The Pennsylvania Trolley Museum has acquired not a terrible trolley but the Terrible Trolley.
A popular fundraiser for Citizens Library returns this month after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 virus.
When Agnes Marnik’s husband, Joseph, died in 2008, the 85-year old said, “Maybe I’ll live till I’m 93; that will be good.”
AFSCME Retiree Local 8402 will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, at Sarris Library, Canonsburg.
Canon-McMillan High School was named the first-place winner in NJM Insurance Group’s “Just Drive” public service announcement video contest.
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Trolleys and boats and cars, oh my!
The entity that was once Washington Hospital has grown tremendously since 1897. This venerable health-care facility, in fact, has outgrown its name.
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It was 50 years ago this month that excavation first started at the Meadowcroft Rockshelter outside Avella.
Route 3001 (Lake Road) between Shaler Road and Dutch Fork Church Road in Donegal Township will be closed starting Thursday.
Washington High School held commencement for 108 seniors on June 2 at Wash High Stadium.
Geraldine Jones, former president of California University of Pennsylvania, has been named chairperson of the LeMoyne Community Center Board.
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Environmental health groups are seeking an update on the status of a pair of studies about fracking and health issues, after those studies were OK’d by the state Department of Health more than three years ago.
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The former Washington County couple that entered the U.S. Capitol and stole government-issued gas masks during the Jan. 6 attack on Congress pleaded guilty in federal court Friday.
It was a block party, 80s style. People from near and far gathered at the Main Street Pavilion in downtown Washington Friday for a rad First Friday event that boasted live music by 1985, food trucks galore and local craft and food vendors. Classic cars lined Main Street, and enthusiasts talk…
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The Cecil community is rallying around neighbors whose homes were destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon.
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A Washington woman accused of facilitating a transaction of fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed a man nearly immediately after he received the drugs from her boyfriend in December 2019 was found guilty Thursday following a three-day bench trial.
The Observer-Reporter and The Almanac newspapers received five Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Golden Quill Awards Tuesday night at Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh.
As I mentioned last week, I had surgery on my leg and was unable to enjoy any excursions on my boat over the Memorial Day holiday. However, I have learned that my injury will not stop my children from playing with my toys.
Chartiers-Houston High School will hold commencement for 82 seniors at 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, at the Chartiers-Houston High School stadium.
Pennsylvania State Police responded to fewer crashes Memorial Day weekend compared to last year, but the number of DUI arrests ticked up slightly.
Bentworth High School will hold commencement for 80 seniors at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at Bentworth High School Stadium.
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Mallory and Reagan Schreiber are identical twins, and their drive for perfection is, too.
McDonald is holding its eighth annual community-wide yard sale Saturday in the borough.
When I am out in the community, I am always asked about my support of the energy industry.
When Rose DeGregorio, Rose DeGregorio, an instructional support teacher at Bethel Park School District’s Abraham Lincoln Elementary School and avid runner, suffered a stroke in her home last year, it was her middle son, Jon – who wasn’t supposed to be there – who rescued her.
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The past month’s weather has brought sunny skies, warm temperatures and low humidity. It also brought one of the driest months of May on record in the Pittsburgh region.
With just 1.73 inches of rain recorded last month, it was the 19th driest May in the 153 years of record-keeping, according to the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh.
No one was injured Tuesday in an early morning fire that damaged a house in North Bethlehem Township. Firefighters were called to the fire in the 2100 block of East National Pike in the village of Scenery Hill shortly before 3 a.m. and found the house on fire. Cokeburg fire Chief Dave Lamber…
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No one was injured in a fire that destroyed four townhouses in Lawrence Wednesday afternoon after a garage fire spread along Old Farm Road.
Bethlehem-Center High School graduated 79 seniors during commencement at 7 p.m. Thursday at the high school stadium.
Tryouts for PONY Princess will be held at 6 p.m. June 13 at PONY Baseball and Softball Headquarters, 1951 Pony Place, Washington.
From wiener dog races to face painting to food, food, food, there was something for everyone at last weekend’s Greater Pittsburgh Food Truck Festival at Hollywood Casino at the Meadows. The event, sponsored by the Observer-Reporter, featured a feast of food truck fare, ranging from donuts to…
McGuffey High School will hold commencement for 130 seniors at 7 p.m. Friday, June 2, at McGuffey stadium.
The parent group Southwestern Local Task Force 1 monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Not since Marine Pvt. Joseph Crile’s body came back from the Dominican Republic in 1965 has his family been able to memorialize his service.
Just for fun, a second organization has donated a large sum to Greene County.
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The South Strabane man accused of being drunk when he crashed into a tree while driving down a back road in Greene County last summer, killing one of his passengers and injuring two others, was ordered to stand trial on all charges following his preliminary hearing Friday.
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Area communities have scheduled Memorial Day observances. Unless otherwise noted, observances will be held on Monday.
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Today’s travelers and home decorators are charting old territory: the paper map.
Federal, state and local municipal offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day. Banks and financial markets are also closed and there is no mail delivery. The Observer-Reporter will not be published on Monday.
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A Canonsburg woman faces multiple felonies in connection with the stabbing of a man in her home Wednesday night.
A Monessen woman was arrested by police in Washington, D.C., and is expected to face multiple cases in Westmoreland County for allegedly threatening public officials.
With the help of community partners, students at Peters Township High School installed bird and bat houses, set up compost sites, planted trees and developed other ideas to create habitats on their new campus this month.
St. Oscar Romero Parish in Canonsburg is offering an outlet for those living with mental health challenges or who know someone who is.
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CHARLEROI – Charleroi Regional Police are investigating a Thursday morning shooting in which a borough business owner shot an intruder.
Memorial Day weekend is usually the time when grills are fired up and the air is scented with the smell of hot dogs and hamburgers being cooked.
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Hooves hit dirt, clip-clopping an easy rhythm, and early summer sunshine wasn’t so hot with the breeze in my face.
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Jojo Burgess is moving ever closer to becoming Washington’s next mayor after incumbent Scott Putnam failed to receive enough write-in votes on the Republican side of the ticket during last week’s primary.
South Strabane supervisors voted Tuesday to begin the process of installing stop signs on Berry Road while they look into other possible safety measures.
North Strabane Township supervisors approved the 2023 paving program contract at Tuesday evening’s voting meeting.
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All charges against seven men accused last month of scamming thousands of dollars from customers at four rest stops in Pennsylvania – including the welcome center on Interstate 70 in Washington County – are being consolidated into a single case in Westmoreland County.
Deanna Grandstaff, band teacher at Cecil Intermediate School, was named a quarterfinalist for the Music Educator Award, which recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to the broader caus…
The West Middletown Bicentennial Craft and Vendor Fair and Flea Market will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 27, at the West Middletown Volunteer Fire Department Hall, 4799 Jefferson Ave., West Middletown.
Peters Township council unanimously approved a grant application Monday for flood plain restoration.
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By Memorial Day, runners, walkers, and bikers might be able to once again zoom through the Greer Tunnel, located in Peters Township on one of the most scenic stretches of the Montour Trail – but only temporarily.
New tri-state co-op strives to shed light on solar energy.
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