Fire forces evacuation of City Mission in Washington
A 5-year-old boy was taken by a medical helicopter to Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh after nearly drowning in a backyard swimming pool in Nottingham Township Friday afternoon. The incident occurred in the 200 block of Pine Nut Drive, according to a Washington County 911 dispatcher. The boy was pulled from the water about 12:40 p.m. by someone who was attending a party at the pool, according to Pennsylvania State Police spokesman Rocco Gagliardi. EMS personnel administered CPR to the boy before he was flown to the hospital. Pennsylvania State Police are investigating.
The Fayette County branch of a Canadian oilfield services company will be closing later this year. The Smithfield facility of the Calgary, Alberta-based Calfrac Well Services employs 75 people, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification the company filed last week with the state Department of Labor. Layoffs will occur in phases, starting on July 20 and ending on Sept. 30, the notice said. The company did not return calls for comment. Calfrac reported first-quarter revenues of $305.1 million in 2026, compared to $370.1 million the previous year, which its quarterly reported attributed in part to lower North American activity. The company’s services include ...
Boy Scouts from Canonsburg Troop 1305 assisted Houston Borough meet its state stormwater obligations with a colorful effort earlier this month. Aspiring Eagle Scout Ryan Hester spearheaded the effort to spray paint stencils of fish on drains across the borough in order to raise awareness ...
A Canonsburg man is accused of beating his 87-year-old grandmother with a cane last weekend, causing injuries to her head. Canonsburg police were investigating a hit-and-run crash in the 100 block of Hutchinson Avenue about 2:30 a.m. Sunday when they knocked on the door of a nearby residence ...
With downtown Pittsburgh as a backdrop, U.S. Reps. Chris Deluzio and Summer Lee talked about legislation that they say would hold companies accountable for unproductive “zombie mines” during a press conference on Mount Washington. “The Night of the Living Dead” might lead you to ...
E.J. Cumbo is the answer to a college baseball trivia question: Who is the all-time hits leader in NCAA Division II? That happens to be Cumbo, who was acquired in a trade by the Wild Things this week and activated prior to Washington’s series opener Friday night at Lake Erie. Cumbo was ...
Kylee Goodman has been a stalwart for years in the Glenville State softball team’s starting lineup as a third baseman. The Waynesburg native has been an All-Mountain East Conference selection and key player in the Pioneers’ success. This year, Goodman got off to a slow start with the bat ...
It is almost time for hay to be taken. I have seen a couple of local farmers making hay but most have yet to get started. With it being so very wet this spring it is hardly feasible but as soon as the weather dries up a bit, I am sure they are going to get busy. I can scarcely remember a year ...
Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...
DALLAS (AP) — Women suffering through the hot flashes, night sweats, mood changes and sleep problems that can come with menopause — all while looking in the mirror and noticing signs of aging — are being bombarded with products. More open conversations about menopause and the period ...
