Merida, Mexico
Monongahela police charged a former Greene Washington Regional Police officer Wednesday for evading police nearly a month ago. Nathanael Charles Ferree, 43, of McKeesport, faces a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, and summary traffic violations of failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, reckless driving and driving at a safe speed. According to the criminal complaint, the charges stem from an incident that occurred at 11:42 a.m. March 22 when police saw Ferree driving north on State Route 837 in New Eagle at a high rate of speed. Charging documents state that Ferree was driving in excess of 84 mph in zones where the speed limit is 35 mph and 45 mph. ...
Pennsylvania American Water is completing upgrades costing more than $11 million at its E.H. Aldrich Water Treatment Plant in the Washington County community of Elrama. The company says the upgrades will strengthen “drinking water reliability, efficiency, and safety,” and will affect about 527,000 customers in Washington and Allegheny counties, according to a news release. About $8 million is being allocated for upgrades of the treatment plant’s raw water intake and pump station. These upgrades became necessary, according to Pennsylvania American Water, as a result of water levels in the Monongahela River dropping by three to five feet when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ...
Washington & Jefferson College unveiled plans for a modern, four-story dormitory on Thursday that will house more than 200 students once completed in fall 2027. More than 25 students, faculty and community members gathered at the Yost Auditorium on campus for a town hall event detailing ...
The Greene County Board is looking ahead to days of anglers and hikers at the Wisecarver Reservoir & Recreation Area. Thursday, the board approved a bid for work on the second phase of work at the reservoir, as well as a grant request for the third phase. Work will begin early this summer ...
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby would not take the bait, even though the smile on his face and the gleam in his eye hinted that maybe the Pittsburgh Penguins captain kind of wanted to. Told that Philadelphia Flyers coach Rick Tocchet — an assistant with the Penguins when Pittsburgh won ...
It doesn’t get much better for sports fans than this week will be in Western Pennsylvania. The NFL Draft finally comes to Pittsburgh, which is being billed as the largest event ever held in the city. The Penguins are back in the postseason, and get their arch-rival Philadelphia Flyers in the ...
Every year, the WPIAL grants $1,000 scholarships to 20 scholar-athletes from within the district. This year’s list of winners of the 35th annual WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Awards, is filled with student-athletes from the Observer-Reporter’s coverage area. Of the 20 recipients, ...
Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...
When you mention Mexico, images of mariachi bands and platters of delicious tacos and guacamole might come to mind along with thoughts of huge all-inclusive resorts dotting the coast. What you may not imagine is a large but fairly quiet and very charming city filled with sprawling colonial ...
