Families, survivors mark 35th anniversary of Iraq missile attack
The South Strabane Township Board of Supervisors moved toward paring back the 2026 budget after a snafu earlier in the month prevented elected officials from adopting a revised spending plan. Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday evening to eliminate the position of administrative assistant and public safety specialist. Supervisors George Rowand, Jeff Bull and Zack Morgan voted in favor of cutting the position, while Bob Weber and Russ Grego voted against it. The job, held by Kelsey Shriner, was on the chopping block when supervisors reopened the 2026 budget at the start of the year. Ultimately, supervisors could not approve the budget because it was not properly advertised prior to the Feb. ...
Greene Washington Regional Police Department arrested a woman accused of assaulting police officers Tuesday. Jewely Ann Strohecker, 20, of Buffalo Township, faces a felony charge of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor of terroristic threats. According to the criminal complaint, at about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday, police were called to the Motel 6 at 1385 W. Chestnut St., Canton Township, after a woman reported a man was threatening her with a knife. Police located the man and confiscated a Taser in his possession. Court records indicate the man has not been charged with a crime. According to the complaint, Strohecker was staying in the same room as the man. Charging documents state that ...
Peters Township council on Monday approved a more than $425,000 contract for the replacement of a traffic signal. Council voted unanimously to award the contract to the Prospect-based Bronder Technical Services. The project will involve replacing the traffic signal at the intersection of Route 19 and Gallery Drive. The work will be partially funded by a $219,996.50 grant from the state Department of Transportation. The township will provide a dollar-for-dollar match, as well as an additional $22,589. Also at Monday’s meeting, council unanimously approved spending $36,365 for a new scoreboard for Joe Maize Field in Peterswood Park. “The current scoreboard no longer functions,” ...
Investigators initially had four suspects in the fatal 2022 shooting of Jaisen Irwin at Bob’s Tavern in Finleyville, but eventually narrowed it down and accused Keaundre Crews of being the alleged gunman, according to testimony on the fourth day of his homicide trial. In addition to Crews, ...
The man accused of speeding in his SUV to a Mon Valley bar in order to shoot and kill a Monessen man as he left the establishment more than three years ago was found not guilty on all homicide charges Wednesday afternoon. A Washington County jury of seven women and five men took about two ...
A Charleroi mother is facing charges for poor living conditions after her husband was arrested over the weekend. Roldy Noel, 27, was charged Monday by Charleroi police with two felonies of endangering the welfare of children. Jackson Alexis, Noel's husband, was arrested Saturday following a medical call to their home in the 500 block of Rear McKean Avenue. Charging documents allege that while police were at the home, Noel's and Alexis' daughter used a bucket to go the bathroom. Officers found the home had no running water, a broken toilet, a shower filled with brown water and garbage piled up in a corner. According to the criminal complaint, the daughter and an infant son were ...
Hope Hawkins scored 23 points, Kennedy Bankett added 22 and the California women’s basketball team upset fifth-ranked Indiana 74-69 in a key PSAC West Division game Wednesday night at the Convocation Center. The loss was only the second all season for IUP (17-2, 23-2). The Crimson Hawks, ...
Name: Ella Trahan Grade: Senior Sport: Fort Cherry School: Fort Cherry Trahan’s week: Entering Saturday’s WPIAL girls wrestling tournament as a defending champion gave Trahan confidence, but she knew it wouldn’t be easy to repeat. But after a grueling day at Mt. Lebanon the 106-pound ...
Associated Press NORTH PORT, Fla. — National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes lost four strikes to challenges in his first spring training start. Skenes struck out four and walked four over 2 1/3 innings for Pittsburgh on Wednesday against the Atlanta Braves, who were 4-for-4 ...
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 ...
Cookbook author Lauren Chambers offers a recipe for a quick, high-protein lunch that uses crisp romaine leaves to hold a chopped chicken salad. The recipe takes about 20 minutes and needs no cooking. You mix already-cooked chicken with diced celery, quartered grapes, chopped pecans, green onion ...
