A stretch of Locust Avenue in South Strabane Township may remain closed for an extended period of time after it was damaged by a landslide last week. The state roadway is currently closed between Hudak Hill Road and Interstate 79. Melissa Maczko, press officer for the state Department of ...
The Washington County district attorney’s office will no longer seek the death penalty against one of the two homicide defendants charged in the 2021 shooting that killed a Donora convenience store worker. Deputy District Attorney John Friedmann filed paperwork Thursday that the prosecution ...
Two years ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates earned a save by restoring the Chartiers-Houston youth softball fields that were destroyed by April floodwaters. But last week’s heavy rains left the fields at Houston Park under water again. In 2024, the softball fields were repaired through Fields ...
A new round of funding is now available for school districts through the Range Resources School District Enrichment Fund, a partnership between Range Resources and the Washington County Community Foundation (WCCF). Following a successful inaugural year that awarded more than $50,000 to 13 ...
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — This spring, Pennsylvanians will vote in primary ...
A judge has approved plans by Washington County elections officials to consolidate precincts in 13 municipalities across the county, but rejected a proposal to reconfigure the dozen voting districts in Peters Township. Washington County Court of Common Pleas Judge Michael Lucas granted the ...
