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Walking the zoo for a good cause

Sunday we turned the clocks back, and that is many people’s favorite day of the year. They love it because you get to sleep in an extra hour, and that makes them feel extra rested. I am one of those people, although this year I did not get to enjoy it.This year, I joined my sister’s team, ...

Cardboard baler catches fire in North Strabane plant

A cardboard baler caught fire Monday afternoon inside a North Strabane Township plant, sending smoke through the building and forcing the evacuation of about 100 employees.Firefighters from North Strabane, Peters Township and Canonsburg were called just after 1 p.m. to HBC on Meadowlands ...

Liberty Tunnel work planned

The inbound Liberty Tunnel in Pittsburgh will be closed nightly through Friday night, weather permitting.The inbound Liberty Tunnel will close to traffic from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Thursday night and from 8 p.m. Friday night through noon on Saturday as crews conduct electrical conduit work, ...

Correction

<strong>Bretta Hrynda, 47, of Munntown Road,</strong> Eighty Four, was the driver of one of two vehicles involved in a crash on Thomas-Eighty Four Road at Waterdam Road Oct. 30, North Strabane police said. Incorrect information was provided in a police beat item ...

Rueben Brock seeks 18th Congressional District seat

Arguing he will represent people rather than political elites, Washington native and psychologist Rueben Brock has joined the crowded field seeking the seat in the 18th Congressional District that was vacated by Republican Tim Murphy last month.Running as a Democrat, the 41-year-old Brock has ...

McGuffey, tax collectors settle pay challenge

Four McGuffey tax collectors who fought a move to cut their pay have agreed to a settlement with the school district.A “stipulation and settlement” filed in Washington County Court late last month shows the tax collectors, under the agreement, will switch from commission-based pay to a flat ...