Region breaks records for wettest first half of August
Charleroi Regional Police filed felony charges against a North Charleroi man after a search of his residence Wednesday revealed 18 dead cats and another 20 cats that were allegedly neglected. Joseph B. McKenna Jr. is facing 18 felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty and 20 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. According to the affidavit of probable cause, a police officer was dispatched to the 400 block of Fourth Street in North Charleroi on Wednesday morning after a neighbor reported seeing two dead cats in garbage bags on the property and an odor of dead animals. As the officer walked up the sidewalk to the front door, he saw the garbage bags that were covered in maggots and ...
The Washington County Agricultural Fair has partnered with Tanger Outlets Pittsburgh to provide additional parking for fair visitors during the final day of the event. Recent record rainfall has left much of the fairgrounds’ parking areas unusable. While limited parking remains available at the fairgrounds, fairgoers are strongly encouraged to take advantage of alternative parking options Saturday, Aug. 22. Tanger Outlets has made its Lot D available for fair parking. The outlets are located at 2200 Tanger Blvd., Washington, off Racetrack Road. The fair will provide free shuttle service between Lot D and the Arden Gate entrance at the fairgrounds. The free service will run through ...
The Washington County Board of Commissioners approved dispersing $867,180 in opioid settlement funds Thursday to 13 businesses and agencies in the county that deal with substance abuse and recovery. It brings the total of opioid settlement money the county has allocated to a little over $6 ...
A recent Peters Township High School graduate and incoming freshman to PennWest University was found dead in her SUV in a California Borough parking lot early Thursday morning, and her boyfriend and his mother face charges in connection with her death. The body of 18-year-old Karoline Heintz ...
As the new school year gets underway, the Peters Township School District is considering making some facility upgrades for school years down the road, including possibly building a new field house. At the district’s school board meeting Monday, members heard from a representative of PNC Bank ...
Missing the WPIAL playoffs last season stung the Belle Vernon High School football team. The Leopards had been riding high for a handful of years. But a difficult schedule, lower roster numbers and some untimely injuries helped to deny Belle Vernon a spot in the Class 4A postseason. The ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tarik Skubal struck out 11 to earn his first win as a Dodger, Kyle Tucker singled in the tying and go-ahead runs in the fifth inning, and Los Angeles rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Saturday night. The NL West leaders won their fifth in a row and ninth in 12 ...
JOLIET, Ill. – Patrick Ward hit a grand slam with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, sending the Joliet Slammers to an 8-5 come-from-behind win over Wild Things on Saturday night. Ward’s seventh home run of the season came off Washington reliever Eldridge Armstrong III 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 ...
Artificial intelligence programs are quickly becoming a facet of everyday life for millions of Americans, from students using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to solve homework problems, to national politicians using AI-powered tools to draft campaign materials. And for better or worse, it is ...
