said Wednesday that it will build a $6.6 million, 54,000- square-foot pipe fabrication plant on land at its Washington headquarters.

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Greene County population dips

There are more people in Washington County but fewer folks in Greene.

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