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Seesaw spring

It may have been the first official weekend of spring, but Sunday resembled a weekend in summer. Temperatures reached 84 degrees in Pittsburgh, setting a new record high for March 22 - beating the previous record of 82 degrees set in 1938, according to the National Weather Service in ...

Women of Southwestern PA accepting grant applications

Women of Southwestern PA Inc. is accepting grant applications to benefit children and women in need in Washington, Fayette, Greene, Allegheny, Beaver and Westmoreland counties. Grant applications are being accepted through April 30 for funding requests up to $3,500 from nonprofit charities and ...

ICE agents to be used at Pittsburgh International Airport

Agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrived at Pittsburgh International Airport Monday to help screen passengers amid a partial government shutdown that has led to long lines at many airports. President Trump announced the move over the weekend. The shutdown has stopped ...

Community briefs

The Washington County Department of Parks and Recreation will hold Mornings in Mingo on Wednesday, March 25 at 10 a.m. in the Mingo Creek Park office. Participants will paint welcome mats using stencils. Materials will be provided, and a breakfast of pancakes and sausage will be served as part ...

Body of missing Monongahela man found after more than a month

The body of a missing Monongahela man was recovered Saturday more than a month after his disappearance. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office announced Sunday morning the body of Shelby Rhodes, 26, was found in a riverbed along Bunola River Road in Forward Township shortly before 7 ...

Kids Fest delights families in first year at Trolley Museum

A new location brought the same spark of joy for this year’s Kids Fest. Now in its 10th year, the annual festival moved from the former Washington Crown Center to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Families climbed aboard for free 20-minute rides around the museum grounds. So many, in ...