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Mt. Lebanon graduate drafted by Steelers

The NFL could not have scripted a better amateur draft in Pittsburgh. During a record-breaking, three-day event, the “local boy does good story" unfolded as Eli Heidenreich of Mt. Lebanon was selected by his hometown Steelers in the seventh and final round. Wiping away tears, he walked ...

Former Washington County woman elected Florida Bar president

A former resident of Bentleyville and Scenery Hill will assume the role of Florida Bar president next year. Paige Greenlee graduated salutatorian from Bentworth High School in 1992. She obtained her law degree from Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., in 2000. Greenlee founded her Tampa, Fla., ...

Downtown Washington welcomes ‘Da Chop Shop’

Longtime local barber Donnie Knupp is hoping his new North Main Street location, affectionately known as "Da Chop Shop," will grow into a pillar of the Washington community. He unveiled the new barbershop at a public ribbon cutting on Wednesday afternoon. Knupp, 38, has worked at shops ...

Wigle Whiskey introduces ready-to-drink craft cocktails

Pittsburgh-based Wigle Whiskey has announced the launch of Wigle Craft Cocktails, a new collection of ready-to-drink canned cocktails. The collection consists of five varieties of vodka- and bourbon-based cocktails, each with a different flavor. In a news release, Wigle Whiskey said the ...

Washington County native in running for best horror host

A South Strabane resident is a nominee in the best horror host category in the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, a contest that honors horror research, creativity and film preservation. Erik Sprowls appears as "Captain Calico Drake" in the monster movie show “Dead and Buried Treasures.” ...

Bridgeville woman charged with theft from school booster group

A Bridgeville woman is facing charges after she was accused of taking money from a fund supporting a middle school choral group. Valerie Kubiak, 42, has been charged with theft by unlawful taking, access device fraud, receiving stolen property and misapplication of trusted property after she ...