Washington Italian Festival to honor Italian American veterans
The Chartiers-Houston Buccaneer Marching Band will host its annual band festival on Saturday. Eight other area high school marching bands will join the Buccaneer Band for an evening of song, field formations and drumlines. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the first band taking the field at 7 p.m. Tickets for the general public can be purchased at the door for $10. Student tickets cost $5. The event will take place outdoors at Chartiers-Houston Jr./Sr. High School’s Buccaneer Stadium, 2020 W. Pike Street, Houston. The 98-member Buccaneer Band will open the evening with its pre-game set, including the national anthem, and close the night’s activities with its high energy field show. ...
An Allenport man died Friday after he was hit by a train in the borough. Anthony Michael Chilzer, 43, was pronounced dead after he was struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Allenport about 5:10 p.m., according to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco. According to the release from Warco's office, Chilzer was hit while attempting to cross the tracks near Bridge Street in Allenport on his motorized wheelchair. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A video recorded by a nearby rail enthusiast shows that the legally-required warning signals and crossing gates were both active when Chilzer attempted to cross the rail intersection, the coroner's office said. Warco was assisted at the ...
Thursday was Constitution Day, and the occasion was marked at the Washington County Courthouse with citizens and students reading the document in its entirety and signing a replica of the U.S. Constitution. Constitution Day is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the ...
They came from all corners of the globe. They came from Thailand and Taiwan, from Jamaica and Germany and El Salvador and Afghanistan. And on Friday afternoon, 27 people from these places and others became United States citizens in a ceremony that took place at the Washington County ...
With the closure of Penn State Fayette looming at the end of the academic year, the county is creating an educational authority that could take control of the campus once it closes. Fayette County’s board of commissioners approved the creation of the authority Thursday following a public ...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michael Hawkins accounted for 313 yards of total offense and five touchdowns and West Virginia beat No. 25 Virginia 38-27 on Saturday night in the Duke's Mayo Classic at the Carolina Panthers' Bank of America Stadium. Hawkins, who started five games at Oklahoma the ...
With backs firmly against the wall for two nights, the Wild Things had the mantra of “Just get to tomorrow.” Now, after two wins, there are no more tomorrows for Washington or Evansville. All that is left is Game 5, winner take all, in the best-of-5 Midwest Conference finals. Washington ...
“Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” Edward A. Murphy Jr., Aerospace Engineer It should have been evident upon arrival that this was going to be one of those days. My favorite day of the shooting calendar is range day, the day we, as police officers, qualify with our ...
For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...
Italian Americans are known for their patriotism to our nation. From the immigrants who fought in World War I to the members of the armed forces today, Italian Americans proudly serve. Each year, the Washington Italian Festival honors a sector of the Italian American community. This year’s ...
