‘Back to home’: Parishioners, preschoolers return to St. Ann after August fire
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.
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.
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 ...
The Laurel Highlands school board voted 9-0 Wednesday to hire outside legal counsel to conduct an independent review of the district's policies and procedures after two teachers were charged with sexual misconduct against students. Pittsburgh-based MDM Law was chosen in part because it has no ...
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 ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Before spring practice started, West Virginia football's safety and more a utility freshman, Matt Sieg, drew a lot of interest. Sieg, a Fort Cherry standout, was a National Signing Day steal from rival Pitt, Penn State and other local schools, and was a top-5 high school ...
PITTSBURGH — Konnor Griffin debuted in style. The 19-year-old Pirates shortstop delivered an RBI double in his first big league at-bat as Pittsburgh held off the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 on Friday. Griffin, called up on Thursday and the consensus top prospect in baseball, looked every bit the ...
The spring sports season is already three weeks old and several local baseball and softball teams are still undefeated. Canon-McMillan and Fort Cherry baseball and Bentworth, Canon-McMillan and Chartiers-Houston softball were all unblemished through Wednesday. The Big Macs’ baseball team is ...
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 ...
Orchids are for … well, everyone. That’s the message from the Orchid Society of Western Pennsylvania (OSWP) as it prepares for its annual orchid show April 11 and 12 at the Crown Plaza Hotel, 164 Fort Couch Road in Upper St. Clair. Orchids grow almost everywhere, on nearly every ...
