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Police use a Taser to subdue a spectator at the Washington-Monessen boys basketball game Jan. 29 in Monessen. (Tom Sypula/for the O-R)
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Here we go ... again
Washington County is under a second severe winter weather warning as two storms approach the region that may result in an additional 10 to 14 inches of snow by Saturday. Emergency management officials are bracing for a second disaster since Friday, one with the potential of being worse than the aftereffects of the recent storm that left thousands of homes in the region without electricity and heat.
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Lawmaker will be missed by colleagues, constituents
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell cannot, by law, appoint a successor to U.S. Rep. John Murtha, who died Monday, but he can issue a "writ of election" within 10 days of the vacancy. A special election cannot be scheduled less than 60 days of the issuance of the writ, but, "There's no end date," said Leslie Amoros, spokeswoman for the Pennsylvania Department of State.
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Delivery can't wait: Avella mother gives birth in car
The snowstorm of 2010 will definitely be an event that Amy Johnson and John Humes, both of Avella, will remember for the rest of their lives. About 12:15 a.m. Sunday, the couple became the proud parents of a 7-pound, 2-ounce baby daughter, Paityn, who was born while in a car along Route 844 in Canton Township.
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The wedding must go on ...
Jennifer Cottrill hoped for a little snow on her wedding day. Turns out, she got more than a little.
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Care home, county at odds over disaster relief

Bank takes over naming rights to pavilion

Coroner: Man died of hypothermia

Warrants issued

Board, chiefs meetings set for next week

Woody plants will bounce back after snow damage

Briefs

'Resources stretched' in Washington

Snowstorm brings Monongahela seniors 'closer together'

Canonsburg man found dead

HVAC company adds energy audits to its list of services

A change of power



Washington, Greene counties declare disaster

Warming stations available

Donora man draws life sentence in killings

'It is a mess'








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