Fire destroys ‘old barn’ at historic Ross Farm, killing 138 sheep
The Charleroi office of District Judge Eric G. Porter was condemned Wednesday, forcing the magistrate and his staff to find a new location. Borough Manager Joe Manning said a water leak in the building at 416 Fallowfield Ave. made the space uninhabitable. “The pipes may have frozen overnight,” Manning said. Extensive damage included collapsed ceilings and water on the floor and in the basement of the structure, prompted the borough code enforcement officer to condemn the building. West Penn Power was contacted, and electric service was shut off. A notice was placed on the door that the building had been condemned. Borough officials have been in contact with Porter and reached ...
State lawmakers in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties reacted negatively to the 2026-27 state budget proposal Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered at the State Capitol in Harrisburg Tuesday. Shapiro, a Democrat who is seeking re-election this year and is considered a likely contender for his ...
West Virginia State Police Kingwood Detachment has activated a Silver Alert in an attempt to locate an 84-year-old Preston County man. Willard A. Dewitt is 6 feet tall, 240 pounds, with hazel eyes and gray hair. He was most likely last seen wearing blue jeans, a white T-shirt, black suspenders ...
A Waynesburg woman who had fled the county in 2023 before being apprehended in California last year was sentenced to 10 months to five years incarceration in Greene County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday. Michelle Morris, 47, was originally arrested in 2021 after an incident where she fired a .22-caliber rifle during an argument with her roommate in her bedroom at their home in Waynesburg. She was out on bail in 2023 when she’d moved to California without notifying the court. Upon learning she was in the state, Greene County Sheriff’s Office had contacted the Los Angeles Police Department, which arrested her in the suburb of North Hills in October. Morris’s attorney, Michael ...
The Chartiers-Houston girls basketball team capped off an undefeated Class 2A Section 3 season with a 63-36 win at Bentworth on jThursday night. Ava Kolovich led four Bucs (10-0, 18-3) in double figures with 18 points. Ali Wingard finished with 17 points and Mackenzie Walsh and Hannah Russell ...
Tarik Skubal won his salary arbitration hearing with the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, and the two-time Cy Young Award winner will be paid a record $32 million this year instead of the team's $19 million offer. Jeanne Charles, Walt De Treux and Allen Ponak made the decision one day after ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Avery Hayes scored twice in his NHL debut, Arturs Silovs made 26 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night in the final game for both teams before the Olympic break. Called up from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League ...
I am only 18 months away from turning 80, and truthfully, the way things are going, if seven more of my classmates pass away, I could end up being the valedictorian of my high school class. One thing I’ve consistently observed in life is the ongoing display of consistency that humankind ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night — when most of the population is winding down or already asleep — have poorer overall heart health than the average person. "It is ...
