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Committee rejects four more opioid grants from Washington Co.

Another four opioid settlement grants in Washington County – including one for a recovery house and another for teen outreach programs – were rejected last week by the statewide board overseeing the money, prompting a county official to question the committee’s motives. The Pennsylvania ...

PennDOT touts highway improvements on Interstate 70

Construction on numerous sections of Interstate 70 in Washington and Westmoreland counties is continuing as part of the state Department of Transportation’s long-term efforts to modernize the highway originally built in the mid-20th century. For more than a decade, PennDOT has been improving ...

DA won’t seek death penalty against one of two Donora homicide suspects

The Washington County district attorney’s office will no longer seek the death penalty against one of the two homicide defendants charged in the 2021 shooting that killed a Donora convenience store worker. Deputy District Attorney John Friedmann filed paperwork Thursday that the prosecution ...

Testimony heard in challenge to Buchtan’s residency for state Senate race

Republican state Senate candidate Al Buchtan spent three hours testifying about his new rental home in Washington County Friday during a hearing challenging his residency that at times felt more like an open house tour rather than a court battle trying to get him booted from the ...

Investigation underway after Donora man dies following police encounter

State police are handling an investigation into Donora's police department after a man died last week following an encounter with an officer. According to a report from the office of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, 57-year-old John F. Miller died at 10:55 p.m. March 22 at UPMC ...