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Spotted lanternfly nymphs have emerged from their eggs, and if you see one, you are encouraged to use lethal force. An invasive species native to China, spotted lanternflies were first discovered in Berks County in 2014. Since then they have moved west through the state, and the Department of Agriculture has placed more than 50 […]

Route 40 was abuzz this weekend with horse-drawn wagons, festivals and countless yard sales. It was all part of the National Road Festival, which takes place along 90 miles of the Historic National Road through Somerset, Fayette and Washington counties. Janice Dunker has helped organize the annual local festival in Scenery Hill since the 1980s. […]

Families flocked to the Washington County Airport Saturday afternoon for a Young Eagles Day event, where kids ages 8 to 17 can take free plane rides. The event was sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association and Washington Flyers Club. Registration for future events is available at youngeaglesday.org.

Families flocked to the Washington County Airport Saturday afternoon for a Young Eagles Day event, where kids ages 8 to 17 can take free plane rides. The event was sponsored by the Experimental Aircraft Association and Washington Flyers Club. Registration for future events is available at youngeaglesday.org.

Two Washington men accused in the fatal shooting of one teen and wounding another earlier this month turned themselves into police Sunday. Both Windale Barfield Jr., 19, and Karon Whitlock, 20, were taken into custody without incident, according to state police public information officer Rocco Gagliardi. Barfield and Whitlock are accused of shooting and killing […]

A third man has been charged in connection to a home break-in and shooting that injured a man and his dog last week. Alfonso Pugh, 36, of Uniontown, was charged by state police Friday with attempted homicide, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary and aggravated cruelty to animals. Pugh is accused of being one of three who […]

Two Washington men accused in the fatal shooting of one teen and wounding another earlier this month turned themselves into police Sunday. Both Windale Barfield Jr., 19, and Karon Whitlock, 20, were taken into custody without incident, according to state police public information officer Rocco Gagliardi. Barfield and Whitlock are accused of shooting and killing […]

Dr. Rueben Brock grew up hearing his friends and teachers repeatedly make the same observation, “Well, Rueben is just different.” What they, including Brock, did not know is that he is autistic. Brock is now 48 now, and was only diagnosed four years ago. The Canonsburg resident is a professor of psychology at PennWest California. […]

In her 1970 classic “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell laments the use of insecticides and asks of farmers, “Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please.” In 2019, researchers affiliated with Cornell University issued a study finding that the population of birds in the United States and Canada […]

A Washington County woman died Friday morning when her vehicle went into Boone Reservoir in Peters Township. Jessica Williams, 44, of Peters, was driving south on Sherwood Drive at 12:30 a.m. when her vehicle went through the guardrail on the intersecting Waterdam Road, according to Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco. Peters Township police closed Waterdam […]