Strabane News

A story in Saturday's Observer-Reporter about a Hungarian family searching Washington for the grave of a long-lost relative resulted in a reunion with those who actually knew the man.

Eric Williams said he is alive today thanks to the pair of Charles Barkley-branded Nike tennis shoes he was wearing when fire swept through his home in Chartiers Township's Midland section early Sunday.

Since his last visit to Greene and Washington counties in August, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter has changed not only his appearance but also his party affiliation.

State Rep. Tim Solobay knew when he accepted the post of grand marshal for the Canonsburg Fourth of July parade that the lack of a state budget by the June 30 deadline could make him a no-show before his hometown constituents.

Police from at least four departments are investigating reports of elderly residents being conned in a driveway repair scam.

Road construction is about to switch into overdrive because the state Department of Transportation is awarding $59.7 million in federal stimulus contracts in the region.

Two men pleaded guilty Monday to raping a woman in Washington County more than a decade ago.

A South Strabane Township building contractor has been found guilty of numerous criminal charges for failing to pay subcontractors and vendors for work or supplies at various homes he was building for clients.

A family of five flew from Budapest to Paris to Pittsburgh with a mission in mind: Find their long-lost ancestor's grave.

The Washington County Food Bank is lucky to have the gamblers at a nearby casino.

The school board, by a 5-4 vote Monday night, adopted the budget with an increase of 4.85 mills for a total of 101.85 mills.

Residents of parts of Washington County are being asked this morning to conserve water because of low tank levels.

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The bodies of three unidentified women will be laid to rest this week. They're to be buried at Woodruff Memorial Park in North Strabane Township on Wednesday.

A motorcyclist has been charged in connection with a police chase that ended in a crash in Washington County last month, according to a Pennsylvania State Police report.

Police said a man who was arrested over the weekend for retail theft later confessed to being Washington Countya s so-called a oerooftop burglar.a South Strabane police Chief Donald Zofchak said 42-year-old Frank J. Bruno confessed to the slew of burglaries that have baffled investigators for the past two weeks.

The bodies of three unidentified women, one found a decade ago, will be laid to rest this week in western Pennsylvania.

SOUTH STRABANE TWP., Pa. -- A half dozen bus riders are recovering from a rocky run-in with a tractor-trailer. The bus crash happened in South Strabane Township, Washington County.

Police in Washington County said a serial convenience store burglar has struck again.

A South Strabane Township man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl at his home earlier this year was ordered to stand trial following a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Central Court.