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2 Greene townships declare disaster emergencies

Officials in two townships in Greene County have declared disaster emergencies, contending residents have endured three years without suitable drinking water. The declarations are a result of a June 2022 incident in which EQT personnel are accused of striking an abandoned gas well in Freeport ...

Cecil Township man convicted of sexually assaulting boy

A Cecil Township man was convicted Wednesday on all charges that he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy over two years. Ryan Lewis Wolstoncroft, 40, was found guilty of felony charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse of a child, sexual assault, indecent assault and corruption of ...

Never forget: 9/11 remembered in Carmichaels

Dozens of community members joined local first responders in Carmichaels’ town square Thursday morning for a ceremony reflecting on those who gave their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Thursday’s ceremony began at 8:46 a.m., the time 24 years ago when a plane hijacked by ...

Veterans honored at farmers market

Each year, veterans are honored at the Main Street Farmers Market in downtown Washington. This year was no different, as the recognition was observed Thursday on a day that coincided with the 24th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. “What would our country be today without ...

Remembering the fallen

Connellsville hosted a remembrance ceremony Thursday evening at Veterans Plaza to honor those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. As part of the ceremony, two lights were illuminated in the sky from 7 p.m. to midnight to represent the World Trade Center’s Twin ...

Woman charged in fatal Route 40 crash in Fayette County

A woman who crashed into the back of another vehicle on Route 40 in Fayette County last year, killing another driver, was distracted by her cellphone moments before impact, state police said. Police said Jenna C. Schwenk was driving west in the 4100 block of National Pike shortly after 11 a.m. ...