Canonsburg News

Share + Jul 3, 2009 4:56 pm US/Eastern Reporting Mary Robb Jackson CANONSBURG 1 of 1 With the Fourth of July just a day away, people in Canonsburg are parking chairs to get a prime spot for the town's annual parade.

The Christian rock band Article One will perform at 7:30 p.m. July 18 at Chartiers Presbyterian Hill Church's outdoor amphitheater, 2230 Washington Road in Canonsburg.

The town of Canonsburg has a population of 8,000 on July 3rd; on July 4th the number jumps to 60,000 as people flock into town for its annual 4th of July parade.

" If a strong wind blows through Canonsburg this week, it'll likely take out several rows of porch chairs people have set out for the Fourth of July parade.

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This article has been read 289 times. Canonsburg police are investigating an incident in which two men were robbed at gunpoint early Thursday as they walked along West College Street.

Jun 19, 2009 5:15 pm US/Eastern Reporting Yvonne Zanos The digital age of television is here.

An accident has shut down Interstate 79 in Washington County. The two-vehicle, rollover accident happened just before 3 p.m. Tuesday.

Canonsburg General showed the biggest net income loss among local hospitals in fiscal 2007-08, but two others also lost money, a state report released Friday shows.

Even before the national economy tanked in the fall, 30 percent of Pennsylvania's acute care hospitals were losing money, according to a financial analysis by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council released today.

Federal investigators say a lack of policies and procedures for operating underground locomotives contributed to a fatal accident at a Consol Energy operation in West Virginia last October.

" Lee Ann Dobson is a breast cancer survivor, being cancer-free for more than 35 years.

Because of natural silt build-up, what once was a recreational haven for boaters and fishermen and home to dozens of species of fish and amphibians will become a 76-acre mud flat, void of utility and fun, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determined recently.

Three women -- whose names remain unknown -- will be laid to rest next week. Through the work of the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office and a funeral business, the women will be buried on Wednesday near Canonsburg.

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It is tempting to exceed the 35-mph speed limit along Route 28, including the treacherously narrow stretch between the Heinz plant and the 31st Street Bridge.

Matthew Santoni can be reached via e-mail or at 412-380-5625. The Port of Pittsburgh Commission and business leaders hope to dissuade federal officials next week from charging local businesses 10 times the current rate to move goods and materials on the three rivers.

Pennsylvania American Water announced the installation of new water lines and fire hydrants in its McMurray District during the second quarter of 2009.

Canonsburg council is expected to vote Monday on an agreement that will allow the construction of an access road, ending in a cul-de-sac, to the proposed Fort Pitt Business Park.

A Carnegie man is in Washington County Jail after he was arrested Monday night for allegedly assaulting an off-duty state police sergeant.