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Former Washington man gets prison sentence in molestation case

A former Washington man was sentenced to 6 to 12 years in state prison after pleading guilty to charges stemming from allegations he molested two young girls.Jon E. Stein, 54, who lived in Washington at the time of the crimes but moved to Nevada before the first of two cases was filed in ...

Putnam, Westcott seeking re-election

The city of Washington’s mayor and a longtime councilman formally declared plans to seek re-election on Monday.Mayor Scott Putnam and Councilman Ken Westcott, both Democrats, separately announced their bids to hold onto their respective seats.Putnam, who is seeking a second term, cited ...

City targeted in new lawsuit by demolition contractor

The company that tore down part of a downtown Washington apartment building following its collapse 18 months ago filed a new lawsuit against the city this week.Allegheny Crane Rental Inc. claims in its lawsuit that local officials “knowingly engaged in a scheme to obtain services from (the ...

Woman trapped in Washington collapse sues former owners

A lawsuit by the woman who was badly injured when she was trapped under rubble when her downtown Washington apartment building collapsed in 2017 is suing her former landlord and the owners of the neighboring structure.Megan Angelone, who now lives near near Uniontown in Fayette County, filed a ...

TRPIL fights mold that halted renovations

Four months after the city ordered a stop to renovations at TRPIL’s new building, work to remove the mold that prompted the order is underway at the West Maiden Street site.“We hadn’t anticipated anything of this magnitude,” said Dave Ball, project manager for the nonprofit, of the ...

Pizza deliveryman robbed at knifepoint in Washington

A pizza deliveryman was robbed at knifepoint Friday night in the 200 block of Jefferson Avenue in Washington.Washington police responded to the Subway parking lot at 11:55 p.m. after a Mm! Mm! Pizza deliveryman called 911.The man said he was on the clock when he pulled into the parking lot to ...