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Pa. American Water customers to receive settlement credit

Pennsylvania American Water has applied a fourth credit to water customer accounts from settlements with manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The latest $7.10 credit, applied on Oct. 12, brings total PFAS-related settlement refunds to nearly $44 per customer. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) approved the company's PFAS Litigation Universal Credit Rider, which allows the company to provide PFAS settlement proceeds to customers. A credit of $6.13 was issued in July. The nearly $44 in PFAS settlement credits distributed to water customers is equivalent to about 15 days of water service for a typical residential customer. Last year, Pennsylvania ...

Former McKeesport man faces trial in fatal Washington shooting

A former McKeesport resident will be tried for a fatal shooting that happened in Washington a little more than a year ago. Karl Kevin Sullivan II, 37, is facing a charge of criminal homicide in the shooting death of 20-year-old Jullian Lassic in the early hours of Oct. 11, 2025, in an alley in the 100 block of North Main Street. Sullivan also faces other charges, including aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person and receiving stolen property. At a preliminary hearing Thursday before Magisterial District Judge Kelly Stewart, Washington County Senior Deputy District Attorney John Friedmann presented evidence placing Sullivan at the scene of the shooting. While there ...

South Strabane man rescued from house fire

A South Strabane Township man was rescued from a fire at his home Wednesday evening. According to a release from the South Strabane Fire Department, the department was called to the 770 block of Michigan Avenue at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday after 911 dispatchers received reports of smoke coming from ...

Local schools given awards from Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

Eight school districts and two community centers in Washington and Fayette counties have been given honors by the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank for their efforts in helping ensure children have enough to eat. In Fayette County, the Connellsville, Southmoreland, Frazier and Uniontown ...

Cook data center meeting canceled

An informational meeting on data centers being hosted by state Rep. Bud Cook has been canceled. The meeting had been scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29, at the California Borough Building. It is not being rescheduled.

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High school roundup: Waynesburg returning to semifinals

The Wayneburg girls volleyball team used a three-pronged attack Thursday night and moved into the WPIAL semifinals for the second consecutive year. Emily Rafferty, Railey Bochna and Harper Grimes led the attack at the net, combining for 39 kills, and Waynesburg defeated visiting South ...

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PT’s Froelich runs away from competition, wins 1st WPIAL title

WHITE OAK – Roughly 12 hours after playing 80 minutes in a playoff soccer match, Peters Township sophomore Katie Froelich went out and made the competition look like they were standing still in winning the WPIAL Class 3A Girls Cross Country Championship in 16:38 for her first district ...

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Johns’ goal caps another Bentworth comeback

FOX CHAPEL – There’s something about the Bentworth soccer teams and rallying this week. A night after the Bearcats’ boys team came back from a two-goal deficit, the girls team did the same thing Thursday night at Shady Side Academy. Joa Johns scored the game-winning goal with a 40-yard ...

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OP-ED: The time to get AI right is now

As recently as early summer, artificial intelligence, or AI, was far from the center of public concern or worry. Now, it's at center stage, though to many it remains a mystery. During a recent class reunion, a friend confided that AI was a head-scratcher. "I don't know anything about it," he ...

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Canonsburg seniors share spooky treats

A handful of seniors at Quality Family Care Adult Daycare in Canonsburg have spent October preparing a number of homemade goodie baskets full of spooky sweet treats to distribute to local elementary schools ahead of Halloween. Quality Family Care Adult Daycare Founder Darlah Gazvoda began ...

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