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Utility assistance resource fair to be held in Canonsburg

Pennsylvania American Water is hosting a Utility Assistance and Resource Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Canonsburg Senior Center at 30 E. Pike St. in the borough. The event is designed to support local customers by providing a one-stop opportunity to learn about and enroll in programs that can help reduce utility bills. More than 12,000 Pennsylvania American Water customers in Washington County may be eligible for monthly bill discounts, annual grants and assistance with past-due balances. Customers will have the opportunity to meet directly with community organizations, utilities and local leaders to ask questions and enroll in available programs. Attendees are encouraged to ...

Canonsburg man convicted of third-degree murder in house party shooting

The Canonsburg man who claimed he was acting in self defense when he shot and killed another man during a house party in the borough last year was convicted of third-degree murder. Kristopher Moorehouse, 21, sat motionless at the defense table as the jury foreman announced the guilty verdict ...

Repairs to start on Peters Township aqua park

The last couple of humidity-soaked days would have been a perfect time for families to make their way to the Rolling Hills Aqua Park in McMurray for some fun on the water slides or under the large bucket that lets loose with a cascade of water every minute or so. They’ve been out of luck, ...

Dunbar defendants charged in 9-year-old's killing to undergo separate trials

The two Dunbar women accused of killing the 9-year-old girl in their care will be tried separately, according to Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele. Sarah Shipley, 36, appeared in court Thursday morning for a status conference in the case. Shipley, along with Kourtney Eutsey, 32, ...

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One Hall of a CWS debut for West Virginia

OMAHA, Neb. — Tyrus Hall’s blooper down the right-field line in the eighth inning Friday – WVU head coach Steve Sabins admitted later – put the wheels in motion on what was about to be a historic day inside Charles Schwab Field. “Hall gets that hit down the line and I start thinking ...

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Chartiers-Houston falls to Laurel in state softball championship

UNIVERSITY PARK – In the span of a half inning, Chartiers-Houston went from looking like it would pad its lead to seeing it disappear. The Bucs had two runners in scoring position with one out in the top of the third, but couldn’t get either one home. When Laurel had the same opportunity ...

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Opinion

OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

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Canonsburg native promoted to rank of colonel

A Canonsburg native serving in the U.S. Army National Guard was promoted from the rank of lieutenant colonel to colonel in a ceremony last month. Christopher B. Bowers assumed command of the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap in November. Bowers ...

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