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Washington fire Chief Chris Richer has a new contract. City Council approved a deal at its meeting Thursday that is retroactive to Jan. 1 and runs through Dec. 31, 2030. Richer's salary is $97,000 with a 2% increase each year of the contract. Mayor JoJo Burgess praised the fire chief, who has held the position since October 2021. “Chief Richer is somebody who displays the utmost professionalism and due diligence when taking care of anything that happens with our fire department,” Burgess said. Council also approved seven properties listed as public nuisances to be released to the Redevelopment Authority and scheduled for demolition. Those properties are: 293 Locust Ave., 553 ...
South Strabane Township’s planning commission again tabled a vote on an ordinance regulating data centers. The seven-person commission, which only votes on whether or not to make recommendations to the board of supervisors, will meet again March 19. Solicitor Dennis Makel indicated at their Thursday meeting that the commission members should finally take the vote then. “I think we need to move on this this month,” Makel said. According to Makel, the most recent version of the ordinance has some spelling errors. Planning commission members also wish to be able to more thoroughly review the document and consider community feedback. Supervisors had initially planned to hold a ...
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s ruling that Washington County’s district attorney and former president judge are immune from litigation after a witness sued them for holding him in contempt and jailing him when he refused to testify at a homicide defendant’s preliminary hearing. The U.S. Third Circuit of Appeals last month affirmed the September 2024 decision that District Attorney Jason Walsh and Judge John DiSalle have prosecutorial and judicial immunity because their actions against Elijah White fell under the scope of their official duties. White refused to testify at the Dec. 9, 2022, preliminary hearing for Keaundre Crews, who was charged with shooting and ...
Canton Township leadership will experience a shakeup later this month as Supervisor Vice Chairman Richard Horner is set to resign. According to Horner, he is proactively leaving the position ahead of a move to Ohio, which would render him ineligible to stay on the board of ...
The estate of the Uniontown woman murdered by her husband in December 2023 is suing him for wrongful death in the hopes of getting a chunk of the more than $135,000 in cash he had in his possession when he fled to Las Vegas after shooting her in the head. Attorneys for the estate of Franyerlys ...
HERSHEY — When former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher walked off the field after his team lost in Super Bowl XXX to the Dallas Cowboys, the Crafton native consoled his young daughters and said, “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.” Cowher’s statement might not have ...
PIAA Class 3A Wrestling Tournament Semifinals 107 - Jacob Carr (Sun Valley) major dec. Michael Johnson (West Allegheny), 10-0; Lee Dreshman (Canon-McMillan) dec. Quinn Bagnell (Council Rock South), 5-3. 114 - Brayden Wenrich (Northampton) dec. John Segata (Council Rock South), 8-1; Gabe ...
McDONALD – At South Fayette, Lailah Wright easily is the female version of a Harlem Globetrotter. For the junior surely knows how to wow the crowd. During a 64-35 victory over Milton Hershey in a first-round PIAA Class 5A playoff game, Wright contributed nine points, a handful of assists ...
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 ...
Planting seeds sounds straightforward and, frankly, it should be: Buy a seed, plant it, add water and watch it grow. But one look at the back of a jargon-filled seed packet can have you spewing expletive-filled rants to no one in particular. Fear not. With this handy glossary at your side, ...
