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Two Southwestern Pa. senators facing GOP primary challengers

Two Republican state senators from Southwestern Pennsylvania are facing challengers in the upcoming GOP primary election on May 19. State Sen. Pat Stefano, R-Bullskin, is being challenged in the Republican primary by Harry Young Cochran of Connellsville as he tries to win his fourth term in ...

Layton Bridge to temporarily close next week for inspections

There will be short-term daytime closures of the Layton Bridge over the Youghiogheny River in Perry Township next week while crews inspect the historic 127-year-old span, the state Department of Transportation announced Tuesday. PennDOT crews will close the bridge daily from 9 a.m. to 1:30 ...

Mail-in ballots going out in Fayette, Greene counties

Election officials in Fayette County began sending out more than 7,000 mail-in ballots Monday ahead of the May 19 primary election. Elections Director MaryBeth Kuznik said they have exactly 7,100 mail-in ballot requests so far, with 5,255 coming from Democrats and 1,845 applications from ...

Laurel Caverns becomes first subterranean state park in Pennsylvania

Gov. Josh Shapiro weaved his way through meandering sandstone corridors hundreds of feet underground Monday morning before emerging from the darkness into colorful lights illuminating a cavernous room to dedicate Laurel Caverns as the newest state park in Pennsylvania. “That was ...

One killed in crash in Donegal Township

State police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred just after 6 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of Route 40 and Lake Road in Donegal Township. Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco said the driver of a sedan was traveling at speeds above 80 mph while going the wrong way on ...

Vehicle crashes into Dunbar Township house

A Dunbar Township house sustained heavy damage and had to be condemned after a vehicle crashed into it last week. State police said Katlyn M. Hall, 27, of Dunbar, was driving north on Leisenring-Vanderbilt Road near Vanderbilt shortly before midnight Friday when her vehicle hydroplaned in ...