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It appears that the only thing in Western Pennsylvania that’s colder than the Steelers’ run defense is the actual temper...
01/15/2025

It appears that the only thing in Western Pennsylvania that’s colder than the Steelers’ run defense is the actual temperature.

“It looks like we’re going to have a cold weather advisory for Southwestern Pennsylvania … into Wednesday,” said Jason Frazier, a meteorologist with the ...

It appears that the only thing in Western Pennsylvania that’s colder than the Steelers’ run defense is the actual temperature. “It looks like we’re going to have a cold weather advisory for Southwestern Pennsylvania … into Wednesday,” said Jason Frazier, a meteorologist with the National...

A Greene County woman who was speeding and driving recklessly when she drove off the road and crashed into a mailman who...
01/14/2025

A Greene County woman who was speeding and driving recklessly when she drove off the road and crashed into a mailman who was delivering a package to a house, killing him more than three years ago, was sentenced to serve nearly a year in jail.

Tina Marie Phillips cried and hugged family ...

A Greene County woman who was speeding and driving recklessly when she drove off the road and crashed into a mailman who was delivering a package to a house, killing him more than three years ago, was sentenced to serve nearly a year in jail. Tina Marie Phillips cried and hugged family members follo...

An Aleppo man accused of exposing himself to a child in 2023 was acquitted on all charges following a one-day trial.Mich...
01/14/2025

An Aleppo man accused of exposing himself to a child in 2023 was acquitted on all charges following a one-day trial.

Michael Galloway, 45, was found not guilty on misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and indecent assault of a person under 16 following the jury trial at the Greene County ...

An Aleppo man accused of exposing himself to a child in 2023 was acquitted on all charges following a one-day trial. Michael Galloway, 45, was found not guilty on misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and indecent assault of a person under 16 following the jury trial at the Greene County Courthou...

As the temperature drops precipitously, firefighters face additional challenges and danger when responding to calls.Bob ...
01/13/2025

As the temperature drops precipitously, firefighters face additional challenges and danger when responding to calls.

Bob Whiten Jr., chief of Charleroi Fire Department, explained how the bitter cold means his crews have to take extra precautions.

“You have to be a little bit in the back of ...

As the temperature drops precipitously, firefighters face additional challenges and danger when responding to calls. Bob Whiten Jr., chief of Charleroi Fire Department, explained how the bitter cold means his crews have to take extra precautions. “You have to be a little bit in the back of your mi...

President-elect Trump wants to rename the body of water south of New Orleans and west of Tampa. You know, that one that'...
01/13/2025

President-elect Trump wants to rename the body of water south of New Orleans and west of Tampa. You know, that one that's been called the Gulf of Mexico for the past 400 years.

Donald Trump likes the "Gulf of America" for the salt waters washing ashore at Mobile and on the coastline of Cuba. ...

President-elect Trump wants to rename the body of water south of New Orleans and west of Tampa. You know, that one that’s been called the Gulf of Mexico for the past 400 years. Donald Trump likes the “Gulf of America” for the salt waters washing ashore at Mobile and on the coastline of Cuba. I...

The following property transfers have been recorded in the Greene County Recorder of Deeds office.Cumberland TownshipCol...
01/12/2025

The following property transfers have been recorded in the Greene County Recorder of Deeds office.

Cumberland Township

Colton Lippencott, et ux., to Jordan Stephen Burless, et ux., Lots 27-28, Hamilton Plan, $400,000.00 (12-11-24)

Krency Family Trust, et ux., to Michael Shawn Booze, et ...

The following property transfers have been recorded in the Greene County Recorder of Deeds office. Cumberland Township Colton Lippencott, et ux., to Jordan Stephen Burless, et ux., Lots 27-28, Hamilton Plan, $400,000.00 (12-11-24) Krency Family Trust, et ux., to Michael Shawn Booze, et ux., Lot 67,....

An officer with the Humane Society of Greene County charged a woman Thursday after two dogs were found living in unsafe ...
01/12/2025

An officer with the Humane Society of Greene County charged a woman Thursday after two dogs were found living in unsafe conditions in her home.

Lois Pust, 52, of Cumberland Township, faces felonies of aggravated cruelty to animals, as well as misdemeanor charges of cruelty to animals and ...

An officer with the Humane Society of Greene County charged a woman Thursday after two dogs were found living in unsafe conditions in her home. Lois Pust, 52, of Cumberland Township, faces felonies of aggravated cruelty to animals, as well as misdemeanor charges of cruelty to animals and neglect of....

School districts in Pennsylvania are now allowed to have classes four days a week instead of the traditional five-day sc...
01/11/2025

School districts in Pennsylvania are now allowed to have classes four days a week instead of the traditional five-day school week, but it probably won’t happen anytime soon locally.

Legislation signed into law in December 2023 amended the Pennsylvania School Code to eliminate the ...

School districts in Pennsylvania are now allowed to have classes four days a week instead of the traditional five-day school week, but it probably won’t happen anytime soon locally. Legislation signed into law in December 2023 amended the Pennsylvania School Code to eliminate the requirement for a...

A Carmichaels man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly refused to leave the local high school and fought with police...
01/11/2025

A Carmichaels man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly refused to leave the local high school and fought with police officers.

Cumberland Township police charged Jack Douglas Trackemas, 63, with felonies of aggravated assault and disarming a law enforcement officer. He also faces ...

