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SOUTH FAYETTE — In the three years since he became Pennsylvania’s governor, Josh Shapiro has frequently noted that one of his first acts after taking office was removing the college degree requirement for most state jobs. It’s a point he made again Thursday afternoon when he stopped at ...

A Monessen man was indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday on drug and firearm charges. Anthony Crews, 52, faces three charges of possession with intent to distribute, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and possession of a firearm and ammunition after being ...

White Oak man charged in Star Lake stabbing

Hanover Township police charged a man this week for allegedly stabbing two people following a concert at The Pavilion at Star Lake. Frank Bonacci, 43, of White Oak, faces felony charges of aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of reckless endangerment, disorderly conduct and tampering with ...

A California man will head to jail for 3 to 6 years after pleading guilty to setting fire to California Manor in 2024. Christopher Demetrious Grasty, 40, pleaded guilty to one charge of arson at the Washington County Courthouse on Tuesday, according to District Attorney Jason Walsh. Grasty ...

Multiple police officers and suspects in a vehicle theft had to be rescued from a steep hillside Sunday night. Monessen Fire Department Chief Delmar Hepple said crews were called at about 6 p.m. to the intersection of Dennis Avenue and Pine Street and that four officers and two ...

Pastor Dennis Stich stood at the front of John Wesley United Methodist Church in Washington on Sunday afternoon and asked, “How many of you have heard of Claudette Colvin?” A few people raised their hands. “How many have heard of Rosa Parks?" asked Stitch, pastor of First Christian ...