Search continues for three missing boaters
A 75-year-old woman died in a house fire over the weekend in Monongahela. The fire at the home at 502 Warne Ave. Extension was reported to Washington County 911 by a passerby at 10:49 p.m. Saturday. Initially, the home was believed to be vacant, according to a news release issued by the Washington County coroner's office. The state police fire marshal discovered the remains of Linda Pankiewicz while investigating the cause Sunday morning, the coroner said. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries while fighting the fire at the house located off the Cemetery Hill section of Route 88. Both were treated at local hospitals and released. Firefighters remained at the scene for almost five ...
The blue has been ominously spreading west on the map, like an enemy army advancing. The map is the one that the Pennsylvania Department of Health maintains to track the statewide measles outbreak. Each county where there is a reported case is shaded in blue, with counties that have an ...
Fayette County Central Court is relocating from its current building on Main Street to one inside the county jail at the end of the month. Instead of being the starting point for all court cases handled by Pennsylvania State Police, it will now only be used to handle the cases where defendants ...
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 of the top local girls soccer players has made her college decision. South Fayette junior Gabby Beinecke committed to Virginia Tech earlier this month. Beinecke was a key member of the Lions’ state championship team last year, alongside her then freshman teammate Silvi Rossi as a ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pitt football has been stuck in the mushy middle of the Atlantic Coast Conference since winning the league title in 2021, going 16-16 in league play over the last four years. If Pitt wants to escape it in 2026, it will depend largely on how big of a step forward quarterback ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Omar Khan said cornerback Joey Porter Jr. knows how the club feels about him. The team, however, doesn't feel strongly enough to adjust its long-held standard of not negotiating during the season in hopes of getting something done. While ...
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 ...
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 ...