A Carmichaels man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly refused to leave the local high school and fought with police officers. Cumberland Township police charged Jack Douglas Trackemas, 63, with felonies of aggravated assault and disarming a law enforcement officer. He also faces misdemeanor cha...

A winter blast brought two rounds of snow showers that dumped several inches across the region Monday, but few issues we...
01/07/2025

A winter blast brought two rounds of snow showers that dumped several inches across the region Monday, but few issues were reported on area roads due to the number of school closures and preparation by plow crews ahead of the storm.

As of Monday morning, most areas south of Interstate 70 had ...

latest news for Washington County, Greene County, and the Mon Valley

The region is under a winter weather warning today for a storm that is expected to dump several inches of snow across so...
01/06/2025

The region is under a winter weather warning today for a storm that is expected to dump several inches of snow across southwestern Pennsylvania.

The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued the warning for Greene, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties Sunday morning after the ...

latest news for Washington County, Greene County, and the Mon Valley

The year that just expired was a busy one in business throughout the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania.Over the previo...
01/04/2025

The year that just expired was a busy one in business throughout the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania.

Over the previous 12 months, the region encompassing Washington, Greene and Fayette counties featured a health-system merger; the impending closure of a Charleroi plant; celebration ...

The year that just expired was a busy one in business throughout the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania. Over the previous 12 months, the region encompassing Washington, Greene and Fayette counties featured a health-system merger; the impending closure of a Charleroi plant; celebration of a transfo...

By Jerin SteeleStaff Writerjsteele@observer-reporter.comJEFFERSON – Jeremiah Robertson got a cupcake after the game for ...
01/04/2025

By Jerin Steele

Staff Writer

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JEFFERSON – Jeremiah Robertson got a cupcake after the game for his birthday, which is on Sunday.

Another early birthday present was Jefferson-Morgan achieving sole possession of first place in the Class 2A Section 3 boys ...

By Jerin Steele Staff Writer [email protected] JEFFERSON – Jeremiah Robertson got a cupcake after the game for his birthday, which is on Sunday. Another early birthday present was Jefferson-Morgan achieving sole possession of first place in the Class 2A Section 3 boys basketball standi...

Ernie Bradmon remembers the group of men that worked on the Monongahela Railway (MRY) out of Brownsville.In fact, many o...
12/30/2024

Ernie Bradmon remembers the group of men that worked on the Monongahela Railway (MRY) out of Brownsville.

In fact, many of them serve as docent, photographer and historian of the Monongahela River, Railroad and Transportation Museum today, keeping the history of the railway alive for the ...

Ernie Bradmon remembers the group of men that worked on the Monongahela Railway (MRY) out of Brownsville. In fact, many of them serve as docent, photographer and historian of the Monongahela River, Railroad and Transportation Museum today, keeping the history of the railway alive for the community a...

The following property transfers have been recorded in the Greene County Recorder of Deeds office.Aleppo TownshipJohn D....
12/29/2024

The following property transfers have been recorded in the Greene County Recorder of Deeds office.

Aleppo Township

John D. Sims, II to EQT Production Company, .045369 Acre, O&G, $100.00 (12-6-24)

Carmichaels Borough

Marran’s Contracting LLC, et ux., to Kayla A. Jones, 2 ...

The following property transfers have been recorded in the Greene County Recorder of Deeds office. Aleppo Township John D. Sims, II to EQT Production Company, .045369 Acre, O&G, $100.00 (12-6-24) Carmichaels Borough Marran’s Contracting LLC, et ux., to Kayla A. Jones, 2 Tracts, $205,000.00 (12-5-2...

From raising more than $100,000 for gates at the Greene County Fairgrounds to teaching children through agricultural lab...
12/29/2024

From raising more than $100,000 for gates at the Greene County Fairgrounds to teaching children through agricultural labs in school, the Greene County Farm Bureau is a nonprofit set on showing just how important farming is.

“We’re primarily a grassroots lobbying organization. We lobby on ...

From raising more than $100,000 for gates at the Greene County Fairgrounds to teaching children through agricultural labs in school, the Greene County Farm Bureau is a nonprofit set on showing just how important farming is. “We’re primarily a grassroots lobbying organization. We lobby on behalf ...

By Jonathan GuthFor the Observer-Reporternewsroom@observer-reporter.comCANONSBURG – For the second consecutive season, t...
12/29/2024

By Jonathan Guth

For the Observer-Reporter

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CANONSBURG – For the second consecutive season, the Powerade Wrestling Tournament proved its toughness, as Canon-McMillan and Waynesburg didn’t have a medalist in the 58th edition of the prestigious event that ...

By Jonathan Guth For the Observer-Reporter [email protected] CANONSBURG – For the second consecutive season, the Powerade Wrestling Tournament proved its toughness, as Canon-McMillan and Waynesburg didn’t have a medalist in the 58th edition of the prestigious event that wrapped up S...

1. Pennsylvania epicenter of American politics in 2024One of the most expensive and hotly contested presidential electio...
12/28/2024

1. Pennsylvania epicenter of American politics in 2024

One of the most expensive and hotly contested presidential elections in the country’s history unfolded in 2024, and voters in 43 states watched most of it from the sidelines.

There are now just seven swing states that could be won by ...

1. Pennsylvania epicenter of American politics in 2024 One of the most expensive and hotly contested presidential elections in the country’s history unfolded in 2024, and voters in 43 states watched most of it from the sidelines. There are now just seven swing states that could be won by either a ...

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