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Canonsburg ceremony reunites piece of bomber plane with WWII veteran

Aug. 6 marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Among the more than 70,000 people killed that day were 12 American prisoners of war. One of those prisoners was 1st Lt. Joseph Dubinsky, 26, of Washington, the pilot of a B-24 bomber, Taloa, ...

Peters School District adopts ban on cellphones

The Peters Township School District has updated its cellphone policy to prohibit students from using them throughout the school day. The district has taken this step in anticipation of a statewide ban on student cellphone use that could go into effect in 2027. Both the Pennsylvania House of ...

Peters Township teen charged with sexting Washington boy

A Peters Township teen is accused of sexting a 14-year-old boy earlier this summer and trying to set up a meeting for a sexual encounter. Alexander Scott, 18, was charged by Washington police Thursday with numerous felony counts after communicating with the boy on an internet chat board June ...

Slovan VFD adds specialized rescue equipment

Volunteer first responders at the Slovan Volunteer Fire Department in Smith Township now have increased specialized vehicle rescue capacity thanks to a donation from a local company. Langeloth Metallurgical Company, a northern Washington County-based molybdenum products manufacturer, ...

Crossroads of history

It wasn’t exactly Abbey Road, but students dressed up in 18th-century garb had that vibe as they crossed South Main Street in Washington with the help of Maria Piatt while she flagged down traffic for the kids to have safe passage Thursday morning. Nearly two dozen school students spent the ...

Blueprints receives new funding for Greene home-delivered meals program

Blueprints has received new funding support for its Greene County Home Delivered Meals program through the Community Foundation of Greene County. The recent funding was generously made possible, in part, by grants from the community foundation through both the James and Jackie Campbell Family ...