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Leaving a legacy: New state law ensures final gifts stay local

For decades, Pennsylvania law imposed a heartbreaking outcome on a small but important group of people. When someone died without a will and without surviving family, their entire estate was claimed by the commonwealth and absorbed into the state budget, lost to the communities they once called ...

Washington Co. appealing decision on ‘non-compliant’ opioid grants

Washington County officials are appealing the decision by the state’s opioid settlement fund review committee to reject eight grant applications put forward by the county for various projects battling the drug epidemic in the region. The Dispute Resolution Committee overseeing the ...

Family, friends honor Nicole Chauvet through scholarships

Nicole Chauvet loved cheerleading more than anything. The Cecil Township youth started dancing at age 2 and started cheerleading in the second grade at Canon-McMillan Elementary. She was a "Lil Mac" cheerleader for seven years before joining the varsity squad for four years at Canon-McMillan ...

All in the family

Lucas Piatt acquired more than DNA from his fabled father. Much more, including an unquenchable entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen, and the ability to succeed - all enveloped within an easygoing manner. Jack Piatt, his dad, was a visionary, a Washington County icon who late in the 20th ...

Peters Township senior charged in ‘sextortion’ scheme

The president of Peters Township High School’s senior class is in jail after local police accused him Friday of running a criminal network where in which he “catfished” juvenile teenagers, convinced them to share inappropriate images and videos and in some cases extorted them. Zachariah ...