Charleroi News

Councilman Wayne Doptis wants the city to shut down the authority that runs the Mon Valley Community Health Center and take control of its property and assets.

Police take up positions Thursday morning outside the Avalon Motel in Eighty Four as they search for a man wanted in connection with a triple murder in Marianna.

It was shocking last week to learn that the ridiculously high price of gasoline is motivating some people to, in efforts to reduce daily commutes, sell their suburban homes and move to Pittsburgh.

Officers lead Orlando "Foo" Guarino, the suspect in the killings of his wife and two children, from the state police barracks in Washington, Pa., yesterday.

Signs of stress cracked the veneer of the happy marriage of Orlando and Ashley Guarino in the weeks before she and their two children were found dead inside their Washington County home, friends and neighbors ...

Looking to celebrate the Fourth of July with some fireworks? Two professional shows will be staged in the Mid-Mon Valley Friday night.

I have recently completed the main training program for the Charleroi Police K9 officer , although the training will continue, as it is a never-ending process throughout the dog's working life.

When drug dealing became rampant in Charleroi and the city recorded its first homicide in 34 years, Mayor Frank Paterra decided he needed more eyes and ears on the streets than his five-officer force could ...

The Army Corps of Engineers' Pittsburgh district has the largest lock and dam inventory in the country, and Pittsburgh is recognized as one of the largest inland river ports in the country based on tons of ...

Four people have been charged in connection with two separate fighting incidents that occurred in Monessen and Charleroi on Tuesday.

A Washington County man is accused of stabbing and partially scalping his girlfriend during an argument early Sunday morning.

A Charleroi man was arrested after allegedly wounding his girlfriend in a domestic incident at their home Sunday.

Charleroi police said a resident was bitten as he tried to remove a pit bull from his porch Monday afternoon.

Real estate taxes will increase by 2 mills for the coming school year and the work week will decrease over the next month.

A Washington County man faces charges of violating federal firearm laws in connection with the theft of six guns from a retail business.

Money to improve local locks and dams, sewage and water treatment plants and for flood control projects is included in a $33.2 billion measure approved Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee.

Summer vacation always places children at increased risk. Unfortunately, one of those dangers comes from creepy adults who troll through neighborhoods looking for young victims.

An elderly woman is recovering from injuries today after her car and a train collided this morning in Washington County.

The accident happened around 10:15 a.m. at the 8th Street crossing in Charleroi.

Officials say the flashing lights were on and the warning bars were down to restrict drivers from crossing the tracks.

According to Charleroi police, for unknown reasons, the woman, Dorothy Burt, 89, of Charleroi, went around the warning arm.

That's when the train hit into the passenger side of Burt's car.

What a surprise it was to learn that right here in the Mon Valley, in America, this great cradle of democracy, there exists a monarchy.

A Charleroi woman earned a national conservation honor. Kathy Davis, who also happens to be seeking Roxane Palone's soon-to-be-open seat on the Pennsylvania Game Commission board, was honored as one of Field & ...