A Charleroi councilman testified before a U.S. House subcommittee Wednesday that an influx of immigrants in recent years has had a negative impact on the borough. 鈥淚 am here as a local elected official who has had to look residents in the eye and explain why their town no longer feels safe, ...
After a portion of the road collapsed three months ago, Route 88 in Charleroi was reopened to traffic last week. The Aug. 28 collapse resulted in worker Vincenzo Lopez being trapped chest-deep in dirt for about five hours in the 800 block of McKean Avenue, also known as Route 88. Lopez, of ...
The legality of a proposal by the Washington County commissioners to change how the hotel tax revenue is distributed to the county鈥檚 Tourism Promotion Agency is coming under scrutiny. The commissioners are planning to vote during this morning鈥檚 regular meeting on a motion asking county ...
The Washington County commissioners are poised to alter how they distribute more than $2 million in hotel tax revenue given annually to promote tourism, although the head of the county鈥檚 tourism agency said the proposed plan would violate state law and could lead to a lawsuit. Commissioners ...
Peters Township officials are suing the Washington County coroner鈥檚 office over its refusal to turn over autopsy reports and other records to the municipality鈥檚 police department, which they claim is hampering the investigation into a baby鈥檚 death earlier this year. John Smith, who ...
An early-morning fire Thursday damaged a house in Washington Township next door to the volunteer fire department. Crews from numerous departments in the tri-county area were called to the house fire on 1302 Axton St. about 1:45 p.m. and found flames shooting from the roof. There were no ...
