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WEBBart hits grand slam, 1 of 5 Pirates homers in rout of Brewers. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Joey Bart hit a grand slam and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored six runs in the sixth inning to storm past the Milwaukee Brewers 12-2 on Tuesday night. All-Star Bryan Reynolds, Rowdy Tellez, Jack Suwinski and Joshua Palacios also homered for the Pirates, who won in ...
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WEBSeptember 5, 2024 1 min read. Across Pennsylvania over the long weekend state police responded to 580 crashes, including five crashes in which six people died. Troop B, which covers Washington, Greene, and Fayette counties, as well as portions of Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, responded to 51 crashes.
Washington police officer involved in two-vehicle crash
WEB1 day ago · State police are investigating after a Washington police officer was involved in a two-vehicle crash while responding to a reported stabbing Wednesday night. The Washington police department posted a statement from Chief Steve Devenney to its Facebook page. According to Devenney, at about 10:50 p.m. officers were called to the 1200 block of Summerlea Avenue […]
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WEBW.Va. man dies in I-70 crash near Claysville. September 10, 2024 1 min read. A West Virginia man died early Tuesday when he crashed on Interstate 70 in Washington County. Christopher Aaron Clutter, 35, of Wheeling, was driving west on the interstate in Donegal Township near the Claysville exit when his vehicle left the roadway and crashed ...
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WEB5 days ago · The financial problems facing Starpointe Industrial Park – which is expected to be sold to a private company after recently being scheduled for sheriff’s sale – accelerated after the COVID-19 pandemic stalled parcel sales and stopped new development, starving it of cash to pay contractors. The troubled industrial business park in northern Washington County hired […]
New real estate rules for selling homes take effect
WEBAug 21, 2024 · New real estate rules for homebuyers and sellers went into effect last weekend. The rules, which impact the way commissions work, stem from a $418 million settlement between the National Association of Realtors and home sellers earlier this year. The federal class-action lawsuits claimed that homeowners were being forced to pay artificially inflated real estate […]
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WEBNorma Louise Freed, 91, of Bridgeville, passed away peacefully at Transitions Heathcare on Thursday, November 9, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Donald and Hattie Tharp. Norma was the beloved wife to the late William Freed. They got married on October 14, 1952. She was the cherished sister to the late Romayne McConnell, […]
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WEBIn praise of the gig economy. Sep 10, 2024 - Op Eds. As a kid, I went to school full-time, but I also delivered newspapers, earned money for cutting grass, tips for delivering groceries, received cash for being an altar server for funeral masses and weddings, and earned money for cleaning up my aunt’s storeroom at her little bodega-type ...
J-M has expectations, seeks better start - Observer-Reporter
WEBAug 17, 2024 · A season ago, not a lot was being expected from the Jefferson-Morgan High School football team. Then the Rockets went and qualified for the WPIAL Class A playoffs. Welcome expectations. “My expectations are for us to compete every day at a high level against each other, individually and as a group, and continue looking for competition ...