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A chicken and biscuit dinner will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Liberty Chapel, 1330 Banetown Road, Washington. A Maundy Thursday service will take place after the dinner. Donations will be accepted to benefit the Liberty Chapel's missions and outreach.
A new round of funding is now available for school districts through the Range Resources School District Enrichment Fund, a partnership between Range Resources and the Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF). Following a successful inaugural year that awarded more than $50,000 to 13 school districts, the Fund is once again accepting applications for the 2026 cycle. Schools within Range Resources’ operating area are invited to apply for grants of up to $5,000 to support academic programming, supplies, and classroom improvements for the upcoming school year. “Range is proud to partner with our local school districts year-round,” said Christina Kramer, Community Relations ...
State police charged an Oakdale man Monday for his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash last year. Jaxon Ramon Farrell, 18, faces felony charges of homicide by vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, accidents involving death or personal injury, as well as misdemeanors of driving under the influence and reckless endangerment. The accident occurred the afternoon of Aug. 25. Police accuse Farrell of striking 46-year-old Brian Everhart while he was outside of his vehicle on the ramp from Route 22 to the Southern Beltway in Robinson Township. Everhart was a commercial truck driver from Russellville, Tenn. According to the criminal complaint, Farrell attempted to drive between a vehicle ...
The McDonald Police Department is seeking help from the public in identifying who abandoned several cats at a local park. In a post to its Facebook page, the department said someone left a cardboard box with a mom cat and her kittens at the East End Park baseball field just before 7 a.m. ...
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank has partnered with Corner Cupboard to start a drive-up food distribution at the Greene County Fairgrounds. The first will be held April 1 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The next one is scheduled for May 6 at the same times. The distribution is open to anyone, and will take place monthly. The fairgrounds is located at 107 Fairgrounds Road, Waynesburg.
A Uniontown woman is accused of attempting to throw a child out of a third-story window and holding him in a tub of water while babysitting. Vira Zabudko, 40, had been asked to watch Karen Garcia’s 5-year-old son and his 11-year-old brother at her apartment on Berkeley Street while Garcia was moving some of her items, according to court paperwork. When she came back, she saw Zabudko attempting to throw her 5-year-old through the screen of the window, the complaint said. Zabudko told the 5-year-old to get into the shower to “wash the sins out because he is dirty,” then forced Garcia to get into the shower, at which point the tub was overflowing, the complaint said. After a ...
CINCINNATI (AP) — Oneil Cruz homered twice and Ryan O'Hearn hit a three-run shot as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Tuesday night. O'Hearn and Bryan Reynolds went back-to-back in the second inning. Cruz finished with three hits and three RBIs. He also scored three ...
Taryne Drilak fired a five-inning no-hitter, Kiera Drilak drove in five runs and Chartiers-Houston remained undefeated with a 13-0 victory at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in a Class 2A Section game Tuesday. Taryne Drilak struck out seven and issued only one walk. She was supported by an C-H ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Egor Chinakov had a goal and an assist, Evgeni Malkin added an assist in his return to the lineup and the Pittsburgh Penguins raced past the sagging Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Tuesday night. A night after blowing out the New York Islanders on the road, Pittsburgh followed it ...
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 ...
Comfort food is often associated with dinner fixtures like meatloaf and baked ziti. But comfort also can be served up at the breakfast table. Breakfast sandwiches are wildly popular and can act as early morning fuel after a good night’s rest. When the urge strikes to prepare some early ...
