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Rep. Cook on ‘warpath’ against GOP establishment after primary victory

After fending off a Republican challenger going for his 50th House seat during TuesdayĢƵ primary, state Rep. Bud Cook is now on the “warpath” looking to take on GOP leaders and area politicians who backed his opponent. “ItĢƵ time. I’m on the warpath,” Cook said Tuesday night ...

Donora man dies after being hit by train

A Donora man died early Tuesday morning after he was struck by a train. According to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco, Cody David Kimmel, 30, was hit near 65 E. First St. in Donora at about 11:40 p.m. Monday. Kimmel was transported to Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital, where he was ...

Natures PickinĢƵ products provide something for all ages

More than 40 years ago, the Higbee family began offering vitamins and other wellness products to the residents of Fayette County and surrounding areas. “I was dating the Higbees’ son and started working a couple of days a week at the store,'' Michelle Higbee, owner of Natures PickinĢƵ ...

AGĢƵ office files charges against Shell Pipeline

The Pennsylvania attorney generalĢƵ office filed 13 misdemeanor charges against Shell Pipeline Co. related to a 45-mile stretch of pipeline in Western Pennsylvania. The charges filed Friday allege multiple violations of the stateĢƵ Clean Streams Law, according to a press release from the ...

Two charged in South Franklin homicide

EIGHTY FOUR – State police charged two men Monday in connection with a shooting that killed an 18-year-old woman and injured a juvenile girl earlier this month. Charged in the case are Windale Barfield Jr., 19, and Karon Whitlock, 20, both of Washington. According to the criminal ...

Keep it native: Native plants benefit local ecosystem

In her 1970 classic “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell laments the use of insecticides and asks of farmers, “Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please.” In 2019, researchers affiliated with Cornell University issued a study finding that the population of ...