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Second tornado confirmed in Washington County from May 21 storm

Ron Swope was bottling honey last week when the 鈥渉oney house鈥 he was in began violenting creaking, prompting him to run toward his nearby home and take cover in the basement. Having been through a tornado just three-and-a-half years earlier that caused widespread damage to Swope鈥檚 ...

Sheatler wins Democratic write-in vote for controller鈥檚 race

Heather Sheatler is getting another bite at the apple. The acting controller in Washington County, who lost last week鈥檚 Republican primary to Pat Phillips, received enough write-in votes from Democrats to force a rematch in the fall. Sheatler received 1,215 write-in votes in the Democratic ...

Enforcement of cellphone ban begins next week

Starting next week, police officers will be able to pull over drivers who are on their cellphones for any purpose. June 5 begins the 鈥渆nforcement period鈥 of Paul Miller鈥檚 Law, according to Rocco Gagliardi, spokesperson for state police Troop B. For the next year, police officers can stop ...

History in a headset: Portals Showcase recreates important local sites

The desks where early 20th-century students sat were lined up once more Tuesday, ready to be filled with young scholars. And, a tavern along the National Road was lit up and ready to welcome weary travelers. Those journeys, and others, came courtesy of high school students from four local ...

Never forget

Communities throughout the country took time Monday to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Among those was Monongahela, where the Monongahela Veterans Council鈥檚 Memorial Day Ceremony was observed at Monongahela Cemetery. The ceremony came after the city鈥檚 Memorial Day Parade. Mayor ...