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By KRISTIE LINDEN [email protected] The order sealing the arrest warrant information in the criminal case against a man charged in connection with a shooting in Rostraver Square has been extended 30 days. The order, which […]

By JEFF STITT [email protected] Vandalism has become a big problem at the Washington Township Recreation Park ball field and it needs to stop. Those are the sentiments of Belle Vernon Area Youth Sports President Bill […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] A Washington County humane officer expressed concern about the Monongahela Police Department’s alleged lack of animal cruelty charges over the past four years. During Wednesday night’s city council meeting, Humane Officer […]

Charleroi Area High School students Emilie Piraeux, Muhammed Cisse and Ella Sypolt were dressed to go skiing Tuesday night. That was the theme for the Cougars’ student section during a boys basketball game against Beth […]

By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] One of two vehicles that collided on Douglas Hill Road Aug. 31 in Elizabeth Township weighed approximately 70,000 pounds more than any weight limit for roadways statewide. News of the crash and […]

By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Newly selected Charleroi Council President Frank Paterra has admitted he does not currently sleep at his home in Charleroi, but he provided an explanation and expressed his intent to move back […]

By Max Robinette [email protected] New Eagle borough officials discussed attempts to condemn a problematic house on Second Avenue Tuesday. Second Avenue resident Rich Kundman explained that in October 2021, neighbors called officials about a suspected gas […]

By LIAM BELAN [email protected] Students throughout the Belle Vernon Area School District can make a difference for the next few weeks through the “Sock it to Homelessness” sock drive. The drive, now in its second year, […]

Serra Catholic High School student Gavin DeVerse was held by his friends Lexie Genes, Jules Filia, Collin Holmes, Jacob Holmes, Jacob Leszczynski and Joe Pawlowski as they waited in line for snacks during the halftime […]

By JOHN RECTENWALD [email protected] During two short periods of the academic calendar, hydraulic fracking and a phase of natural gas production known as “completions” will be prohibited at the site of Elizabeth Forward High School’s […]