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Pennsylvania House approves law fortifying protections from online predators

“Alicia’s Law,” which is named for a woman who was abducted when she was a teenager from her Crafton Heights home by an online predator, was approved Wednesday by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. If the measure is approved by the state Senate and signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro, it would establish a state grant program to help law enforcement track down internet predators who target children. Twelve other states have already put similar laws on their books. Alicia Kozakiewicz, who survived her abduction on New Year’s Day 2002 and is now 38 years old, has been an advocate for strengthening laws that go after child predators who lurk online. The House bill was first ...

Man accused of wielding knife in attack at East Washington apartment

A man is accused of getting into a domestic dispute with his estranged wife Tuesday morning and later in the day going to an East Washington apartment and assaulting her and another person before briefly holding them at knifepoint. Borough police were called to the domestic dispute about 8 a.m. after Dustin James Cochrane allegedly violated a protection from abuse order filed against him by his wife, according to court documents. Cochrane was gone when police arrived, but he later went to a North Avenue apartment in the borough about 12:40 p.m. with a knife and kicked down the door to get in, police said. He then allegedly pushed his wife down the stairs and beat her, breaking ...

Mingo park mini-golf course estimated to cost $318K

The Washington County commissioners are considering paying more than $300,000 to a Michigan-based company to build a miniature golf course at Mingo Creek County Park, although the project could be close to a half-million dollars if the optional “water features” package is ...

$2.8 million needed to reopen Montour Trail tunnel

The Montour Trail Council is hoping to raise nearly $2.8 million - the largest single repair project in the nonprofit’s history - to reopen the National Tunnel. According to council President Julian Wolfe, the council contracted an engineering firm in November to assess the condition of ...

McCormick comes to Washington County to promote energy bill

Asserting that the United States is locked in a competition with China “and where we’re lagging is energy,” U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick came to the northern part of Washington County Wednesday afternoon to talk about a bill he has introduced that he says will fuel growth in the energy ...

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High School roundup: Washington hits four homers in win over Jefferson-Morgan

Washington used the long ball to take down Jefferson-Morgan. Chessa Henderson, Z Kyiah Hines, Kali Hagan and Kieran Wormsley hit a home run apiece for the Prexies in an 11-1 win over the Rockets in a nonsection softball game Thursday afternoon that featured two playoff-bound teams. Henderson ...

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Skenes pitches Pirates to 1-0 victory

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul Skenes threw eight brilliant innings in one of the best outings of the young star's career, Brandon Lowe hit a solo homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Wednesday night. Skenes — the defending National League Cy Young award winner — ...

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Charming the snakes: Pirates beat Diamondbacks to take series

PHOENIX – Brandon Lowe had three hits, including his 10th homer, and Joey Bart also went deep to back Mitch Keller, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Thursday. Keller (4-1) went six-plus innings, retiring 10 straight between Corbin Carroll's solo home run in the ...

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A second chance for Blue Skies

Periodically, a news story comes across my iPad that I just can’t stop thinking about. This story started like this: “On February 21 police officers were dispatched to a bar.” That opening line drew me in almost as fast as “A Florida man ..." “The caller was the bartender,” and ...

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Italian American Society awards scholarships to graduating seniors

The Italian American Cultural and Heritage Society of Washington County announces this year’s 12 scholarship awardees. With this year’s awards, the organization will have provided 272 scholarships to Washington County residents since 1992. The scholarships, $3,000 each, are awarded ...

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