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Turnout expected to be low for TuesdayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ primary election

The primary election is Tuesday, but turnout is expected to be paltry with so few competitive races on the ballot. While off-year municipal primaries are typically low turnout affairs, the lack of candidates running for numerous open positions in local and countywide races in Fayette, Greene ...

Buying local: Farmers markets ramping up across region

As the weather starts to heat up, farmers markets will soon be back up and running across the region. There will be markets operating throughout the summer into the fall in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. The Main Street Farmers Market will kick off in Washington on May 22, and ...

Pike Days traditions continue all along Route 40

Every third Saturday in May, a train of horse-drawn wagons makes its way across National Pike for the National Road Festival, also known as Pike Days. The event takes place all along Route 40 in Washington, Fayette and Somerset counties. Many homes along the road hold yard sales, and ...

Donora child drowns in Monongahela River

A 12-year-old boy died Saturday while swimming with friends in the Monongahela River. Divers found Rontae Lester, of Donora, on the riverbed at about 3:30 p.m., according to a report from Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco. According to Warco, one of LesterÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ friends called 911 at ...

Making a comeback: Researchers making progress in fighting deadly bat disease

Mollie Byrne recalls spending summers with her family at a camp on the Juniata River in Bedford County, in south central Pennsylvania. In the evenings, visitors gathered near an old farmhouse to watch as thousands of bats emerged and flew into the night sky, providing a spectacular aerial ...

Twenty residents apply for open Fayette County commissioner seat

Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect that Lisa Nicholson is no longer an assistant to the district attorney Twenty people expressed interest in taking a seat at the commissioner's table, among them are former commissioners, current supervisors, a former mayor, veterans, educators ...