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Man charged with arson at two Waynesburg sites

A man suspected of setting weekend fires in Waynesburg, including one at St. Ann Church, was arraigned Monday night. Jesse Patterson, 37, of Waynesburg, is charged with several felonies connected to suspected arson Sunday at St. Ann and a trailer on High Street. Court documents list Patterson ...

Greene homicide suspect granted new attorney

A Waynesburg man accused of intentionally providing tainted drugs that led to a fatal overdose last year will get a new attorney. In a letter to the court, Jake Finogle, 25, had requested his attorney Marissa Stewart be replaced due to a “massive conflict of interest.” Stewart also filed a ...

Carmichaels man charged with aggravated assault

A Carmichaels man faces aggravated assault charges after he was accused of kicking a police officer while being treated in the emergency room. Branden Holbert, 32, is charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment. According to the criminal complaint, Holbert was in the UPMC ...

Back to the books

A.J. Kennedy, a first-grader at Waynesburg Central Elementary School, steps off the bus as he arrives for the first day of classes Tuesday.

Former Greene Township school building being torn down

A former school building and municipal building in Greene Township will be torn down next month. Equipment to be used in the demolition is already parked outside the building, which dates back to the 1930s. Township officials said the teardown for the building has been years in the making, ...

Celebrating coal

Cars, trucks, marching bands and floats all paid homage to the areaĢƵ coal mining heritage at SaturdayĢƵ annual King Coal Parade in Carmichaels. It was the close of the 70th annual King Coal Festival, which began the Saturday before and continued throughout the week with baby contests, a ...