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Frosty fundraiser

Frigid weather conditions were not going to deter the participants of the 13th annual Frosty Frolic Saturday. Sure, the 70 some jumpers who took part did not take a dip in the icy Monongahela River. It was way too cold to do that. But they did get a rush of cold water by being dunked into ...

Multiple crashes reported on I-70/79 in South Strabane

Multiple crashes were reported across Washington County as snow moved into the area Friday and coated the roadways. At least seven crashes were reported on Interstates 70 and 79 in South Strabane Township in about an hour’s span around noon, with the bulk of the accidents happening in and ...

Washington council extends state of emergency

The state of emergency in the city of Washington has been extended. City Council voted unanimously Thursday to extend the proclamation declared by Mayor JoJo Burgess on Jan. 26 to Feb. 15. Burgess signed the declaration - a step also taken by several other communities in the region - to give ...

The data center boom: What to expect from facilities

In the past several months, residents in Southwestern Pennsylvania have have heard a lot about the potential development of data centers in the region. If these projects were to come to fruition, what exactly does that mean for the communities where they are proposed? Data centers, from the ...

Local ordinances important tool in regulating data centers

Data centers are coming whether people want them here or not, so it'll be incumbent upon local municipalities to set aside certain areas where they can be built and legislate parameters for them to operate. That was the main message of a town hall meeting held Saturday afternoon at Citizens ...