Cast away: Connecting with nature through fly fishing
Seven school districts in the 48th Legislative District will be receiving more than $1.4 million from Pennsylvania’s School Safety and Mental Health Grant Program. The funding will be used to support physical security enhancements and mental health initiatives. It was renewed for the 2026-27 school year as part of the recently approved state budget. State Rep. Tim O’Neal represents the 48th Legislative District, and he said, “Children should feel safe and secure when they are in school. “This funding helps school districts strengthen security measures, expand access to mental health resources and prepare for potential safety threats.” The school districts will receive the ...
The Washington County coroner's office is seeking information for David Lamansky, who was born August 7, 1944, and died August 8 in Transitions Healthcare in Washington. Information should be directed to the coroner's office at 724-228-6785.
For years, time has stood still in Peters Township. Well, not literally. Time stopped for the clock that stood on a tall post at the entrance of the township’s municipal complex on East McMurray Road, which meant that anyone who was checking their watch by it was only right twice a ...
Local streams were among those found to exceed safe levels of E. coli in a new report published by a Pennsylvania environmental group. The report by Philadelphia-based PennEnvironment Research and Policy Center found potentially hazardous amounts of fecal contamination at least once in about ...
The annual Sumner Ave. Street Dance will return to Washington for its 45th installment, offering a family-friendly and energetic evening of music. The dance runs from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday on Sumner Avenue. Organizer Monika Williams’ mother, Sandra Walden, began the dance alongside her neighbor Peggy Patterson Calloway in 1981 as a way for local kids to have fun in the summer, which created a beloved Washington institution. Williams took over the dance after the death of Walden and Calloway, and ran the event until she had to temporarily step back from her leadership position following a surgery in 2019. She said after considering permanently handing off the event, she received a ...
PEARL, Miss. – The Wild Things scored in only two innings Friday night but they were more than enough for a lopsided win. Caleb Ketchup drove in three runs, Kyle Edwards and Wagner Lagrange each had three hits and Washington defeated Mississippi 11-4 at Trustman Park. The Wild Things ...
Rob Heuler of Bethel Park experienced an odd feeling when he recently attended a captain’s practice in his new capacity as Peters Township High School varsity girls soccer coach. “I walked into the stadium with different eyes,” he said. “I felt only open arms. It was awesome and ...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a three-run home run and rookie Rafael Flores Jr. homered for the third time in two days to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Lowe's homer came in the fifth inning off Jovani Moran and landed in the ...
For months, President Trump and his administration have been fixated on one issue. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with ending the war in Iran or with the affordability of groceries and gasoline. The president’s primary goal this spring and summer has been the passage of the Safeguard ...
Many may only be familiar with fly fishing from the iconic scenes featured in the 1992 film, “A River Runs Through It,” starring Brad Pitt. But for anglers and would-be anglers in the South Hills, there is a little-known “port of entry” into the mysterious world of fly fishing, and ...
