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Governor talks up skilled trade grants at Junior Achievement headquarters

SOUTH FAYETTE–In the three years since he became Pennsylvania’s governor, Josh Shapiro has frequently noted that one of his first acts after taking office was removing the college degree requirement for most state jobs. It’s a point he made again Thursday afternoon when he stopped at the ...

Washington native creates “People Mover” ornament for holiday season

“For the next three weeks, I’m not going to do anything but be at my workbench.” An observation from Santa Claus, sweating to make a Dec. 24 deadline, or one of his overworked elves? No, it actually comes from Toby Fraley, a Washington native, Bridgeville resident and artist who has ...

‘Your life matters’

When someone asks Jen Pardini about the night her ex-boyfriend brutally attacked her and nearly ended her life, she answers the questions openly and without a hint of hesitation. Nothing, the survivor-turned-advocate said, is off limits: not the night he fractured her skull with a hammer, ...

Bridgeville urging that federal funding for flood control be reinstated

Officials in Bridgeville are hoping that a $5.3 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for flood control will be reinstated after it was announced the program dispersing the funds had been axed. The grant was awarded through FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure ...

Washington man charged in vehicular assault while on duty as police officer

A former Bridgeville police officer from Washington is being charged for striking a woman with his patrol vehicle in December. Allegheny County Police Department charged Daine Lower, 25, last week with a felony of aggravated assault by vehicle. According to the criminal complaint, shortly ...