Washington County hit by flash floods
The Washington County coroner’s office is seeking information on Denise Wisneski, who was born Nov. 11, 1963, and died Sept. 6 at UPMC Washington Hospital. Information on potential next of kin should be directed to the coroner’s office at 724-228-6785.
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 ...
The Canonsburg man convicted of third-degree murder in the killing of another man at a house party in the borough last year said nothing to the family of his victim before he was sentenced Friday to serve more than a decade in prison. Kristopher Moorehouse, 21, sat emotionless as he was ...
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 ...
The Wild Things have spent 24 seasons chasing an elusive Frontier League championship. They’ll never win one. That was assured Sunday evening when the Evansville Otters scored six runs over the first three innings and went on to a 9-6 victory over Washington in Game 5 of the best-of-5 ...
Each Monday we’ll look back at the highlights of the week that was in local high school football. This week there was an upset in Monessen, an otherwise clean night for the unbeatens, a breakout night for Canon-Macs Bryce Collins and some other excellent nights for local running backs, and a ...
A tariff is a tax imposed on imported goods, and it sits at the center of how nations manage trade, protect industries, and shape economic strategy. At its core, a tariff raises the price of foreign products entering a country. This makes imported goods less competitive compared to domestic ...
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 ...
