Washington County officials break ground on new public safety building
Washington City Mission’s 11th annual Mission Possible 5K Run/1 Mile Walk, presented by AccuTrex Products Inc., will be held at North Strabane Park at the Quail Acres Pavilion on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 8 a.m. The event benefits City Mission’s Crabtree Kovacicek Veterans House, which provides shelter and comprehensive services to homeless veterans. The Mission Possible 5K was started 11 years ago by Jeff McCartney, a local Realtor and vice chairman of the City Mission Board of Directors, as a way to raise funds in support of the veterans house. The house opened in July 2018 and provides housing and supportive services for up to 22 homeless veterans, helping them rebuild their lives ...
On that Tuesday morning a quarter-century ago, Mitchell Stecker vividly recalls being herded out to the playground at Washington Park Elementary School. “I remember that clear blue sky,” said Stecker. It was shortly after the start of the school year, and Stecker was in the fourth grade ...
The Chartiers Township Board of Supervisors is considering a rescoped package of renovations at the Chartiers Township Police Department building within the township municipal complex. According to Township Manager Jodi Noble, the revised project includes constructing a locker room for female police officers, a secure records storage area and an interview room. The initial project design would have cost approximately $600,000, Noble said, and the board asked for a revised scope to bring the total cost down to around $400,000. Noble said the revised project still represents a “functional and necessary” for the department, which currently employs 13 full-time officers to provide ...
A Brownsville man is accused of molesting two pre-teen girls on multiple occasions dating back more than eight years ago. George Michael Lacotta, 43, of Brownsville, was charged with multiple felony child sex crimes in connection with the alleged sex assaults and fondling of the girls at two ...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons quarterback Tua Tagovailoa left practice Thursday with an oblique injury. Tagovailoa bent over in obvious discomfort after throwing a pass during a portion of practice open to the media and grabbed his right side. He dropped to the ground for a few ...
McMURRAY – The Peters Township girls volleyball team didn’t have the services of its Pitt recruit Alex Knox, but still looked like its dominant self on Thursday night. The defending WPIAL champion Indians swept Trinity, 3-0, in a Class 5A Section 4 match at AHN Arena. They won by set ...
Burgettstown, Trinity proving themselves with strong starts By Jerin Steele jsteele@observer-reporter.com Trinity is one of the biggest schools in Washington County and Burgettstown is on the smaller side, but both have something in common. Their football teams are off to strong starts and ...
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 ...
Washington City Mission’s 11th annual Mission Possible 5K Run/1 Mile Walk, presented by AccuTrex Products Inc., will be held at North Strabane Park at the Quail Acres Pavilion on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 8 a.m. The event benefits City Mission’s Crabtree Kovacicek Veterans House, which ...
