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A Fairchance man allegedly had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl over a two-and-a-half-month period and also shared drugs with her. Neal Wilson, 25, told police he had been sexually active with the girl starting in November and continuing up to the time officers interviewed him on ...

Cecil Township officials are closer to being able to rebuild the Georgetown Road underpass after being awarded a $750,000 grant from the state. The so-called “Georgetown Scalper” is in the 500 block of Georgetown Road near where it turns into Valley Brook Road. It has long been an issue ...

Pennsylvania American Water is asking its customers to reduce nonessential water use while several counties are under a drought watch. Washington County was initially placed on drought watch by the the state Department of Environmental Protection in September. Earlier this month, 11 more ...

Washington police are asking for assistance in identifying two men accused of using credit card numbers belonging to people outside of the country. According to police, officers were called shortly before 7 p.m. to a business in the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue. Police did not identify the ...

Washington County warming centers

With snow and temperatures in the single digits and teens expected, a number of places in Washington County are providing a place to get out of the cold. Warming center locations include: Bentleyville VFD, 900 Main St., 724-344-6917 Bentleyville Senior Center, 931 Main St., ...

Several students received minor injuries after a Jefferson-Morgan School District bus was involved in a crash with a dump truck Wednesday morning. Six elementary school students and a bus driver were on the bus at the time of the crash, which happened about 8 a.m., Jefferson-Morgan ...