Pennsylvania Emergency Management warns of 911 outages
The Washington County coroner’s office is seeking information for three individuals. Bernard O’Neill, 57, was born May 4, 1968, and died July 9. He last resided at East Hallam Avenue, in Washington. Ruth Roscoe, 86, was born May 23, 1939, and died July 6. She last resided at Kadima Rehabilitation (The Grove at Washington). Shane Fuller, 48, was born September 11, 1976, and died July 5. He last lived at Premier Washington Health Center. If you have information, call the coroner’s office at 724-228-6785.
Two men are being charged in the shooting that killed a woman and wounded her adult son during a home invasion in Smith Township last month. Michael Coury Pyles and Walter Lee Winland Jr. are accused of going to the home at 132 Eleanor St. in Langeloth early June 16 with the intent of robbing ...
One person was hospitalized Wednesday morning after a collision between a vehicle and motorcycle in South Strabane Township. According to a Washington County 911 Supervisor, the accident occurred about 8 a.m. at the intersection of East Beau Street and Quarry Road. One person was taken via ...
A recent study published by a nonprofit offered a look into the conditions of the roadways throughout Pennsylvania, and suggests that hundreds of miles of local roads in the southwestern counties are in “poor” condition. TRIP issued its report on Pennsylvania roads and bridges at the end ...
By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com Geese, foxes and deer, oh my. The Meadows has hosted all during the 2025 racing season. Horses have had to move wider in the stretch to avoid stubborn geese, who just won’t move with horses bearing down on them. ...
Give Wild Things pitcher Kobe Foster an early three-run lead in EQT Park and you’ve pretty much drained the drama from a baseball game. That’s what Washington first baseman Andrew Czech did Thursday night. Twice. Czech hit a pair of home runs and Foster pitched seven strong innings ...
Associated Press The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired veteran defenseman Matt Dumba and a 2028 second round draft pick from Dallas Stars in exchange for defenseman Vladislav Kolyachonok Thursday. Dumba failed to make an impact after signing a $7.5 million, two-year contract with Dallas in free ...
They built a golf course all around my grandparents' house. The 18th fairway nearly cut through their backyard, and until we put wire grates over the windows, flying glass and golf balls were a common threat. Dad attempted to play golf a few times. As a little kid, he had fallen off a horse. ...
A new study is linking chemicals commonly found in plastics with deaths from heart disease around the world. The research, published in the journal eBioMedicine this spring, linked more than 350,000 deaths worldwide to phthalate exposure. Phthalates (pronounced tha-lates) are a set of ...
