The number of people who died of drug overdoses in Fayette, Washington and Greene counties continues to drop, a hopeful sign in local leaders鈥� fight against the opioid epidemic. In Washington County, 46 people suffered fatal overdoses last year 鈥� a 19% drop in overdose deaths from 2024, ...
Carmichaels Area school officials are pushing back on a misleading campaign attack mailer sent out by the Republican Party of Pennsylvania incorrectly claiming the district imposed a new tax in 2024 and then 鈥渞aised our taxes through the roof鈥� the following year. A mailer attacking ...
A multi-use trail from Waynesburg to the Wisecarver Recreation Area took a step closer to reality Thursday. The Greene County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a Multimodal Transportation Fund commitment letter and contract through the Commonwealth Finance Authority for preliminary ...
Members of the public are invited to share their thoughts about what improvements should be made in and around the Connellsville to McKeesport stretch of the Youghiogheny River. The Mountain Watershed Association is hosting the sessions on Monday, March 23, at Carnegie Library of McKeesport ...
When Jimmy Rasel was a baby, doctors told his parents he probably wouldn鈥檛 live past 10 years old. On March 15, Jimmy 鈥� described by family members as one of the most joyful, sincere and kind people anyone could meet 鈥� died at age 79. He was close to being the oldest person in the ...
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