Arguing that prosecutors in Pennsylvania are afforded “great deference” in how they handle criminal cases, Attorney General Dave Sunday is asking the state Supreme Court to reject a petition attempting to stop Washington County’s district attorney ability from pursuing the death penalty ...
A 19-year-old male was stabbed in the stomach at Joe Montana Stadium at Ringgold High School Sunday afternoon. According to a Washington County 911 supervisor, the victim was flown to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh after being stabbed in an incident at the stadium at about 1:35 ...
A Fayette County man was arrested by state police Thursday and charged with raping two pre-teen girls on multiple occasions going back to the mid-1990s and late 2000s. Harry Norbert Foster, 58, of Georges Township, is accused of molesting the two girls and forcing them to perform sex acts or ...
There might finally be a light at the end of the tunnel for the long-awaited project to permanently replace the 126-year-old Layton Bridge near Perryopolis. After years of historical reviews and studies examining the local bat population, the state Department of Transportation later this month ...
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) finished its investigation into last week's trench collapse in the 800 block of McKean Avenue in Charleroi that trapped a man for about five hours. Borough Manager Joe Manning said he spoke with an OSHA representative Tuesday ...
By John Sacco For the Observer-Reporter newsroom@observer-reporter.com When this year's first graders share their summer adventures, not too many will pull out a national championship gold medal. Carmen Vavra will. The recently turned 7-year-old won the USA Triathlon Youth and ...
