Tempers flare over funding to Washington County’s tourism agency
The application period has opened for the 2026 Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Fund (UGWF) grant program. The UGWF grant provides grants for volunteer and career fire, emergency medical services (EMS), and rescue companies in Pennsylvania counties where unconventional gas well drilling has been permitted. The grants help first responders acquire the specialized training, skills, and equipment to respond to gas well-related emergencies. Fire companies, rescue companies and EMS located in the 40 counties with unconventional gas wells, and the 11 counties that directly border those counties, are eligible to apply for the grants. Washington, Greene and Fayette counties are among the ...
A driver died Thursday night when his SUV crossed the centerline on Route 844 in Hopewell Township and struck another car head-on. State police said the driver was traveling west on the highway near Linwood Drive shortly before midnight when his SUV drove into the eastbound lane and crashed into a vehicle heading the other way. The 77-year-old driver whose vehicle crossed the centerline was flown by medical helicopter to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, where police said he died. Investigators did not immediately release the man’s name or hometown. The name and condition of the 23-year-old driver of the other vehicle was not immediately released. Volunteer firefighters ...
A state appellate court has upheld a lower court’s decision denying bond to a Peters Township teen accused in the “sextortion and catfishing” scheme of fellow high school students, saying there are no safeguards available to keep him from being a danger to the community. The state ...
A trio of local musical acts have been announced for the Canon Theatre’s opening season this fall. The golden age of rock ’n’ roll, doo-wop, and soul will be celebrated when “60s Gold” takes the stage at the Canon Theatre in Canonsburg on Sunday, Nov. 15, for a ...
The League of Women Voters of Washington County and the NAACP Washington Branch are holding a “Meet the Candidates Night” at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14, at Washington High School, Allison Avenue. Hosted by the school's Student Life Group, this event aims to help prepare Washington County voters for the Nov. 3 election. All candidates seeking offices representing Washington County have been invited, including those running for: U.S. House of Representatives District 14; state Senate District 46, and state House Districts 15, 39, 40, 46, 48, and 50. The League of Women Voters and NAACP are nonpartisan organizations that seek to educate voters and promote citizen participation in ...
The 2027 season will bring plenty of newness for the Washington Wild Things. Not only is the league the Wild Things play in changing names, but the club is switching conferences too. On the same day that the rebrand to the National Association of Professional Baseball from the Frontier League ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson passed for 268 yards and moved the Browns into position for Andre Szmyt's career-long 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining that gave Cleveland a 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night. Watson, who completed 24 of 33 passes with a ...
Every time the Fort Cherry and Burgettstown football teams line up against each other, it’s a meaningful game. But when both are having strong seasons, as is the case this year, it brings a little extra juice to the rivalry. Burgettstown is undefeated at 5-0 and will put that record on the ...
As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...
