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American flag returns to family of former unclaimed veteran

The burial flag of a former unclaimed U.S. veteran who has been laid to rest in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies has found its permanent home with his siblings in central Pennsylvania. Patrick Reynolds of Schuylkill County received the U.S. flag from the funeral of his brother, U.S. ...

Local ordinances important tool in regulating data centers

Data centers are coming whether people want them here or not, so it'll be incumbent upon local municipalities to set aside certain areas where they can be built and legislate parameters for them to operate. That was the main message of a town hall meeting held Saturday afternoon at Citizens ...

Canton woman sentenced after body found in home

A woman who lived with her brother-in-law's decomposing body in a Canton Township home for more than four months was released from prison following her sentencing Wednesday. Debbie Bebout, 64, appeared before Washington County Court of Common Pleas President Judge Valarie Costanzo for her ...

Porter’s office closed as search for new office continues

Operations have been suspended for the rest of the week for District Judge Eric G. Porter after his Charleroi office was condemned Wednesday. A water line break collapsed ceilings and flooded the building at 416 Fallowfield Ave., rendering the structure uninhabitable. A search is underway for ...

Army Corps keeps river traffic moving despite frigid temps, icy conditions

Whether it’s 100 degrees outside in summertime or 11 below zero like it was last weekend, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ crews are out manning the nearly two dozen locks and dam facilities in its Pittsburgh district keeping waterway traffic moving along the three rivers. Even as the ...

Speers man charged with ethnic intimidation following viral video

A man from Speers Borough who recorded himself saying racial slurs to a Black woman in a Rostraver Township Walmart now faces criminal charges. State police announced in a press release Wednesday that 36-year-old Michael Todora faces misdemeanor charges of ethnic intimidation and harassment, ...