When Rob Schiffbauer started as a volunteer firefighter at Carmichaels and Cumberland Township Volunteer Fire Company two decades ago, there was a waiting list to join the ranks. 鈥淵ou basically had to wait for someone else to resign,鈥� Schiffbauer said. At the time, the fire company ...
Donora police charged a man Friday for the alleged assault of his girlfriend. Thomas Davin, 68, of Donora, faces felony charges of strangulation and aggravated assault, and misdemeanors of unlawful restraint and simple assault. According to the criminal complaint, the incident occurred around ...
At least one person died in a hit and run accident in Robinson Township Monday afternoon. According to a Washington County 911 supervisor, the accident occurred at about 3 p.m. on the ramp from Route 22 East to the Southern Beltway. A vehicle hit a pedestrian and kept driving, the supervisor ...
My high school band director (who quit and became a priest) had just been discharged from the Army. He lived by the motto: 鈥淚f you aren鈥檛 at least 15 minutes early, you are late.鈥� I can remember him standing at the door, and if you arrived late, you got paddled. Up until the mid-70鈥檚, ...
When Alex Weaver鈥檚 Boy Scout troop leader asked if anyone was interested in restoring the Hoge Memorial in Washington, the youth accepted the challenge. 鈥淚 took it, but didn't expect it to be as much work as it was, but it was doable,鈥� said Weaver, a Scout in Troop 1005 in Washington, ...
Editor鈥檚 note: This is one in an occasional series about the origin of unusual names of places in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. A few connections leap to mind when passing Chevy Chase Street in Finleyville: the iconic actor known for his roles in TV鈥檚 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� ...
