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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 ...

O-R, Almanac win 3 Golden Quills

PITTSBURGH – The Observer-Reporter and The Almanac received three Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Golden Quill Awards Thursday night at Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh. The Golden Quills competition, in its 61st year, honors professional and student excellence in print, broadcast, ...

South Fayette man repairs hundreds of flag holders at veteran gravesites

Last year on Memorial Day, Dean Stewart noticed that many of the flags marking the graves of veterans at RobinsonĢƵ Run Cemetery were falling over. Bob Moreau, superintendent of the McDonald graveyard, said Stewart offered a fix. “He approached me and said he noticed a lot of the flag ...

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 ...

Enforcement of cellphone ban begins next week

Starting next week, police officers will be able to pull over drivers who are on their cellphones for any purpose. June 5 begins the “enforcement period” of Paul MillerĢƵ Law, according to Rocco Gagliardi, spokesperson for state police Troop B. For the next year, police officers can stop ...