Chemicals found in wells near the site of a 2022 incident in Freeport Township indicate a link to nearby fracking activity, according to a recent report by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University. A lawsuit filed by residents of Freeport and Springhill townships ...
A Dilliner man severely assaulted a woman in her Carmichaels apartment Tuesday morning before stealing her van and other items, according to the criminal charges filed against him. Scott Darnell, 36, allegedly broke the front-door glass to enter Janet Darnell’s Maple Street apartment ...
A new chapter is beginning for women and children in crisis as City Mission prepares to open Sally’s Sanctuary, an $8.3 million shelter designed to provide safety, stability and dignity to homeless women. The skies were cloudy, but rain held off until after Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting ...
Washington County has released another round of grants from its portion of the nationwide opioid settlement lawsuit funds, with the awardees focusing on drug recovery efforts, after-school programs and even dentistry services in Avella. The county commissioners during their Sept. 18 meeting ...
Marsha Cassel was elated when she opened her scratch restaurant, Marsha Cassel’s Kitchen on Main, in historic downtown West Middletown, in February 2023. Cassel, who had cooked for 30 years – specializing in healthy, delicious farm-to-table meals – and had successful businesses as a ...
The animal control officer for Masontown is charged with taking two dogs into his custody on a Friday and shooting both in the head the following day. Samuel Vargo, 60, of Charleroi, was called to Fort Mason Village in the borough on Friday, Sept. 5, after someone reported two dogs were tied ...
