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Friends, family and community members held red balloons and candles Friday evening, as they came together to grieve the death of John “Koo Koo” Miller, who died on March 22, five days after being tased by a Donora Borough police officer. “What happened to him should never have ...

Republican state Senate candidate Al Buchtan spent three hours testifying about his new rental home in Washington County Friday during a hearing challenging his residency that at times felt more like an open house tour rather than a court battle trying to get him booted from the ...

After sexual assault charges were filed against two Laurel Highlands High School teachers within a week, state Rep. Charity Grimm Krupa asked the state attorney generalĢƵ office to determine whether the district followed state mandatory reporting policies and properly investigated reports. ...

State police are handling an investigation into Donora's police department after a man died last week following an encounter with an officer. According to a report from the office of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, 57-year-old John F. Miller died at 10:55 p.m. March 22 at UPMC ...

Heavy rains cause flooding in the region

Heavy rains swept through the region Thursday night into Friday morning, leading to road closures and school delays or cancellations. According to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh, between 1 1/2 inches and 2 1/2 inches of rain fell in Washington County during a six- to 12-hour ...

Penny pinching

On Nov. 12, the final U.S. pennies were struck at the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia. Why? The cost to manufacture the one-cent coin - which had been in circulation since 1793 - rose far above its face value. At the time pennies ceased being made, it cost 3.69 cents to produce one. The U.S. ...