close

News

Making an impact

The sound and the fury that roars out of Washington, D.C., on a daily basis may attract the lion’s share of attention, but local government and its more mundane duties have a more direct impact on people’s daily lives. That was the verdict from Washington County municipal officials who ...

Washington Crown Center closing to mall walkers

While it was chilly outside Tuesday morning, Marge Prall was able to get her exercise with a walk around Washington Crown Center. That will soon not be an option, as the North Franklin Township indoor shopping mall will soon be closed to walkers while it is being transformed into Franklin ...

Washington woman pleads guilty to lesser charge in overdose death

A Washington woman who was in possession of a deadly batch of fentanyl that killed a man when he overdosed in Mt. Pleasant Township nearly three years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to a lesser charge and was sentenced to jail. Amber Joy Elcyzyn appeared in Washington County Court of Common ...

Alleged burglar shot by woman in Brownsville

A Fayette County man is accused of breaking into a home in Brownsville and assaulting a resident who shot him several times when he refused to leave. Ronald Rosiek, 69, was transported by medical helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital for emergency surgery after he was found by police. His ...

Setting the stage

The transportation authorities of Southwestern Pennsylvania counties will play a key role in helping the city of Pittsburgh in its plans to host the 2026 NFL Draft next month. Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor, Allegheny County officials, and Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) were on the ...

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 ...