South Carolina trucker pleads guilty to weight limit charges
WAYNESBURG - A South Carolina truck driver who had faced spending Christmas in the Greene County jail after he was charged with driving a heavy truck on a weight-restricted road and was unable to post...
View ArticleJudges administer oaths to 30 taking office
WAYNESBURG - Twenty Greene County elected officials and 10 deputy officers officially took office Thursday when Greene County Judge William Nalitz and Judge Farley Toothman administered the oaths of...
View ArticleT-shirts honoring fallen police officer sold to support autistic son
A first printing of 1,000 T-shirts nearly sold out in two days amid efforts to honor a fallen East Washington police officer and support his autistic son.
View ArticleCounty's elected consider candidacies
The Iowa caucuses aren't the only political event on the calendar this January.
View ArticleCouncil: Post office a 'Main' resource
Washington City Council has joined the fight to keep the U.S. post office on Main Street viable.
View ArticleTrinity tops contraption contest
With the turn of a key, the orange tow truck came to life. But unlike the vehicles found dragging away wrecked cars at accident scenes, this machine unleashed a 28-step chain reaction set in motion by...
View Article'We still make things here'
It was a quote about the area's manufacturing's legacy that would resonate throughout the year across Washington County.
View ArticleGas industry drove jobs, wages and workforce development here
After several years of besting quarterly production records for natural gas yields from the Marcellus shale, the gas industry began to make a strong impression on the local workforce scene, causing...
View ArticleNo break for giving back
*Everyone has a story worth telling.This is one in a series about area residents picked randomly from the telephone book and the events in their lives they are willing to share.
View ArticleS. Strabane man gets prison for mail fraud
A South Strabane Township man was sentenced Wednesday to 21 months in prison for tricking investors into giving him more than $700,000.
View ArticlePolice say Blaine Twp. student assaulted aide
A student at a Blaine Township alternative school was arrested Thursday by state police after he allegedly assaulted a teacher's aide in one of the classrooms.
View ArticleMining deaths down
The number of workers killed last year in mining accidents nationwide fell to the second lowest since statistics were first recorded in 1910, according to preliminary data released by the federal Mine...
View ArticleTrinity Area School Board settles suit
Trinity Area School Board has reached a settlement with Dr. Patrick Hefflin, a superintendent in Greenville School District who sued the school last year.
View ArticleOnetime Ringgold AD mulls plea deal
The former varsity football coach and athletic director for Ringgold School District faces trial next month on several sexual assault charges.
View ArticleNine charged in alleged theft ring
Nine people face numerous charges after police from several Washington County departments cracked a burglary ring that authorities say targeted almost two dozen homes, barns, storage sheds and...
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