Tempers flare over funding to Washington County’s tourism agency
The application period has opened for the 2026 Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Fund (UGWF) grant program. The UGWF grant provides grants for volunteer and career fire, emergency medical services (EMS), and rescue companies in Pennsylvania counties where unconventional gas well drilling has been permitted. The grants help first responders acquire the specialized training, skills, and equipment to respond to gas well-related emergencies. Fire companies, rescue companies and EMS located in the 40 counties with unconventional gas wells, and the 11 counties that directly border those counties, are eligible to apply for the grants. Washington, Greene and Fayette counties are among the ...
The League of Women Voters of Washington County and the NAACP Washington Branch are holding a “Meet the Candidates Night” at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 14, at Washington High School, Allison Avenue. Hosted by the school's Student Life Group, this event aims to help prepare Washington County voters for the Nov. 3 election. All candidates seeking offices representing Washington County have been invited, including those running for: U.S. House of Representatives District 14; state Senate District 46, and state House Districts 15, 39, 40, 46, 48, and 50. The League of Women Voters and NAACP are nonpartisan organizations that seek to educate voters and promote citizen participation in ...
The former teammates of 18-year-old Karoline Heintz, a Peters Township graduate and member of the high school's field hockey team, are organizing a fundraiser during Domestic Violence Awareness Month in memory of the student-athlete, who was killed in August. Heintz was found stabbed to death ...
The Washington County coroner's office is seeking information about Linda Dyson, who was born June 26, 1956, and died Sept. 28 at her home in Washington. If you have information, call the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.
Washington School District leaders are excited about a new partnership with a trio of local nonprofits that will improve nutrition and food access throughout the region. The district has joined the Highmark Foundation, the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank and the Westmoreland Food Bank to host a ...
The 2027 season will bring plenty of newness for the Washington Wild Things. Not only is the league the Wild Things play in changing names, but the club is switching conferences too. On the same day that the rebrand to the National Association of Professional Baseball from the Frontier League ...
HOUSTON – The Waynesburg girls volleyball team may have changed classifications from 2A to 3A, but one thing has remained the same. The Raiders are still winning. A lot. In fact, they have only dropped one set all season. Waynesburg’s run of dominance continued Thursday night with a 3-0 ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson passed for 268 yards and moved the Browns into position for Andre Szmyt's career-long 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining that gave Cleveland a 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night. Watson, who completed 24 of 33 passes with a ...
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 ...
