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Act 13 natural gas impact fee revenue drops for second straight year

For the second year in a row, the state’s natural gas drilling impact fee money has decreased the amount paid out to counties and municipalities – dropping to the second lowest level in the nearly 15-year history of the program – further squeezing local budgets. The amount distributed ...

Hot dog: Limit canines’ outside time during heat wave

As temperatures soar into the 90s this week, pet owners should refrain from allowing dogs to be outdoors for an extended period of time. Gretchen Grasser, the humane officer for the Washington Area Humane Society, warned that she will be issuing citations to those who violate ...

Western Pennsylvania under extreme heat warning as temperatures climb

The heat is on with summer now in full swing as the region experiences high temperatures this week that could tie or even break century-old records. Temperatures reached the mid-90s Monday afternoon with similar conditions expected today while most of Western Pennsylvania was under an extreme ...

What’s in a name? Rumors swirl around Shades of Death Road

Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series about the origin of unusual names of places in Washington, Greene and Fayette counties. Growing up in Avella, Joey Gonzalez heard plenty of stories about Shades of Death Road. It’s a place where people were murdered and hanged. ...