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Excavator used in Courthouse Square demo topples into trench

The large excavator being used to raze the Courthouse Square parking garage in Washington overturned Tuesday morning and toppled into a trench, bringing the demolition project to a screeching halt. The operator got out of the vehicle on his own power and was checked by medics at the scene ...

Peters Township man charged for threatening neighbor with gun

A SWAT team was called to Peters Township Saturday night after a man was accused of threatening his neighbor with a shotgun. Gregory Steven Morris, 68, faces a felony charge of aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of terroristic threats, simple assault and reckless endangerment. According to ...

Washington man accused of assaulting police officer

East Washington police charged a man with a felony of aggravated assault Saturday after he was accused of assaulting a police officer while being arrested. Tyler Alan Lash, 30, of Washington, also faces misdemeanor charges of endangering the welfare of children and resisting arrest. According ...

Cecil Township police arrest man for DUI, child endangerment

Cecil Township police arrested a man Sunday for driving under the influence while a teenager was in his vehicle. Grevis Yohan Parada Vasquez, 30, of South Fayette Township, faces a felony charge of endangering the welfare of children and a misdemeanor of driving under the influence. According ...

Lawmakers largely support military action against Iran

Even as several polls suggest Americans have a mixed to negative view of the American war against Iran, U.S. Rep. Guy Reschenthaler and both of Pennsylvania’s U.S. senators have expressed support for the military strikes that started Saturday. Reschenthaler, a Republican whose district ...

Special elections in Pennsylvania cost taxpayers millions

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat's free newsletters here. If it feels like Pennsylvania voters are constantly going to the polls, ...