City leaders and business owners in Washington said they still think downtown is a safe place to visit and shop following three incidents in the past two months in which gunshots rang out on North Main Street. Washington Mayor Jojo Burgess said he will 鈥渘ot act like Chicken Little (saying) ...
Two dogs are recovering at the Washington Area Humane Society after firefighters rescued them from a rooftop in Morris Township over the weekend. Kelly Proudfit, the humane society鈥檚 executive director, said the pug mixes have been named Kris and Kringle, and the organization is hoping ...
Editor鈥檚 note: This article is a part of Helping the Helpers, our annual series to raise awareness for nonprofits throughout the area. Omar Brooks can relate to the struggles veterans encounter when they return home. Brooks was a combat veteran did one tour in Iraq. When he came home, ...
By Richard Robbins Do you realize, or care, that the 2025 calendar jives with calendar year 1941, down to the day? Now, in many ways 1941 was a wonderful year, but it ended in lousy fashion at Pearl Harbor on Sunday, Dec. 7. Among the ways 1941 shone: many credit it as the greatest baseball ...
Police have arrested the two other suspects accused in Sunday night鈥檚 robbery at the Washington Food Mart in which a customer was shot when she pulled out a concealed weapon in self defense. Christian Zavier Patrene, 19, and Christopher Ellis-Valperga, 18, were arrested Friday and charged ...
It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the annual Holiday Minute to Win It Challenge at Washington High School. On Thursday, the gymnasium was filled with nearly 200 students from 13 area high schools who took part in a festive twist on classic Minute to Win It games. It was ...
