Washington County News

Tom Northrop, publisher of the Observer-Reporter, right, presents the Liza N. Beale Loyal Contributors Award to David and Shirley Moore of Washington, who have been United Way supporters since 1960.

Elections office technician Troy Breese, right, instructs at Courthouse Square, from left, Lisa Fisher, Charles Elliott and Frank Malie, who will be working polls at Washington High School and Citizens Library.

A Tinley Park man has been jailed on charges that he threatened to kill his ex-wife and stole her car as she was driving him to Pittsburgh International Airport after visiting their son.

Lois Jean Johnson, gets ready to make dinner for David Johnson Sr., 83, her father-in-law, in his home in North Franklin Township Thursday.

North Strabane's new fire station has two new trucks, worth a total of $1.6 million, paid for with casino revenue.

Washington County Republicans could celebrate vote totals in Washington County in the presidential race, but in 2013, as in 2009, there is less than a full slate of GOP countywide candidates.

Don Hodor, founder and executive director of Southpointe Chamber of Commerce and Marcellus Shale Chamber, has established an office in The George Washington hotel in Washington for his latest networking organization, the Washington County Business Association.

Could the Ringgold School Board race have a ripple effect on nominations for two seats on the Washington County bench? Whether to build a new middle school has been a controversial issue in Ringgold, where 14 candidates are seeking nominations as a prelude to the November election, when seven are to be elected.

On Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans across the Commonwealth will make their way to their local polling places and cast their votes for various offices.

Since the beginning of this year, the Washington County Court of Common Pleas has been like a 747 flying on only three engines.

A Belle Vernon family alleges in a lawsuit that a Rostraver Central Volunteer Fire Department truck did not have its siren activated and ignored a red light when it slammed into a sport utility vehicle on July 4. Members of the Timothy and Jennifer Kolodychak family are seeking unspecified damages against Rostraver Township, its volunteer fire ... (more)

It can cost up to $2,570 more to get a CT scan done at an Allegheny County hospital than one in neighboring Washington County.

A Canon-McMillan High School senior-Jacob Brown-was one of five students in Washington County to be awarded a $1,000 scholarship through the Comcast Foundation.

Washington County Commission Chairman Larry Maggi said this means the office, already barred by order of the state Supreme Court from the May 21 primary ballot, will not appear on the Washington County ballot in November unless a court order directs otherwise.

According to a press release from Sterling Medical Corporation, it was detected in the water system of the outpatient clinic at Washington Crown Center Mall in Washington, Pa.

Gov. Tom Corbett speaks to a large crowd during groundbreaking ceremonies last year for Hormann-Flexon at Starpointe industrial park in Hanover Township.

A Washington County man was arrested late Wednesday night after police said he fired several dozen shots outside his home.

Soon walkers, runners and cyclists along the Montour Trail's Arrowhead Trail section in Peters Township will no longer have to contend with the sometimes dangerous Valley Brook Road curve while on their travels.

Washington County Commission Chairman Larry Maggi said he has had no written communication from his counterpart in Fayette County about the fate of the Fredericktown ferry, so even though his three-person board is meeting tomorrow, no action on the matter will be taken.

Peters Township School District officials are warning parents that a traffic accident could cause a bus delay for some students.