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Harness-racer dies in accident at the Meadows racetrack

A driver in a harness race at the Hollywood Casino at the Meadows horse track died hours after he was thrown from his sulky and struck his head on the track Wednesday afternoon. Hunter Myers was in the 11th race with Always B Royalty about 4:30 p.m. when another horse in the race appeared to ...

Canonsburg area magistrate candidateĢƵ residency questioned

Questions are being raised about the residency of a candidate running for Canonsburg area magistrate and whether he lives in Washington County or in neighboring Fayette. Three Democrats and three Republicans filed separate challenges Tuesday hoping to have Charles “Chuckie” Tenny removed ...

Harbor Freight moving to make way for Washington Mall redevelopment

South Strabane TownshipĢƵ planning commission voted Tuesday to recommend the board of supervisors approve land development for the relocation of Harbor Freight. It is another piece in a flurry of activity related to the redevelopment of the Washington Mall property, which Washington County ...

One dead, one injured in Tuesday crash

A Washington County woman died when the vehicle she was a passenger in collided with a pole on Route 40 in Menallen Township early Tuesday. Madison Porfilio, 23, of Washington was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene, according to state police Trooper Rocco Gagliardi. The crash ...

President Judge Gilman retiring in July

When President Judge Gary Gilman took his seat on the bench in the Washington County Courthouse more than 13 years ago, he had a pretty good mentor to help show him the ropes. His wife, Senior Judge Katherine Emery, had been a judge in the courthouse since 1996, so he was able to ask her ...

Sunday storm leaves thousands in the dark

A swift moving storm knocked down trees, tore through power lines and left thousands in the dark. West Penn Power spokesperson Todd Meyers said upwards of 14,000 Southwestern Pennsylvania customers lost power because of the storm on Sunday. About 6,000 were still waiting for power to be ...