Region breaks records for wettest first half of August
Charleroi Regional Police filed felony charges against a North Charleroi man after a search of his residence Wednesday revealed 18 dead cats and another 20 cats that were allegedly neglected. Joseph B. McKenna Jr. is facing 18 felony counts of aggravated animal cruelty and 20 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty. According to the affidavit of probable cause, a police officer was dispatched to the 400 block of Fourth Street in North Charleroi on Wednesday morning after a neighbor reported seeing two dead cats in garbage bags on the property and an odor of dead animals. As the officer walked up the sidewalk to the front door, he saw the garbage bags that were covered in maggots and ...
The Washington County Agricultural Fair has partnered with Tanger Outlets Pittsburgh to provide additional parking for fair visitors during the final day of the event. Recent record rainfall has left much of the fairgrounds’ parking areas unusable. While limited parking remains available at the fairgrounds, fairgoers are strongly encouraged to take advantage of alternative parking options Saturday, Aug. 22. Tanger Outlets has made its Lot D available for fair parking. The outlets are located at 2200 Tanger Blvd., Washington, off Racetrack Road. The fair will provide free shuttle service between Lot D and the Arden Gate entrance at the fairgrounds. The free service will run through ...
A recent Peters Township High School graduate and incoming freshman to PennWest University was found dead in her SUV in a California Borough parking lot early Thursday morning, and her boyfriend and his mother face charges in connection with her death. The body of 18-year-old Karoline Heintz ...
As the new school year gets underway, the Peters Township School District is considering making some facility upgrades for school years down the road, including possibly building a new field house. At the district’s school board meeting Monday, members heard from a representative of PNC Bank ...
BURGETTSTOWN – Though there is truth in the popular saying that defense wins championships, it is high-scoring offenses that put the fun in high school football and pack the bleachers on Friday nights. There was a shortage of excitement at Burgettstown last year as the Blue Devils finished ...
It’s a good idea to stick together. The seniors on the Canon-McMillan football team have been doing as much for three years. Many of them were thrust into the starting lineup as sophomores and they suffered through a series of growing pains in a 3-7 season two years ago, and you can believe ...
The California Trojans were the Class A Tri-County South Conference champions in 2025, and head coach Ed Woods wants to see his team there again. “Our expectations and goals don’t change,” he said without him ever mentioning the Trojans being the defending conference champions. “Every ...
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 ...
Artificial intelligence programs are quickly becoming a facet of everyday life for millions of Americans, from students using OpenAI’s ChatGPT to solve homework problems, to national politicians using AI-powered tools to draft campaign materials. And for better or worse, it is ...
