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23 min ago | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Palin 'Goes Rogue' In Washington County 48min

Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin will be making a stop in Washington County on Saturday.

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Related Topix: Strabane, PA

Fri Nov 20, 2009

WPXI

Police: DUI Driver Crashes In Washington Co., Knocks Down Utility Poles 27 min ago

Power crews had to repair telephone poles and downed wires after an overnight crash in Washington County.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

PittsburghLIVE.com

Convicted pedophile of Marianna faces 17-year prison term

A federal judge on Friday sentenced a convicted pedophile from Washington County to nearly 17 years in prison for possessing child pornography.

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Related Topix: Marianna, PA

Mon Nov 16, 2009

WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Crash Victim Retrieving License Plate On I-79 Struck By Car

A minor accident on Interstate 79 in Washington County ultimately sent a man to a Pittsburgh hospital aboard a medical helicopter.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Washington, PA, Houston, PA

Sun Nov 15, 2009

ThePittsburghChannel

Car Abandoned After I-79 Rollover Crash

State police are investigating an accident in Washington County that caused a car to flip over.

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Related Topix: Canonsburg, PA

Sat Nov 14, 2009

PittsburghLIVE.com

Authorities in Washington County search for robbery suspect

Police in Washington County are searching for a man who on Friday robbed the Cal-Ed Federal Credit Union.

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Related Topix: California, PA

O-R Online

Finleyville woman dies in crash

This article has been read 1285 times. A Finleyville woman died in a one-vehicle crash early this morning on Route 136 near Meek Lane, Somerset Township.

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Related Topix: Finleyville, PA

Fri Nov 13, 2009

PittsburghLIVE.com

Two Washington County men acquitted in Monessen shooting

Two Washington County men were acquitted Thursday of wounding a rival during a daring daytime shooting on a Monessen street.

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Related Topix: Monessen, PA, Westmoreland County, PA, Donora, PA

O-R Online

Cecil woman killed in crash

This article has been read 0 times. A 39-year-old Cecil woman, Shawna Lynn Pigford, was killed in a one-vehicle accident on Route 980 Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Cecil, PA

Thu Nov 12, 2009

The York Daily Record

Pa. woman's starvation killing appeal set Dec. 14

A western Pennsylvania woman awaiting the death penalty for starving her 7-year-old daughter in 1998 will have an appeal hearing next month.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

KSAX

Small Washington Co. Town Shaken by Murder

A murder mystery is unfolding in a small Washington County town. A man was found dead early Tuesday in a pick-up truck on Quinnell Avenue in Lakeland Shores.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Robinson, Washington County, establishes $52 tax on workers

Starting next year, people employed within Robinson in Washington County and earning more than $12,000 a year must pay the $52 Local Services Tax.

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Tue Nov 10, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Ex-policeman charged in juvenile sex case

The former top police officer in a rural Washington County community was arraigned Monday on charges of endangering the welfare of children after he was accused of having sex with a runaway juvenile.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Town Hall

Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling...

A Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to link a natural gas drilling technique with environmental contamination.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Fayette County woman charged with embezzlement

A Fayette County woman was charged Thursday with embezzling more than $500,000 from a Washington County Ford dealership.

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Related Topix: Fayette County, PA, Brownsville, PA, Bentleyville, PA

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Kdka.com

Jury To Hear Closing Arguments In Yarbrough Trial

Share + Nov 5, 2009 8:20 am US/Eastern WASHINGTON, PA Closing arguments are set to get underway this morning in the sentencing phase of the trial for the man convicted in the shooting deaths of two Franciscan University students.

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Related Topix: Washington, PA, Violent Crime, Death Penalty

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Kdka.com

IRS Undelivered Refunds: Washington County

Share + Nov 6, 2009 12:53 pm US/Eastern HARRISBURG The Internal Revenue Service owes refunds totaling over $3.7 Million to more than 3,000 taxpayers in Pennsylvania.

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Related Topix: Tax, Harrisburg Metro, Harrisburg, PA, Pennsylvania, Washington, PA

The State Journal

No Death Penalty For Terrell Yarbrough

A Washington County Jury has sentenced Terrell Yarbrough, 29, to life in prison for the deaths Brian Muha and Aaron Land back in 1999.

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Related Topix: Death Penalty

ThePittsburghChannel.com

Sarah Palin Book Tour Coming To Washington County

Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will visit South Strabane Township, Washington County, to promote her new book.

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Related Topix: US Governors, Sarah Palin, Strabane, PA

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Free Republic

Victim's Brother Asks Jury To Spare College Students' Murderer

Joined by an unlikely ally, Terrell Yarbrough's lawyer fought for his client's life on Wednesday, one day after the Pittsburgh man was found guilty of killing Franciscan University students Aaron Land and Brian Muha.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Pittsburgh, PA, Violent Crime

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