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Family left homeless after McDonald house fire

A Friday morning fire heavily damaged a house in McDonald, leaving a family homeless. No one was inside the home when firefighters arrived to battle the blaze in the 100 block of Fifth Street in the borough shortly after 9:30 a.m., Assistant Fire Chief Matt Amoroso said. Amoroso said the ...

Teen Center hosts Love Anyway Feast

Teens at the Common Ground Teen Center, located at 92 N. Main St. in Washington, will be hosting a Love Anyway Feast from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14. The Love Anyway Feast is an open house and patterned after the Common Ground USA events. The goal of the feast is to give teens a ...

Washington eyes tax increase for first time in 5 years

City of Washington residents could be facing their first tax increase since 2019. CIty Council unanimously approved a $16,285,581 spending plan that sets millage for land at 40.21, a 1.5-mill increase. The rate for buildings remains at 4.03 mills in the preliminary budget. Councilman Ken ...

Natural gas poised to be long-term energizer

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the last in a series of stories reflecting on 20 years of gas drilling in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Renz No. 1 was enshrouded in doubt 20 years ago, when Range Resources was attempting to unleash natural gas from the well through hydraulic fracturing. Workers had ...