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A married couple died Thursday morning after their Wharton Township home caught fire. Farmington Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brian VanSickle said crews were called at 6:25 a.m. to 190 Fike Hollow Road and found the home fully engulfed in flames.
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O-R Athlete of the Week: Emily King, Canon-McMillan January 23, 2025 3 min read. Name: Emily King School: Canon-McMillan Grade: Senior Sport: Diving King’s week: Before her final dive in a meet against Mt. Lebanon last week, King looked up at …
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Chartiers-Houston survives third battle with Mikes to reach WPIAL final May 22, 2024 8 min read. McKEES ROCKS – The third gut-wrenching clash between Chartiers-Houston and Carmichaels came down to an epic battle between two of the district’s top Class A …
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A massive arctic blast is gripping large swaths of the country, with dangerous wind chills impacting much of Southwestern Pennsylvania. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh has issued a cold weather advisory and extreme cold warning in dozens of counties, and expects frigid conditions ...
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Ellen Donahoo made the best cinnamon rolls around. Cookies, black raspberry jelly and those legendary birthday cakes for her grandkids, too. If there was a baby squirrel or baby raccoon or stray pup out there that needed rescuing, she’d be the one to do it. She could split firewood – and mend broken hearts – […]
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Norma Louise Freed, 91, of Bridgeville, passed away peacefully at Transitions Heathcare on Thursday, November 9, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Donald and Hattie Tharp. Norma was the beloved wife to the late William Freed. They got married on October 14, 1952. She was the cherished sister to the late Romayne McConnell, […]
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Dozens of North Strabane Township residents attended a hearing Tuesday to voice concerns about a proposed residential development along Christy Road. Pittsburgh-based developer Laurel Communities is seeking conditional use permission to build a 161 single-family home development known as Hidden Acres on a 203-acre property in an A-2 zoning district. Residents are concerned about how […]
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Carrie Perrell announced that she is running for reelection for Washington County Recorder of Deeds in this year’s Republican primary. Perrell, of Nottingham Township, is in the fourth year of her first term as recorder of deeds after winning election in 2021.
Fire damages Roscoe house, neighboring funeral home
1 day ago · Fire ripped through a house in Roscoe and also damaged a neighboring apartment and funeral home Friday morning, although there were no immediate reports of injuries. Firefighters from nearly a dozen departments in the Mon Valley were called to 1004 Furlong Ave. about 8:30 a.m. and began battling the blaze through frigid conditions, a Washington […]
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The Washington County commissioners approved a new “business continuity and disaster recovery policy and plan” designed to take a proactive approach in guarding against another cyber attack like the one that crippled the county government for …