East Washington News

Sylvia Bryant wishes someone would take responsibility for the oft-vandalized playground beside the LeMoyne Multi-Cultural Community Center in the Highland-Ridge area of Washington.

Sylvia Bryant wishes someone would take responsibility for the oft-vandalized playground beside the LeMoyne Multi-Cultural Community Center in the Highland-Ridge area of Washington.

One of two men wanted in the attack of a Virginia man a week ago is in Washington County Jail on $500,000 bond after turning himself in to police late Friday.

For 29 years, he has heard cases involving everything from overtime parking at a meter to murder.

Police are searching for two men they said were involved in a stabbing at a Washington motel early Saturday morning.

When rates for solid waste and recycling collections in Washington were raised six months ago, council said it was to meet the increase in the new contract with Waste Management and to recover money the city ...

Numerous people recently appeared in Washington County Court on criminal charges.

“They will not be getting a check”

The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced Thursday how much less property owners will pay in taxes in the coming fiscal year because of gaming revenues. via O-R Online

“Once they were on the ground, (Dubina) patted the flames on him down with his hands”

A Washington County man engulfed in flames tried to leap to a firefighter's ladder from a burning deck Sunday, officials said. via Pittsburgh Tribune

“It's more than just crime we're fighting”

Here are some things you should know about neighborhood watch programs that are operating in the city of Washington. via O-R Online

An East Washington resident injured Sunday morning by a fire that swept thorugh his Jefferson Village apartment has died. via O-R Online

Fire crews battled at three-alarm fire at an apartment complex in Washington County. via ThePittsburghChannel

“We're hoping to make more substantial contributions”

Even though members of the Martha Washington Garden Club have their own gardens to tend, they've always found time to help beautify the grounds in and around Washington. via O-R Online

Staffers from the Washington County Redevelopment Authority mailed 26 applications for the county's share of slots revenue this week to the state Department of Community and Economic Development in advance of ... via O-R Online

When South Strabane Township police were called to a disturbance at the Waffle House, 255 Murtland Ave., at 9:37 a.m. Sunday, they discovered there was an active arrest warrant for Ryan Elroy Johnson, who was ... via O-R Online

“What the statements are that are in the record are in the record.”

A volunteer coach for a southern Indiana high school girl's basketball team has been barred from coaching. via WLKY.com

“While they realize that the gift is small, it is mighty to the ones who receive it”

When the school year started, Shauna Tretinik's fifth-grade class at Faith Christian School in East Washington adopted the slogan, "We Are Small, But Mighty." The six students in her classroom have certainly ... via O-R Online

Day. There will be no mail delivery. n East Washington Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the borough building. via O-R Online

“I just can't see why this board is delaying a $60 million project that will bring in $750,000 annually in property taxes and $45 million in other taxes”

An agreement is in the works that will remove the last official roadblock for a planned 235-unit housing development in Canton Township. via O-R Online

“If she had a sun roof, she could have been killed”

Police are looking for vandals who have been dropping rocks onto cars from railroad trestles in Northwest Philadelphia. via NBC 10