Five area veterans were recently recognized for their service as part of Caring Mission Home Care’s “Because of You” campaign. The program kicked off this year to honor veterans in Washington, Fayette, Greene and Allegheny counties. “It was started this year as a gift of gratitude and ...
The chairman of the Canonsburg-Houston Joint Sewer Authority isn’t happy about an odor wafting through parts of the borough and nearby municipalities but expects it to dissipate soon. Rob Luksis spoke at Monday’s Canonsburg council meeting and contends that the smell originates at the ...
Twenty years ago, on Sept. 17, 2004, the remnants of Hurricane Ivan passed through Washington County, dumping as much as 6 inches of rain in some parts and laying a path of destruction in its wake. The hurricane that moved northward after pounding Florida stalled over Western Pennsylvania, ...
In 2014, Jack Burt and a couple of his friends wanted to do something to remember their friend Stephen Breese, who was killed in a car crash, and also help Breese’s wife and infant daughter. Breese, 28, died in a head-on crash along Route 18 in Morris Township on Christmas night 2013. His ...
Two new Sheetz locations are springing up quickly in Washington County. The Altoona-based convenience store chain is close to finishing work on a store at the intersection of North Main and East Pike streets in Houston. The Houston Sheetz is scheduled to open in June. Another Sheetz is under ...
A fire displaced a Houston family Monday morning. Firefighters were called to 226 E. Grant St. at 9:48 a.m., according to a Washington County 911 supervisor. Crews arrived on scene to find the house in flames. Richard Burgess, one of the homeowners, was at work when he received a call from ...
