Picture-perfect paradise

State Road in Monessen is reopened for traffic, according to Mayor Ron Mozer. The road was closed between Route 906 and Pennsylvania Avenue earlier this week due to a sinkhole caused by mine subsidence, which created a 12- to- 15-foot deep hole measuring about 10 by 15 feet in the surface area. That prompted Mozer to issue a local disaster emergency declaration Tuesday, which enabled the city to procure services and materials without the required bidding procedure.
One by one last weekend, Washington firefighters began stacking commercial shipping containers onto one another in the first steps to create a new training center that will offer the department a chance to practice and drill right in the city. Construction started with the firefighters ...
CHARTIERS Assault alleged: Jeremiah E. Miesel, 42, of Chartiers Township, was charged by Chartiers Township police Wednesday with aggravated assault, strangulation and terroristic threats. According to the criminal complaint, police were called at about 7:37 a.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of ...
The food booths were still being set up and the midway was empty aside from the occasional staff cart Thursday morning, but Haddie Rechenberg had already achieved a personal first at the Fayette County Fair. Rechenberg, 8, of Connellsville competed for the first time with her horse, Justice, ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Andrew Heaney and five relievers combined on a four-hitter, Oneil Cruz hit his team-leading 17th home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Saturday night. Heaney (5-9) pitched five innings and allowed two hits with four strikeouts and no ...
By Joe Tuscano For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@obserer-reporter MEADOW LANDS – Talk about your hot performances. Prince Hal Hanover raced to the finish line, upsetting favorite Twisted Destiny by a nose in the $385,000 59th Delvin Miller Adios Grade 1 Pace for the Orchids on a hot, ...
The Wild Things’ game Saturday night against the Florence Y’alls at EQT Park was suspended with two outs in the top of the first inning. Play was stopped after heavy rain began only four batters into the game. Florence had a runner on second base at the time of the stoppage. About 45 ...
They built a golf course all around my grandparents' house. The 18th fairway nearly cut through their backyard, and until we put wire grates over the windows, flying glass and golf balls were a common threat. Dad attempted to play golf a few times. As a little kid, he had fallen off a horse. ...
As one who grew up in central New Jersey, I was embarrassed at how little I knew about the southernmost community in the Garden State – Cape May. I had passed through the area on several occasions, but never did a deep dive into its many offerings. That all changed during the first week ...