Adult, toddler killed in I-70 crash near Claysville

CANONSBURG - The Canonsburg Downtown Canonsburg council is considering providing free parking for various events throughout the year. Merchants Association is requesting free parking in the downtown business district for its monthly Thursday night markets and other events. “One of their ...
The Washington County coroner has identified the mother and child who died in Sunday’s head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 70. Killed was 25-year-old Aisha Trawally and 4-year-old Abdul-Salami Touray, both of Columbus, Ohio, according to Coroner Timothy Warco. State ...
Investigators are waiting for autopsy results to determine if an Aleppo Township man was killed in a Saturday morning fire, or if he was dead before the fire started. Willie Wayne Jones, 33, was found dead in the Saturday morning fire that destroyed his sister’s house on Kuhn Hill Road. The ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Gorski and Jared Triolo each connected for a two-run homer off New York Mets starter Clay Holmes, and the Pittsburgh Pirates finally mustered some offense in a 4-0 victory Wednesday night at rainy Citi Field. Five pitchers combined on a six-hitter as the last-place ...
SLIPPERY ROCK – In the moments after receiving his second gold medal of the day, plenty of emotions ran through Jonah Pfender’s mind. It was a day that the Fort Cherry senior had dreamed of. He’s a district champion and one that will go down in the WPIAL record books. Pfender set a ...
By Joe Tuscano and Jerin Steele jsteele@observer-reporter.com Because it's a difficult and dangerous event, most people shy away from either of the hurdles. But Delaney Schumaker is not like most people. The junior from South Fayette put on a dazzling performance while winning both hurdles ...
It is a somber sight to see towering smokestacks fall. They serve as monuments to a past era, symbols of industry and progress – until they are no longer needed. Last month, the demolition of the Homer City Generating Plant in Indiana County marked the end of a once mighty, coal-fired power ...
Like many people who acquire a fascination with history, it all started early for Amanda Dunyak Gillen. In the years before she graduated from Charleroi Area High School in 1993, she would travel with her family to historic sites that were within a day’s drive, like the Gettysburg ...