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Two-vehicle crash in Greene kills Texas woman

One person was killed Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash that temporarily closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 79 in Greene County. Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kalee Barnhart said the crash involved a hatch back and Chevrolet Tahoe near mile marker 9 in Whiteley Township. ...

Mooooove over: Scottish Highland cows have become trendy bovines

Like any parent just before their kid ventures down the aisle, Grace Ensle is nervous. And undoubtedly adding to Ensle’s jitters is that she is the mother of both the bride and the groom. “There’s a lot of preparation,” Ensle said. Adding to the complications is the fact that the ...

Judge rejects Washington County’s open records request to tourism agency

The Washington County commissioners are expected to appeal a judge’s recent ruling rejecting their claim that the county’s Tourism Promotion Agency is subject to an open records request asking for detailed financial information about the nonprofit organization. Washington County Court of ...

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Sports

Evansville gets jump on Wild Things

For the first three months of the Frontier League season, the Wild Things played like a well-oiled machine that was hitting on all cylinders. Over the last week, the Wild Things seem to be leaking oil. Jon Ponder led off the game with a home run and four Evansville pitchers combined on a ...

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Lowe’s walk-off homer powers Pirates past Tigers

PITTSBURGH – Brandon Lowe homered off Detroit closer Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday. Rafael Flores Jr. homered twice for Pittsburgh, including a tying shot off Jansen (3-5) with one out in the ...

Wild Things can’t stop sliding, lose to Otters

Over the course of a 102-game season, every Frontier League team will have a rough stretch. The Wild Things are in the midst of one and at the worst possible time. Garret Simpson and three relievers combined on a seven-hitter as Evansville defeated the Wild Things 6-3 Wednesday night at EQT ...

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Opinion

Op-Ed: Rather the ‘saving’ America, the SAVE Act is about voter suppression

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 ...

Living

PONY Princess and Hostess crowned

Washington County natives Jules Moore and Hailey Wyland were crowned as the 2026 PONY Princess and the 2026 PONY Hostess respectively as part of the 2026 PONY League World Series, held Aug. 7-12. PONY princess and hostess finalists are judged on a cross section of attributes and abilities ...

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