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The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s outdoor Charleroi distribution scheduled for Thursday has been canceled due to winter weather conditions.

Christa Johnson, communications specialist, said the food bank’s policy is to cancel an outdoor event when the temperature goes below 10 ...

Weather forces cancellation of Charleroi food pantry distribution The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s outdoor Charleroi distribution scheduled for Thursday has been canceled due to winter weather conditions. Christa Johnson, communications specialist, said the food bank’s policy is to cancel an outdoor event when the temperature goes below 10 degrees,...

Washington County Judge Brandon Neuman is hoping to take the next step up the judicial ladder after announcing his plans to run in this year’s statewide election for a seat on the Pennsylvania Superior Court.

Neuman attended the Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s winter committee meeting this ...

Washington County judge running for state Superior Court Washington County Judge Brandon Neuman is hoping to take the next step up the judicial ladder after announcing his plans to run in this year’s statewide election for a seat on the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Neuman attended the Pennsylvania Democratic Party’s winter committee meeting this past ...

Judge John DiSalle has filed paperwork to run for retention for Washington County Court of Common Pleas.

DiSalle, who has served on the bench since first being elected in 2005 and later winning a second 10-year term when he ran for retention in 2015, said he wants to continue serving as judge ...

Judge DiSalle files paperwork to run for retention Judge John DiSalle has filed paperwork to run for retention for Washington County Court of Common Pleas. DiSalle, who has served on the bench since first being elected in 2005 and later winning a second 10-year term when he ran for retention in 2015, said he wants to continue serving as judge to ove...

A state appellate court has rejected a petition filed by Washington County Prothonotary Laura Hough asking it to halt portions of the county’s new electronic filing process that allows courthouse staff outside of her office to affix her seal on civil matters upon filing.

The Commonwealth ...

Commonwealth Court rejects Washington Co. prothonotary’s request to halt e-filing at courthouse A state appellate court has rejected a petition filed by Washington County Prothonotary Laura Hough asking it to halt portions of the county’s new electronic filing process that allows courthouse staff outside of her office to affix her seal on civil matters upon filing. The Commonwealth Court dis...

The chairman of Washington County’s Local Share Account committee is resigning from his leadership position just days before the panel is set to meet for its initial discussion about which projects should receive grants.

Jeff Kotula, who serves as president of the Washington County Chamber ...

Kotula steps down as chair of Washington County’s LSA committee The chairman of Washington County’s Local Share Account committee is resigning from his leadership position just days before the panel is set to meet for its initial discussion about which projects should receive grants. Jeff Kotula, who serves as president of the Washington County Chamber of Comm...

A winter blast brought two rounds of snow showers that dumped several inches across the region Monday, but few issues were reported on area roads due to the number of school closures and preparation by plow crews ahead of the storm.

As of Monday morning, most areas south of Interstate 70 had ...

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Just in time for Christmas, Rick Cameron and his family were told they would be receiving a settlement for their collapsed Carroll Township home.

“It was really nice to hear that,” Cameron said Monday. “I was sitting here with my family – my kids and grandkids. I just happened to pick ...

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The region is under a winter weather warning today for a storm that is expected to dump several inches of snow across southwestern Pennsylvania.

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued the warning for Greene, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties Sunday morning after the ...

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The year that just expired was a busy one in business throughout the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania.

Over the previous 12 months, the region encompassing Washington, Greene and Fayette counties featured a health-system merger; the impending closure of a Charleroi plant; celebration ...

Openings, closings marked top business stories in 2024 The year that just expired was a busy one in business throughout the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania. Over the previous 12 months, the region encompassing Washington, Greene and Fayette counties featured a health-system merger; the impending closure of a Charleroi plant; celebration of a transfo...

Four years after thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol and attempted to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden, the events of Jan. 6, 2021, are now viewed through a political prism that is as divided as the country.

Was Jan. 6 ...

Western Pa. residents played large role in Jan. 6 assault on Capitol Four years after thousands of Donald Trump’s supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol and attempted to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden, the events of Jan. 6, 2021, are now viewed through a political prism that is as divided as the country. Was Jan. 6 a viole...

Some unlikely items add up to a calorie-burning, cadence-keeping good time

at Westminster Presbyterian Church’s Recreation and Outreach center (WROC).

Cardio drumming was introduced last year at the WROC. Class members use an exercise ball placed on a stand (often a circular laundry ...

Marching to the beat of a different drum: WROC offers cardio drumming class Some unlikely items add up to a calorie-burning, cadence-keeping good time at Westminster Presbyterian Church’s Recreation and Outreach center (WROC). Cardio drumming was introduced last year at the WROC. Class members use an exercise ball placed on a stand (often a circular laundry basket) and .....

A GoFundMe page has been established for a mother and her six children whose home in Monongahela was destroyed by a fire Friday night.

The family was not at home when the fire occurred at about 7 p.m. at 419 Parkinson St.

"We put a pretty good stop on it, but there was significant damage," ...

GoFundMe established for Monongahela house fire victims A GoFundMe page has been established for a mother and her six children whose home in Monongahela was destroyed by a fire Friday night. The family was not at home when the fire occurred at about 7 p.m. at 419 Parkinson St. “We put a pretty good stop on it, but there was significant damage,” […]