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Allenport man killed by train

An Allenport man died Friday after he was hit by a train in the borough. Anthony Michael Chilzer, 43, was pronounced dead after he was struck by a Norfolk Southern train in Allenport about 5:10 p.m., according to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco. According to the release from Warco's ...

Chartiers-Houston Buccaneer Band to host 
12th annual band festival

The Chartiers-Houston Buccaneer Marching Band will host its annual band festival on Saturday. Eight other area high school marching bands will join the Buccaneer Band for an evening of song, field formations and drumlines. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with the first band taking the field at 7 p.m. ...

Springhill Township adopts data center, power generation ordinances

The three members of the Springhill Township Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a pair of ordinances restricting data centers and associated fossil fuel power facilities during a Thursday night meeting, capping a monthslong effort to regulate the high tech industry in rural southern ...

Fayette commissioners approve creation of educational authority

With the closure of Penn State Fayette looming at the end of the academic year, the county is creating an educational authority that could take control of the campus once it closes. Fayette County’s board of commissioners approved the creation of the authority Thursday following a public ...

Flooding forces Mingo’s removal from Covered Bridge Festival

The Covered Bridge Festival will not take place at Mingo Creek County Park this weekend due to recent rainstorms, but the other seven bridge sites scattered across Washington and Greene counties will still be open to visitors for the annual event. The Washington County Tourism Promotion Agency ...