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Police arrest man on theft charges on same day as court no-show
Thomas Wright was scheduled to plead guilty to retail theft charges at 9:30 a.m. Friday before Washington County Judge Janet Moschetta Bell.
Two Canonsburg men were in Washington County Jail after police say they were caught breaking into a vehicle parked off Boone Avenue in North Strabane Township.
It's not often I can say this -- and, in truth, in theater it isn't always necessary -- but one of the nicest things about Alan Bennett's multi-award-winning comedy/drama The History Boys is getting to see a ...
Construction on 16 area bridges to begin next year
The 2009 construction season promises to be a busy one, as more than a dozen bridges of varying sizes in Washington and Greene counties are slated for replacement.
Slashing suspect apprehended near Farrell
A suspect in the slashing of a man outside a South Strabane Township motel was apprehended about 11 a.m. Wednesday at a home near Farrell.
Woman faces third assault case since April
A South Strabane Township woman who was charged last month with hitting her daughter with a baseball bat is facing yet another assault case, her third since April.
Outlet malls raking in customers and cash
Construction at Tanger Outlet Center, which is set to open Aug. 29 in South Strabane.
This 6,000-square-foot stucco home at 100 Wilmont Ave., South Strabane, has a roofed terrace that wraps around two sides of the house.
South Strabane group home's future uncertain
Even though they continue to wait for a response from operators of a group home, officials in South Strabane Township said it is unlikely they can shut down the home.
Girlfriend of slashing suspect charged with hindering arrest
The girlfriend of one of the suspects wanted in connection with last month's slashing of a Honduran immigrant has been charged by South Strabane Township police.
Penney weighing options at closed Foundry store
J.C. Penney Co. said it's considering several options for the Washington, Pa., area market after closing its store in The Foundry shopping center, including a move to its old location at Washington Mall.
Washington man held for court in motel attack
The scar on the right side of his face goes from near the top of his ear to under his chin, a reminder of the morning that Gabriel Bonilla almost bled to death in the parking lot of a South Strabane Township ...
New Movie Starts Shooting Around Pittsburgh Area
Another movie being made in the Pittsburgh area will start shooting Monday. "Shannon's Rainbow" is a family film about the rehabilitation of a racehorse, starring such actors as Claire Forlani, Julianne ...
Michael Lautar was devastated when he learned his first wife was cheating on him, and then crushed to discover the then 5-year-old girl who called him "Daddy" wasn't really his daughter.
Stabbing suspect turns himself in to police
One of two men wanted in the attack of a Virginia man a week ago is in Washington County Jail on $500,000 bond after turning himself in to police late Friday.
Search continues for 2 accused in Washington County slashing
Police in Washington County continued to search Tuesday for two men wanted for what investigators called "a gang-style attack on a defenseless man" over the weekend at a motel near Washington.
Sometimes the tortoise really does win. Steadily, if not slowly, owners of The Meadows Racetrack & Casino have gone from being pegged in 2006 as perhaps the riskiest of the Pennsylvania casinos to being ranked ...
A year later, Meadows casino called a "win-win"
The construction site of the permanent casino at The Meadows in North Strabane. On the one-year anniversary of The Meadows Racetrack and Casino, residents, officials and business owners say the gambling venue ...
Attorney admits being in contempt of court
A Pittsburgh attorney asked Washington County Judge Paul Pozonsky Thursday that she not be put in jail after she admitted to being in contempt of court for not appearing for a May 30 nonjury trial.