Monongahela News Archives

“There's quite a bit on the plate to get this done”

Members of the Monongahela River, Railroad and Transportation Museum are continuing efforts to open their Brownsville building to the public to honor their late board president. via PittsburghLIVE.com

Fort Ligonier almost wasn't built. Which means the borough of Ligonier might never had been settled. via North Hills News Record

A Clairton man was arrested after Monongahela police found him inside a New Eagle business Sunday evening. via Http

“The city side of the park will be the new green living room for Downtown”

Point State Park's new sod is taking root. New metallic benches are in place. Electrical work is nearly done, and spring buds are sprouting. via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

“If Hillary doesn't win, I'm not voting.”

I've been following Hillary Clinton's campaign for a couple of days, and I have a new story up on the home page. via The Corner

Jim McCune remembers seeing people lined up at the entrance of Monongahela Ford in July of 1948. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Bill and I made $109 million in eight years, but I'm more in touch with commoners than my opponent, who only recently paid off his student loans.”

Thirty years after Michael Cimino's "The Deer Hunter" won five Oscars, including Best Picture of 1978, Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has finally gotten around to remaking the classic film of Vietnam ennui ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

GREENSBURG, Pa. - Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company , a subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, Inc. via Earth Times

A Monongahela woman is in Washington County Jail and a 15-year-old Monongahela boy is in a juvenile detention facility after they allegedly robbed the McDonald's restaurant, 301W. via O-R Online

The Washington County coroner's office is examining a bone found Thursday in the Monongahela River to determine if it's human remains. via O-R Online

An autopsy is set on a man's body found floating in the Monongahela River near the Birmingham Bridge in Pittsburgh. via The York Daily Record

“We've got to make sure people have transportation”

It has been more than 13 years since Dr. Joycelyn Elders resigned under pressure as Surgeon General for her views that children should be educated about sex and birth control, but the pediatrician and health ... via The Times West Virginian

“We need to have a process that meets the highest standards”

State Sen. J. Barry Stout offered some advice to the roughly 75 community leaders who turned out last Thursday night to protest the way $8 million in slots revenue allocated to Washington County was divided. via PittsburghLIVE.com

“Back then, in 1960, it was a different time”

Ready or not, Washington will observe the 200th anniversary of its founding in October 2010. via O-R Online

“Now we'd understand if someone had trouble spelling Monongahela”

As a former Pennsylvanian, I'm both pleased and a little alarmed at all the attention my home state is getting in the run-up to its April 22 primary. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

A Monessen man and three others are facing charges after he shot himself in the hand Sunday while playing with what police said was a stolen gun. via O-R Online