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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 ...

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 ...

Dunbar defendants charged in 9-year-old's killing to undergo separate trials

The two Dunbar women accused of killing the 9-year-old girl in their care will be tried separately, according to Fayette County District Attorney Mike Aubele. Sarah Shipley, 36, appeared in court Thursday morning for a status conference in the case. Shipley, along with Kourtney Eutsey, 32, ...

It's worth a shot

OMAHA, Nebraska - West Virginia baseball fans traveling to Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series can support their team in more ways than just going to the games as the Mountaineers battle to advance in the 2026 championship series. In fact, they can do it by doing something they’ll ...

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Bucs’ long journey ends one step shy of gold

UNIVERSITY PARK – The old saying goes that sometimes it’s more about the journey than the destination. For Chartiers-Houston, the end result of 7-1 loss to Laurel in the PIAA Class 2A softball championship was a silver medal. That’s not what any of the Bucs wanted when they arrived at ...

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One Hall of a CWS debut for West Virginia

OMAHA, Neb. — Tyrus Hall’s blooper down the right-field line in the eighth inning Friday – WVU head coach Steve Sabins admitted later – put the wheels in motion on what was about to be a historic day inside Charles Schwab Field. “Hall gets that hit down the line and I start thinking ...

Local birding legend gives wings to multiple generations

Many thanks to the Ralph K. Bell Bird Club of Greene County and to the entire Bell family for including us in a great spring bird count on May 23. Although I have attended both the Christmas bird count as well as the spring event back when Ralph was still alive, this one was extra special. As ...

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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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