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Utility assistance resource fair to be held in Canonsburg

Pennsylvania American Water is hosting a Utility Assistance and Resource Fair from 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Canonsburg Senior Center at 30 E. Pike St. in the borough. The event is designed to support local customers by providing a one-stop opportunity to learn about and enroll in programs that can help reduce utility bills. More than 12,000 Pennsylvania American Water customers in Washington County may be eligible for monthly bill discounts, annual grants and assistance with past-due balances. Customers will have the opportunity to meet directly with community organizations, utilities and local leaders to ask questions and enroll in available programs. Attendees are encouraged to ...

Washington hospital workers express concern over UPMC cuts

A representative for unionized employees at UPMC Washington said job cuts announced this week by the health system break a promise to invest in the community that was made when UPMC took over the hospital two years ago. UPMC announced Tuesday that it was laying off 200 employees and ...

Canonsburg man convicted of third-degree murder in house party shooting

The Canonsburg man who claimed he was acting in self defense when he shot and killed another man during a house party in the borough last year was convicted of third-degree murder. Kristopher Moorehouse, 21, sat motionless at the defense table as the jury foreman announced the guilty verdict ...

Westmoreland man arrested in sting

South Union Township employee Judi Moats has been a monitor at Areford Park for the past 10 years. In all that time, she said, she hadn't seen anything like the scene she witnessed at the park earlier this week. A Westmoreland County man was arrested Tuesday after arriving at the Uniontown ...

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Brunson scores 45 as Knicks win 1st NBA title since 1973

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jalen Brunson and the Comeback Knicks did it again. And now they're the Champion Knicks. For the first time in 53 years, New York rules the NBA. Brunson scored 45 points, including 13 straight for New York in the fourth quarter, and the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs ...

Wild Things keep on rolling, rout New Jersey

When you’re on the kind of roll the Wild Things are enjoying, not even an usually light week of work can slow your momentum. That much was apparent Saturday night as Washington dismantled New Jersey 13-1 at EQT Park. Just how good have things been for the Wild Things? Let us count the ...

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Horwitz hit by pitch gives Pirates win over Marlins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Spencer Horwitz was hit by a pitch from Anthony Bender with the bases loaded in the eighth inning to bring in the go-ahead run and give the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 win over Miami on Saturday, ending the Marlins' six-game win streak. Bender (1-1) struck out the first two ...

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Opinion

OP-ED: Changing the direction of U.S. labor

Memorial Day, a day set aside to honor fallen veterans, is a red letter day for American labor - literally. On Memorial Day 1937, union blood was spilled in Chicago, when 10 were killed and nearly a hundred protesters were injured during a steelworkers' strike rally. It was a tragic, ...

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Canonsburg native promoted to rank of colonel

A Canonsburg native serving in the U.S. Army National Guard was promoted from the rank of lieutenant colonel to colonel in a ceremony last month. Christopher B. Bowers assumed command of the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap in November. Bowers ...

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