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Commissioners vote to appeal judge’s ruling in open records case

As expected, Washington County’s commissioners voted Thursday to appeal a ruling that denied its request to see financial records of the county’s tourism promotion agency. By a 2-1 vote, with Commissioner Larry Maggi dissenting, the county will appeal a late July ruling by Washington ...

Eighteen dead cats found in North Charleroi home

Charleroi Regional Police filed felony charges against a North Charleroi man after a search of his residence Wednesday revealed 18 dead cats and another 20 cats that were allegedly neglected. Joseph B. McKenna Jr. is facing 18 felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty and 20 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. According to the affidavit of probable cause, a police officer was dispatched to the 400 block of Fourth Street in North Charleroi on Wednesday morning after a neighbor reported seeing two dead cats in garbage bags on the property and an odor of dead animals. As the officer walked up the sidewalk to the front door, he saw the garbage bags that were covered in maggots and ...

Fair offers free shuttle to fair from Tanger Outlets to fairgrounds

The Washington County Agricultural Fair has partnered with Tanger Outlets Pittsburgh to provide additional parking for fair visitors during the final day of the event. Recent record rainfall has left much of the fairgrounds’ parking areas unusable. While limited parking remains available at the fairgrounds, fairgoers are strongly encouraged to take advantage of alternative parking options Saturday, Aug. 22. Tanger Outlets has made its Lot D available for fair parking. The outlets are located at 2200 Tanger Blvd., Washington, off Racetrack Road. The fair will provide free shuttle service between Lot D and the Arden Gate entrance at the fairgrounds. The free service will run through ...

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Sports

South Fayette’s past dictates return to ranks

McDONALD – South Fayette football is going back to the future to regain its rank in athletics at the high school. Since winning back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014 and a WPIAL title in 2018, the program has become stagnant. Since the turn of the decade, the Lions have enjoyed ...

Ringgold ‘ready to roll’ in new-look conference

There is a different type of buzz around the Ringgold football program this year, one that hasn’t been felt in quite some time. For third-year head coach Robert Heller, it has everything to do to players buying in during the offseason, especially the returning leaders. “This has been our ...

West Greene depending on strong sophomore class

Beau Jackson felt he got a bit spoiled his first year as head football coach at West Greene when he took over for Brian Hanson in 2023. "I had a lot of seniors, a lot of experience and we had a pretty good season," Jackson recalled. The Pioneers finished second in the Tri-County South ...

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Opinion

Op-Ed: Rather the ‘saving’ America, the SAVE Act is about voter suppression

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 ...

Living

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AI tools shape local design industry

Artificial intelligence programs are quickly becoming a facet of everyday life for millions of Americans, from students using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to solve homework problems, to national politicians using AI-powered tools to draft campaign materials. And for better or worse, it is ...

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