Some parts of region are vulnerable amid measles outbreak
Bentleyville Police Chief Richard Young and former Treasurer/Secretary Tammy Stamm have launched a civil suit against the municipality and six borough officials, claiming the borough published false and defamatory statements against the two saying they had misused public funds. Young and Stamm filed a praecipe for writ of summons to initiate the lawsuit Aug. 10 in Washington County Court of Common Pleas. Their attorney, William Labovitz, said filing a writ stops the clock on the statute of limitations. As of now, he is still discussing with his clients whether they will proceed with a formal complaint laying out their claims. “We have not committed to doing it,” he said ...
One person was injured in a roof collapse Saturday morning in Smith Township. About 8:30 a.m., a roof fell on a person as it was being removed from a porch on Shin Hill Street, according to Washington County dispatch. The victim was flown by helicopter to a Pittsburgh hospital. His identity and condition were unavailable as of Saturday morning.
Throughout Jessica Welsh’s slide show, Zachary Bryte didn’t react. Not at the image of his son, Kai, as a healthy newborn. Not at the photos taken at the hospital 31 days later, documenting the litany of severe breaks, bruises and other abuse at Bryte’s hands that had left him on the brink of death. And not at the long list of after effects that Welsh, a Greene County Children and Youth Services case manager who subsequently adopted Kai, said will severely limit what he will do in a shortened life. “He’s never going to get married, and go to school, go to prom,” she told Bryte at sentencing. “His life was stolen because you took it from him, and he didn’t deserve ...
An appellate court has upheld a Washington County judge’s decision to dismiss homicide and conspiracy charges against one of three people accused in the killing of a Donora convenience store worker more than five years ago. The state Superior Court ruled Tuesday that the case against Jah ...
BURGETTSTOWN – Brody Rightweiser and Blake Neal combined for five touchdowns and Michael Carrozza returned a kickoff 80 yards for a score as Burgettstown opened the season with a 42-6 win over Jefferson-Morgan on Friday night at Hill Memorial Stadium. Rightweiser rushed for 116 yards and ...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Quinn Mathews allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings for his first major league win and Jimmy Crooks hit a two-run homer to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. Mathews (1-2) threw 102 pitches in the longest of his four ...
The Dallas Cowboys have acquired offensive tackle Broderick Jones, a 2023 first-round draft pick, from the Pittsburgh Steelers, a person with knowledge of the deal said Saturday. The deal includes an exchange of draft picks, the person told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity ...
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 ...
It's a tale as old as treadmills: You buy a new exercise machine with the best of intentions, only for it to become an expensive laundry rack that makes you feel guilty every time you glance over at it. When it comes to making lifestyle changes, the key is not to overhaul your whole routine at ...
