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Case dismissed against driver charged in fatal Donegal Township crash

The criminal case against a Claysville woman facing charges of homicide by vehicle and involuntary manslaughter after her car struck and killed a motorcyclist on Route 40 last year was dismissed after a magistrate determined she did not act recklessly or with gross negligence. District Judge ...

Trump touts U.S. Steel deal with Nippon during Western Pennsylvania visit

Touting a “blockbuster agreement” between U.S. Steel and Japanese manufacturer Nippon, President Donald Trump visited the Mon Valley Irvin Works plant Friday and boasted how the new partnership would help the Pittsburgh-based company to thrive for years to come. “You’re going to stay ...

Long Branch poised to elect first openly gay mayor in Western Pennsylvania

The tiny borough of Long Branch in Washington County that went for Donald Trump last fall is poised to elect the first openly gay mayor in Western Pennsylvania, although the candidate said heĢƵ more focused on issues affecting the community rather than being a trailblazer. Mike Natale ran ...

Second tornado confirmed in Washington County from May 21 storm

Ron Swope was bottling honey last week when the “honey house” he was in began violenting creaking, prompting him to run toward his nearby home and take cover in the basement. Having been through a tornado just three-and-a-half years earlier that caused widespread damage to SwopeĢƵ ...

Sheatler wins Democratic write-in vote for controllerĢƵ race

Heather Sheatler is getting another bite at the apple. The acting controller in Washington County, who lost last weekĢƵ Republican primary to Pat Phillips, received enough write-in votes from Democrats to force a rematch in the fall. Sheatler received 1,215 write-in votes in the Democratic ...