East Washington News

" Marilyn Posner felt pride for the United States while watching a large group of Tibetan exiles decry China about the same time President Obama arrived in Pittsburgh for the G-20 summit.

East Washington Borough has begun the process of trying to find a replacement for police Chief Robert Redlinger.

East Washington Borough has begun the process of trying to find a replacement for police Chief Robert Redlinger.

July 9, 2009 -- Investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that killed a woman in Philadelphia's Germantown section Thursday night.

About 13,000 Pennsylvania American Water customers in Washington County are being asked to keep their taps turned off today while the utility deals with a temporary shortage, officials said.

South Strabane Township police Chief Donald Zofchak said 42-year-old Frank J. Bruno - arrested on an unrelated retail theft charge - confessed Sunday to numerous burglaries that had baffled investigators for more than two weeks.

The board approved the amended the 2009-2010 school calendar to reflect the deletion of the professional development days and parent teacher conference days.

An East Washington man is finally scheduled to go to trial Tuesday in federal court on possession of firearms charges that were filed against him three years ago.

Races for three of Washington County's 11 magisterial districts were decided Tuesday night as the same candidate won both political party's nod in their respective contests.

Although Gov. Edward G. Rendell recently signed a death warrant for Roland William Steele, it's likely he will remain alive for years to come.

" An execution warrant for Roland William Steele, 62, who was sentenced to die for beating to death three Washington County women in their eighties nearly 24 years ago was signed Tuesday by Gov.

An East Washington man was arrested early Sunday after a Washington police officer on patrol saw him kick another man in the head in a parking lot behind a North Main Street bar.

Two men were killed and two critically hurt in three violent incidents over the weekend in Philadelphia: * Police were called to Rugby Street near Mohican, in the city's West Oak Lane section, at 8:11 p.m. Friday based on reports of a shooting.

Kerri Silbaugh, an eighth-grader at John F. Kennedy Catholic School, was the national winner among eighth-grade entrants in the Heinz Ketchup Creativity Contest.