Hit: We applaud the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission for its new statewide initiative to empower citizens to recognize, prevent and address discrimination in their communities. Washington was the site of the first “Know Your Rights” clinics being offered across the state. The ...
Miss: It is disgraceful that a property in one of Washington’s main business districts – which happens to be directly across the street from the city’s high school – has become a dumping ground for all manner of junk and trash, including a beat-up truck. Despite multiple citations, the ...
Hit: We can’t help but marvel at the resilience and strength demonstrated by Jen Pardini, whose life was forever altered two years ago at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, who brutally attacked her with a hammer, fracturing her skull and nearly ending her life. Rather than retreat from the ...
Hit: Last week’s trench collapse in Charleroi could have had tragic results had it not been for the diligence of multiple rescue teams from across five counties working together to extricate a trapped man. The unidentified man had been working in a trench in the 800 block of McKean Avenue in ...
Hit: A Mon Valley business has initiated a fundraiser to benefit employees of U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant who were impacted by last week’s explosion that killed two and injured another 10. Michelle DeHosse, who owns Sparkles by Shell in Monongahela, and her friend, Heather Gwaley, of ...
MISS: A wayward black bear has been spotted roaming around Canonsburg neighborhoods this week, prompting borough police to take to social media to urge people to use caution if they encounter the wild animal. As an addendum to that message, we urge those who feel compelled to take a selfie with ...
