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Washington school board candidates forum planned

The students of Washington High School, in collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Washington County, are hosting the Washington School District Board Candidates Forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Washington Junior Senior High School LGI, Allison Avenue, Washington. The public is ...

Green Tree church to hold pet remembrance service

A Green Tree church is inviting those who have lost a pet to have their departed animal included in a remembrance service on Nov. 1. The service will be held at 11 a.m. at Unity Presbyterian Church at 1146 Greentree Road. The service will be led by Pastor Karen Claassen. Carolyn Kozlowski, ...

‘Another blow’

Facing a civil lawsuit for allegedly defaulting on nearly $90 million in loans, Fourth Street Barbecue Inc. will shut down its food processing plant at the end of the month, putting 252 employees out of work and dealing another blow to the Mon Valley. Founded in 2014, the company, also ...

Man arrested for filming in UPMC-Greene women’s restroom

A Washington County man was arrested after allegedly recording a woman by hiding a phone in the air vent of a UPMC-Greene hospital restroom. Police said Daniel Rose, 46, of Vestaburg, told them he placed the phone in the fifth-floor bathroom “because he thought his coworkers were speaking ...

School van driver accused of harassing 15-year-old student

A school van driver faces criminal charges in Fayette County after allegedly inappropriately touching and harassing a female student during a drive to class. Police said video footage showed Daryl Nichols, 73, of Brownsville, touching a 15-year-old girl’s leg and thigh and making ...

Driver flown following one-vehicle crash in Charleroi

A driver was taken to Pittsburgh by helicopter after driving through a barrier and flipping the vehicle Tuesday night. Charleroi Fire Department Chief Robert Whiten Jr. said crews were called at about 8:50 p.m. to the 900 block of McKean Avenue. Whiten said the road had been closed off due ...