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Mingo’s maples share sweet treat with visitors

Drip. Drip. Drip. More than a dozen maple trees scattered across Mingo Creek County Park were tapped earlier this month and slowly, but surely, flowed their watery sap into buckets to eventually be evaporated and converted into sweet syrup. The annual educational event at the Washington ...

Score legit merchandise, lodging during NFL draft

If you ordered that $200 NFL jersey for $19.99, chances are good you got scammed. Fake merchandise, non-existent rentals and bogus VIP tickets are among the potentially fraudulent pitfalls for football fans attending the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh on April 23-25. “With up to 700,000 fans ...

PennDOT seeking feedback on winter services

The state Department of Transportation has asked for public input about the agency's response to winter weather. The 17-question online survey also asks respondents about their timeline expectations for safe and passable roadways, and how they rank snow-removal priorities. The survey is ...

Peters Township council moves forward with traffic calming plan

Peters Township council voted to begin implementing a traffic calming plan on a local road. Council members unanimously agreed to begin phase one of the plan to slow vehicles down on Hill Place Road, where the speed limit is 25 mph. Township Manager Paul Lauer explained prior to Monday's vote ...

Worker injured after fall at Washington Crown Center

A man working on redevelopment of Washington Crown Center mall was flown to Pittsburgh Monday afternoon after falling through the roof. David Bane, chief of the North Franklin Township Fire Company, said crews were called to the mall at 1500 W. Chestnut St. at about 4 p.m. Monday. He said the ...