After weeks of warm weather, winter arrives with vengeance
Salt that had been untouched and shovels that had been gathering dust were deployed Saturday as the region received a thick coat of snow.
View ArticlePhoto begs question: Where are they now?
This photo, taken sometime in 1969 at the Washington YWCA, may or may not have been published in the Observer-Reporter. It is one of hundreds of thousands - perhaps millions - of photographic images...
View ArticleWorker hit by rock at Consol mine
A mine worker at Consol Energy's Enon Church Road mine in East Finley Township was treated for an injury and released from Wheeling (W.Va.) Hospital Saturday after being struck by a rock.
View ArticleCalifornia mother overcame dyslexia, cancer to make better life
*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 ArticleWashington NAACP branch was beacon in civil rights era
 Florence Yandel was new to Washington in 1967, when she noticed an ice cream sign in a downtown pharmacy storefront and decided to step inside for a cone.
View ArticleHanover Twp. police department under investigation
 Following a hefty out-of-court settlement involving Hanover Township and two members of its police department, supervisors voted to conduct an internal investigation of its police department, even...
View ArticleThree looking to oust Casey take message to county GOP
Three candidates seeking to challenge Democratic Sen. Bob Casey next fall made their voices heard at the Washington County Republican Dinner Saturday, but, interestingly, the party-endorsed candidate,...
View ArticleDemocrats avoid filing for seat held by DeWeese
 WAYNESBURG - The deadline to file nominating petitions for offices that will appear on ballots in Pennsylvania's April 24 primary has passed, and Bill DeWeese is the lone Democrat seeking nomination...
View ArticleW.Va. sheriff's sergeant killed in DUI chase
A West Virginia sheriff's sergeant died early Saturday when his patrol vehicle was struck on Interstate 79 in Greene County by a truck driven by a suspected drunken driver police say was fleeing an...
View ArticlePipeline worker injured
A pipeline worker was injured Tuesday when his leg became caught between the track and a metal cross member on a pipelayer at a pipeline construction site in Richhill Township.
View ArticleWoman to face trial
A Washington County district judge decided that a Coal Center woman should stand trial on a charge of conspiracy to commit homicide despite her contention she knew nothing of a burglary that ended in...
View ArticleMan gets 4 to 8 years for invasion
One of five men accused of forcing their way into a woman's home on East Katherine Avenue in Washington and assaulting and robbing her pleaded guilty Wednesday before Washington County Judge Janet...
View ArticleWife killer gets 15 years
Richard Allen Dunkovich deeply loved his wife and couldn't bare to separate from her when he stabbed her death on Dec. 10, 2010, according to his attorney Patrick Thomassey.
View ArticleNew Y could be reality by 2015
If a YMCA branch is built in North Strabane Township, it will likely be completed in 2015, a representative of YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh told township supervisors Tuesday.
View ArticleProperty tax relief deadline upcoming
When Pennsylvania legalized casino gambling in 2004, people were promised school tax relief.
View ArticleSouth Strabane home intruder with coffee cup-size gash to head sought
A South Strabane Township man fended off a home intruder Saturday morning by striking him in the forehead with a ceramic coffee cup.
View ArticleThe iPad impact
For Tommy Enzerra, the iPad is more than a gadget on which he can play Angry Birds.
View ArticleCommittee to present economic-growth plan to Washington Council
Several years ago, the city of Washington coordinated a loan pool program to assist people who wanted to either purchase property or open a business.
View ArticleDEP: Robinson spill bigger than first thought
MCDONALD - The state Department of Environmental Protection said a spill of condensate from a natural gas well site in Robin Hill, Robinson Township, is larger than originally believed.
View ArticleOld Bradley Center site available
The site that had been used by the Bradley Center in North Strabane Township to treat children with mental, behavioral and emotional issues is on the real estate market again.
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