Peters dedicates new clock at entrance to municipal complex
Seven men are facing theft charges after state police said they stole more than 13,000 pounds of copper wiring from telephone poles and sold them at scrap yards earlier this year, making nearly $60,000. State police said 37-year-old Ryan Michael Scott of Avella was the ringleader of the operation and visited numerous scrapyards in Washington County, West Virginia and Ohio nearly three dozen times from January through early April. During that timespan, police said Scott and others stole 11,737 pounds of copper wiring hanging from utility lines used by Verizon communications, and sold the precious metal for more than $50,000. Police said Dennis John Kinkela, 49, of Burgettstown, sold ...
The Washington County Coroner's Office is seeking information for Janet Jobkar of Canonsburg, who was born July 28, 1950, and died Aug. 11. Information should be directed to the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.
State Sen. Devlin Robinson is co-sponsoring legislation that would increase access to robotics programs for K-12 students, and he talked it up during a stop at Upper St. Clair High School Wednesday. The bill, which Robinson is sponsoring along with state Sen. Nikil Saval, a Democrat from ...
The annual Sumner Ave. Street Dance will return to Washington for its 45th installment, offering a family-friendly and energetic evening of music. The dance runs from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday on Sumner Avenue. Organizer Monika Williams’ mother, Sandra Walden, began the dance alongside her neighbor Peggy Patterson Calloway in 1981 as a way for local kids to have fun in the summer, which created a beloved Washington institution. Williams took over the dance after the death of Walden and Calloway, and ran the event until she had to temporarily step back from her leadership position following a surgery in 2019. She said after considering permanently handing off the event, she received a ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia two-way true freshman Matt Sieg has been focusing on defense so far this camp, like he did all spring. Head coach Rich Rodriguez said on National Signing Day that Sieg would play both ways for the Mountaineers, but so far, he’s just learning safety. “We ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Drew Allar threw for a pair of touchdowns and ran for another during an impressive debut as the Pittsburgh Steelers surged past the Green Bay Packers 28-9 in the preseason opener on Thursday night. Allar, a third-round pick from Penn State, was 10 of 13 for 154 ...
Kaylee Sypolt wants to attend a college that will provide her with a solid academic and softball experience, and the soon-to-be Belle Vernon senior believes she has found that at St. Bonaventure University. The shortstop who was second-team all-state in Class 4A this past season, had ...
For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...
