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Local news for Washington, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

17 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Tribune

Newsmaker: Dwaine Kromer

Education: Graduate of Brownsville High School and the Uniontown Area Fayette Vocational Technical School Occupation: Supervisor of PennDOT's drivers license center in Washington, Pa.

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Related Topix: Bridgeville, PA, Belle Vernon, PA, Waynesburg, PA, Johnstown Metro, University of Pittsburgh

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Philly.com

Overnight work on Route 309 in Montco

Traffic on the Route 309 Expressway in Montgomery County will be reduced to one lane in each direction tonight and tomorrow night at the Pennsylvania Turnpike Interchange at Fort Washington for construction of ...

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Related Topix: Montgomery County, PA, Erdenheim, PA, Fort Washington, PA

Sat Jul 19, 2008

O-R Online

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.

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Related Topix: Washington County, PA, Strabane, PA

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Buying Here: Mount Washington

The house at 329 Grandview Ave., Mount Washington, has some Victorian elements but actually started as three row houes built around 1920.

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Related Topix: Mount Washington (Pittsburgh, PA), Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro

O-R Online

Suspect in two shootings jailed

A Bridgeville man was arrested Wednesday on a warrant obtained by Washington police in connection with the first of a pair of shootings last month that started in Washington and ended in Canonsburg.

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Related Topix: Bridgeville, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Canonsburg, PA

Wed Jul 16, 2008

O-R Online

WCTC recognizes community service

Washington Communities That Care presented its annual Community of Caring Awards to recognize local groups and individuals who have shown exceptional dedication to their community.

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Mon Jul 14, 2008

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Mt. Washington condominium construction to begin

The developer of a $6 million condominium project -- the first major condo to be built on Mt.

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Related Topix: Bethel Park, PA

Pittsburgh Tribune

Indiana County beer bottle assault sends three to hospital

Two West Virginia men were treated for facial injuries after three men from Washington, Pa., hit them with beer bottles at an Indiana County hotel, state police said.

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Related Topix: Indiana County, PA

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Man charged in death of wife, 2 children

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.

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Related Topix: Canton, PA, Washington County, PA, Charleroi, PA, Marianna, PA

PittsburghLIVE.com

Briefs: Daylily Show is Sunday in Washington

The Pittsburgh Iris & Daylily Society hosts its annual Daylily Show on July 19 at the Washington Crown Center Mall in Washington.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh Metro, Oakland (Pittsburgh, PA), Pittsburgh, PA, Edgewood, PA, Home Gardening, Home

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

State police catch suspect in Washington County triple homicide

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.

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Related Topix: Canton, PA, Charleroi, PA, Eighty Four, PA, Marianna, PA, Avalon, PA

Thu Jul 10, 2008

O-R Online

UPDATED (4:10 p.m.): Homicide suspect in custody

Orlando "Foo" Guarino, 38, of Marianna, was arrested by state police about 3:45 p.m. Thursday near a railroad trestle over West Chestnut Street, near the Washington-Canton Township line.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Washington County, PA

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Mother, two young children suffocated

A woman and her two young children were suffocated in a tiny southwestern Pennsylvania hamlet, and state police today said they were trying to find and interview the woman's estranged husband.

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Related Topix: Washington County, PA, Marianna, PA

Sharon Herald

Fugitive arrested in Farrell after chase

The hunt for a Sharon native wanted on attempted homicide charges from southwestern Pennsylvania came to an end Wednesday outside a Roemer Boulevard home in Farrell.

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Related Topix: Farrell, PA, Sharon, PA, Mercer County, PA

Wed Jul 09, 2008

O-R Online

When it comes to children's theater, Shaw right at home here or abroad

When he contacted me by e-mail from London back in January, Dan Shaw wrote "I really do feel at home," but I think if you talked to him this week while he's directing "A Tale of Four Cities" at Washington & ...

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts

The Herald

Fugitive eludes feds, tips sought

Federal marshals who spent several hours at a Sharon apartment complex Monday afternoon were searching for a Shenango Valley native wanted in connection with an attempted homicide near Washington, Pa.

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Related Topix: Sharon Metro, Sharon, PA

Tue Jul 08, 2008

O-R Online

Alleged gang leader, 15, arrested

A 15-year-old Washington boy who claims to be the leader of a gang was arrested Thursday by state police for allegedly beating a Canton Township boy as he got off his school bus.

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Related Topix: Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Weirton Daily Times

Crown Center Mall hosts daylily sho.....

Daylilies are America's most beloved hardy perennials, establishing quickly in a wide range of soil and light conditions and thriving for decades with little to no care.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Home Gardening, Home

Sat Jul 05, 2008

PittsburghLIVE.com

Briefs: Thriller to begin shooting on July 21

The former Prospect Middle School on Mt. Washington will stand in for a hospital for the criminally insane in a locally produced film.

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Related Topix: Olivia Wilde

Thu Jul 03, 2008

O-R Online

Seek professional help for anorexia

Q. I'm writing because I'm starting to get scared. I was a chubby kid, and my mom was always telling me that I needed to lose weight.

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Related Topix: Family Practice, Medicine

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