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Crews began removing the excavator that collapsed into a hole and overturned last week while demolishing the Courthouse Square parking garage in Washington. Workers could be seen piling gravel around the excavator Monday afternoon as they maneuvered three mobile cranes around the site to ...

Washington County is "open for business." The county is holding its second annual Real Estate Expo on Thursday at Washington & Jefferson College, bringing together developers, investors, business leaders and municipal officials to discuss how to bolster the region’s economic ...

Coroner identifies man killed on I-70

The Washington County coroner identified the person who was killed on Interstate 70 over the weekend. According to Coroner Timothy Warco, 46-year-old Timothy Booker, of Avella, was found in the eastbound lanes of I-70 near the Chestnut Street ramp in North Franklin Township Sunday morning. A ...

A Connellsville couple was arrested after doctors found their 7-month-old son had suffered severe injuries, allegedly resulting from child abuse. Tyler Hunter, 18, was charged after physicians determined the child’s injuries — including bruises, lacerations and bone fractures — could ...

A sweet partnership

A beloved Pennsylvania chocolatier and an Ohio brewing company have partnered to give adults something special for their Easter baskets. The limited-edition Chocolate Ale created by Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland combines their brew with chocolate flavors from Canonsburg-based Sarris ...

The application for a proposed energy transmission line including parts of Fayette and Greene counties has been filed with the state’s Public Utility Commission. NextEra Energy is proposing a 107.5-mile, 500-kilovolt line beginning in Dunkard Township in Greene County and connecting to a ...