More than four months after a downtown Washington apartment building collapsed, trapping a tenant for more than nine hours, the building owner has managed to resolve some of his ongoing legal problems with the city.

The owners of a building that partially collapsed over the summer are disputing the more than $1.1 million bill the city claims it's entitled to recoup for tearing down the structure.

Washington city officials are trying to recover more than $1 million to cover costs of demolishing an apartment building that partly collapsed last summer. Separately, a hearing on citations against the building's owner was postponed from Tuesday until Dec. 4.

Barber Steven Layton lost his whole business this summer when its former home on North Main Street partially collapsed.

The summary trial for two building owners, who face multiple citations related to conditions at the Washington apartment building that collapsed in July, trapping a resident for more than nine hours, has been continued for a fifth time.

The first phase of a methodical building demolition concluded Tuesday, allowing a section of North Main Street in Washington to reopen to traffic.

A section of a heavily traveled Washington street could reopen early next week.

A hearing on the code enforcement citations filed against the owners of a downtown Washington building that collapsed in July has been postponed for a fourth time.

A visit by some of the emergency responders who aided in the rescue of Megan Angelone helped lift the Washington woman’s spirits recently.

Months before a downtown Washington apartment building caved in, trapping a woman for more than nine hours, a longtime tenant told the city code enforcement officer the conditions of the building’s foundation were “severe and dangerous” and complained of a “massive crack” in the wall.

The owners of an apartment building that partially collapsed in downtown Washington last month face almost three dozen new citations for alleged ordinance violations at other rental properties in the city.

Some residents of a downtown Washington apartment building that partially collapsed were able to retrieve a portion of their belongings Monday morning.

In the aftermath of the July 12 collapse of the Montgomery Building at 15 N. Main St. and the city’s ramping up of its inspections of problem buildings, Washington officials found themselves dealing with an unanticipated human challenge.

Presidents Pub and Life Church teamed up with local businesses Tuesday to host a benefit dinner to help provide relief for victims of the July 12 building collapse at 15 N. Main St., Washington.

A district judge continued the trial of two building owners who face citations related to conditions at the downtown Washington apartment building whose partial collapse trapped a tenant for more than nine hours earlier this month.

City officials in Washington were out in full force Monday, following up on complaints about a variety of buildings, which one councilman said are the result of widespread coverage of the partial collapse of the building at 15 Main St. two weeks ago.

From a business perspective, downtown Washington hasn’t had it this good in years.

One of the buildings that provides an attractive backdrop for Main Street visitors is also one of the downtown’s original anchors in the business district.

President’s Pub, 88 N. Main St., Washington, will host a dinner to benefit those who suffered losses in the July 12 collapse of the 15 N. Main St. building.

City officials declared an apartment building in Washington “unfit for human inhabitation.”

The building collapse that occurred a week ago was on the minds of city of Washington officials Wednesday as they met with state legislators who were in town to highlight antiblight initiatives.

One week after the collapse of a downtown Washington apartment building, the owners of the structure are facing a predicament for another property they own.

The demolition of a partially collapsed Washington building has commenced, but it’s going to be a slow process.

Washington firefighters will soak the dilapidated structure at 15 N. Main St., Washington, for two hours Tuesday morning so crews can begin the process of tearing it down. After workers begin the “one-brick-at-a-time” demolition process, firefighters will continue to mist the area to cut dow…

The first phase of demolition on the Washington apartment building that partially collapsed Wednesday will be handled carefully and methodically, like a surgical procedure, according to Washington Mayor Scott Putnam.

When the call came into Washington fire station Wednesday about a building collapse, Capt. Jerry Coleman thought firefighters might be responding for some tiles or parts of a ceiling that had come down.

Residents and businesses in the block of North Main Street that saw a building partially collapse Wednesday were picking up the pieces Thursday.

Washington City Council thanked first responders Thursday who rescued a woman from a collapsed building Wednesday, and Mayor Scott Putnam said city officials have a message for landlords with substandard housing.

The Classics on Main Annual Car Show scheduled for July 16 in Washington has been canceled. The cancellation is because of Main Street being closed after a building at 15 N. Main St. partially collapsed and an emergency order was granted by Washington County President Judge Katherine Emery W…

After a nearly 10-hour rescue effort to free a woman trapped in a downtown Washington apartment building Wednesday, the priority of city officials was to immediately raze the unstable structure.

A woman who was trapped for more than 9 hours inside a partially collapsed downtown Washington apartment building was pulled to safety Wednesday evening.