West Alexander News

A West Alexander man was arrested Tuesday night, accused of setting a fire inside American Legion Post 656 in Donegal Township.

Valley Grove is a small town. As one might expect, it's fire department is volunteer.

PURLS FOR PEARLS Advocates for the prevention of child abuse and neglect partied down at a silent auction sponsored by the Child Advocacy Center of Lehigh County April 2 at the Baum School of Art in Allentown.

A Washington County grandmother suffered lower body injuries while trying to escape from a house fire that killed several dogs Sunday night.

Winds ripped through Western Pennsylvania late Wednesday and early Thursday, toppling countless trees and causing widespread power outages that, in some cases, might last until the weekend.

Authorities have captured a West Virginia bank robbery suspect after a chase into Pennsylvania.

Strong winds ripped through Western Pennsylvania overnight, causing thousands in the region to lose power.

The idea of merging the governments of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County is not dead, but it is firmly stuck in a mire of closed-door meetings among local politicians.

Chances are, not many people outside of Washington County have heard of the borough of West Alexander, pop.

Pennsylvania is infamous for the antiquated organization of its local governments, boasting thousands of municipal entities in an overlapping tangle of borders, jurisdictions and services.

Pennsylvania has one fewer municipality as 2009 begins. That's because tiny West Alexander in Washington County has merged with Donegal Township.

Pennsylvania has one fewer municipality as 2009 begins. That's because tiny Alexander Borough in Washington County has merged with Donegal Township.

This article has been read 400 times. No one was injured in a fire that gutted a home in East Finley Township Thursday night.