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Child injured in North Strabane accident

A 3-year-old child was flown to Pittsburgh Friday afternoon after an accident in North Strabane Township. According to a Washington County 911 supervisor, the accident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Trotwood Drive. The child was injured by a lawn tractor. According to the supervisor, the child suffered a leg injury and was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Pittsburgh. North Strabane's fire and police departments responded to the accident, as well as Ambulance and Chair.

Canton Township fire hospitalizes one

A man was flown to a Pittsburgh hospital after a fire broke out at a Canton Township home Thursday evening. Canton Township Fire Rescue Chief Dominic Sicchitano said crews were called to the 100 block of Bench Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. According to Sicchitano, the fire started because the man, who Sicchitano did not identify, was smoking a cigarette while using an oxygen tank. Sicchitano added that the fire did not cause significant damage. The man was taken by helicopter to an unspecified hospital in Pittsburgh. The extent of his injuries was not immediately available. The state police fire marshal is investigating.

'The perfect storm'

When many domestic violence victims leave an abusive relationship, they have to start from scratch. That can mean a financially dependent victim has to get a job. It can also mean going from two incomes to one. Inflation can compound the problem, said Jackie Parker, a communications ...

Committee rejects four more opioid grants from Washington Co.

Another four opioid settlement grants in Washington County – including one for a recovery house and another for teen outreach programs – were rejected last week by the statewide board overseeing the money, prompting a county official to question the committee’s motives. The Pennsylvania ...

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Patience, rain and trout fishing go together

If retirement has taught me anything, it's that patience has certainly become a virtue … of sorts. I can recall as a lad, peering out the windows of Jefferson-Morgan High School, the rain falling in the afternoon during baseball season. “How could God possibly allow it to rain on game ...

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Yorke’s walk-off hit lifts Pirates past Orioles

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Yorke singled home Bryan Reynolds in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Reynolds doubled against Ryan Helsley (0-1) with one out. Baltimore then intentionally walked Ryan O'Hearn to ...

WVU advances to College Basketball Crown championship game

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Chance Moore threw up the exclamation point with a two-handed slam in the final seconds Saturday, but WVU freshman D.J. Thomas had already clinched the Mountaineers’ spot in the finals of the College Basketball Crown tournament long before then. The 6-foot-9 Thomas, a ...

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A second chance for Blue Skies

Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...

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How to maximize a real estate investment

Real estate has long been considered a good investment. Whether people are buying a home they intend to live in or purchasing investment properties they hope to flip or rent out, real estate tends to provide a strong return on investment. Maximizing the investment value of a property is wise ...

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