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All together now: Connellsville group hopes to set world record

On Aug. 1, hundreds of people in Connellsville will set forth on swim rings and inner tubes onto the Yough River. If all goes as hoped, they’ll come back to shore with a world record. The world record attempt is the centerpiece of Tube da Ville, a festival being held at Yough River Park. ...

UPMC Washington receives national recognition for stroke care

UPMC Washington has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for providing evidence-based stroke care for the 17th consecutive year. Stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in the U.S., claiming over 160,000 lives ...

Fayette man accused of driving drunk, killing motorcyclist

A Grindstone man is accused of drunken driving in a Thursday night crash that killed a motorcyclist in Jefferson Township. Roger Cline, 63, said he had between five and seven shots of whiskey shortly before the crash on Grindstone Road that killed 35-year-old Jacob Wolfe of Grindstone, ...

Ford Office Technologies acquires Komax

Ford Office Technologies, a regional provider of office technology and managed business solutions, has acquired Komax following the conclusion of bankruptcy proceedings where Ford was named the winning bidder. The transition, effective July 20, marks another milestone in Ford’s targeted ...

Neighbors raise concern about road’s condition in West Pike Run

Residents who live along a West Pike Run Township road are raising alarms over a deteriorating road that they say becomes impassable during rainstorms, and poses significant safety risks. Elm Road, which is about a mile-and-a-half long, is an unpaved, gravel road that is narrow and twisty, ...

National health survey stops at Tanger Outlets

More than 650 local households have been invited to participate in a federal health survey during a two-month stop in Washington County. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) is an annual data collection program run by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...