Seven men charged with stealing $57K in copper wiring around Washington Co.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
State Rep. Tim O’Neal is co-hosting with Pennsylvania State Police an event to help parents better understand online gaming, online predators and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) risks facing children. It will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. at St. Hilary Church Hall, 320 Henderson Ave., Washington. Doors will open at 5:30. “Being a parent today often means juggling a lot of responsibilities, and one of the most important is keeping children safe online,” O’Neal said. “The digital world gives kids amazing opportunities to learn, create and connect but it also comes with real risks of which parents need to stay vigilant. I hope you will join me in increasing ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
