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Pennsylvania Trolley Museum recognized by USA Today

The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has been nominated for USA TodayĢƵ 10Best Readers Choice Awards in the Best Small Town Museum category. Daily online voting in USA TodayĢƵ awards is happening until Monday, Feb. 9, at 11:59 a.m. Winners will be announced Feb. 18. “We are honored to be ...

Bundle up

After a couple of days in the teens or single digits, todayĢƵ high of near 40 may feel like a heatwave. But don’t put away the heavy coat just yet. “ItĢƵ not getting warm,” said National Weather Service Meteorologist Liana Lupo. “Our highs are going to range between mid-teens ...

Senior judges to help with caseload in Washington County

Help is on the way at the Washington County Courthouse. Retired senior judges will soon be called upon to assist with the caseload as the Washington County Court of Common Pleas is down two judges following the retirement last summer of former president judge Gary Gilman and the recent ...

America 250 PA ‘kick-off’ tour visiting Fayette County

A caravan from America 250 PA celebrating the countryĢƵ semiquincentennial this year is swinging through southwestern Pennsylvania this weekend to kickoff a patriotic party. Members from the legislatively-created organization tasked with promoting the 250th anniversary of independence are ...

Monessen officers, suspects rescued from hillside

Multiple police officers and suspects in a vehicle theft had to be rescued from a steep hillside Sunday night. Monessen Fire Department Chief Delmar Hepple said crews were called at about 6 p.m. to the intersection of Dennis Avenue and Pine Street and that four officers and two ...

Washington NAACP celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Pastor Dennis Stich stood at the front of John Wesley United Methodist Church in Washington on Sunday afternoon and asked, “How many of you have heard of Claudette Colvin?” A few people raised their hands. “How many have heard of Rosa Parks?" asked Stitch, pastor of First Christian ...