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The Fayette County commissioners unanimously approved the final budget for next year, which will not raise taxes on residents. The commissioners voted on the final budget at their meeting Thursday. The $54,433,827 spending plan is about $8,000 less than the proposed budget approved last ...

Priscella Layne didn’t want any gifts for her 80th birthday, figuring she has everything she needs. Instead, the West Finley womanÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ celebration of eight decades of life became a charity endeavor. Layne turned 80 Tuesday, but a party in her honor was held Dec. 13 at the Pennsylvania ...

A Charleroi councilman testified before a U.S. House subcommittee Wednesday that an influx of immigrants in recent years has had a negative impact on the borough. “I am here as a local elected official who has had to look residents in the eye and explain why their town no longer feels safe, ...

Route 88 reopens in Charleroi

After a portion of the road collapsed three months ago, Route 88 in Charleroi was reopened to traffic last week. The Aug. 28 collapse resulted in worker Vincenzo Lopez being trapped chest-deep in dirt for about five hours in the 800 block of McKean Avenue, also known as Route 88. Lopez, of ...

Crews respond to Brownsville fire

No one was inside a Brownsville house when it caught fire Friday morning. According to a Fayette County 911 supervisor, emergency crews were called to the 800 block of Second Street at 8:03 a.m. The supervisor said the home was empty, and no injuries were reported. More information was not ...